Exciting Start to Aurionpro International Grandmaster Chess Tournament in Mumbai

Thrilling Opening Round Highlights

The Aurionpro International Grandmaster Chess Tournament commenced with great enthusiasm at the World Trade Centre in Mumbai on June 17. The event kicked off with a remarkable upset in Round 1, as reported by the tournament organizers.

In a stunning turn of events, 13-year-old Hriday Maniar, a rising star from the local chess scene, managed to secure a draw against the experienced Slovak Grandmaster Manik Mikulas. This achievement marks a significant milestone in Hriday's budding career.

Despite facing a formidable opponent with a rating nearly 500 points higher, Hriday displayed exceptional skill and composure, executing his strategies flawlessly. This match is being celebrated as one of the most surprising outcomes of the tournament's opening round.

Aside from this impressive performance, the other 15 Grandmasters advanced smoothly into the second round of this 9-round Swiss format tournament. A total of 293 players from 18 different countries are participating, competing for a substantial prize pool of ₹25.00 lakhs.

The tournament is being organized by the Indian Chess School in collaboration with the All India Chess Federation.

Key Results – Round 1

Levan Pantsulaia (1) defeated Raman Siddharth B (0)

Petrosyan Manuel (1) overcame Gada Om (0)

Paichadze Luka (1) triumphed over Shubh Kapur (0)

Nikitenko Mihail (1) bested Gogte Soumil (0)

Lalit Babu M R (1) won against Ayaan Trikha (0)

Gharibyan Mamikon (1) defeated Chavan Aditya (0)

Savchenko Boris (1) beat Advik Reddy (0)

Panesar Vedant (1) won against Saranya Devi (0)

Sanikidze Tornike (1) triumphed over Bhavya Gupta (0)

Deepan Chakkravarthy J. (1) defeated Shahan Vohra (0)

Davtyan Arsen (1) won against Arjun Singh (0)

Nguyen Duc Hoa (1) triumphed over Parkar (0)

Slizhevsky Alexander (1) defeated Patlolla Indra Reddy (0)

Aleksandrov Aleksej (1) overcame Shitiz Prasad (0)

Fedorov Alexei (1) won against Vageesh Swaminathan (0)

Budhidharma Nayaka (1) triumphed over Raj Kapoor (0)

Neelotpal Das (1) defeated Karthik Gopal G (0)

Nithin Babu (1) won against Mithilesh P (0)

Nguyen Van Huy (1) triumphed over Laddad Aadhavan Atish (0)

Tologon Tegin Semetei (1) defeated Gnanaseelan (0)

Gochelashvili Davit (1) won against Aabhas Kumar Srivastava (0)

Saravana Krishnan P. (1) triumphed over Jagesia Daksh (0)

Manik Mikulas (1/2) drew with Hriday Maniar (1/2).