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Top seed WGM Nisha Mohota took a quick draw in the opener against her own sister Swati Mohota in the National Women's A Championship at Hotel Goldfinch in Bangalore on Sunday. The best game of the day was won by former champion Aarthie Ramesh. She downed 5-time champ Anupama Gokhale with the black pieces with a rook sacrifice. Twelve rounds remain to be played in this 14-player round robin tournament. The last round will take place on May 6.
The first round results:
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P.Priya
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drew
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Bhagyashree
Thipsay
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Anupama Gokhale
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lost to
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Aarthie Ramesh
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Anuprita Patil
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lost to
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Swati Ghate
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P.Sivasankari
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lost to
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Kruttika Nadig
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M.R.Sangeetha
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bt
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N.Raghavi
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Mary Ann Gomes
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bt
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Nimmy George
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Nisha Mohota
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drew
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Swati Mohota.
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Pairings for Monday's (10 a.m.-2 pm) round two:
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Bhagyashree Thipsay
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v
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Swati Mohota
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Nimmy George
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v
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Nisha Mohota
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N.Raghavi
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v
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Mary Ann Gomes
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Kruttika Nadig
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v
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M.R.Sangeetha
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Swati Ghate
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v
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P.Sivasankari
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Aarthie Ramesh
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v
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Anuprita Patil
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P.Priya
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v
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Anupama
Gokhale.
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Indian Women's Championship Historical Details
| S.No. |
Year |
Venue |
Winner |
| 01 |
1974 |
Bangalore |
Vasanti
Khadilkar |
| 02 |
1975 |
Calcutta |
Jayashree
Khadilkar |
| 03 |
1976 |
Kottayam |
Rohini
Khadilkar |
| 04 |
1977 |
Hyderabad |
Rohini
Khadilkar |
| 05 |
1979 |
Madras |
Rohini
Khadilkar |
| 06 |
1979 |
Sangli |
Jayashree
Khadilkar |
| 07 |
1981 |
New Delhi |
Rohini
Khadilkar |
| 08 |
1982 |
Rajnandgaon |
Jayashree
Khadilkar |
| 09 |
1983 |
Bikaner |
Jayashree
Khadilkar |
| 10 |
1983 |
Kottayam |
Rohini
Khadilkar |
| 11 |
1985 |
Nagpur |
Bhagyashree
Sathe |
| 12 |
1986 |
Jalandhar |
Bhagyashree
Sathe |
| 13 |
1987 |
Calcutta |
N.Saritha |
| 14 |
1988 |
Kurukshetra |
Bhagyashree
Thipsay |
| 15 |
1989 |
Durg |
Anupama
Abhyankar |
| 16 |
1990 |
Vijayawada |
Anupama
Abhyankar |
| 17 |
1991 |
Calicut |
Bhagyashree
Thipsay |
| 18 |
1992 |
Bombay |
Anupama
Gokhale |
| 19 |
1993 |
Calicut |
Anupama
Gokhale |
| 20 |
1994 |
Bangalore |
Bhagyashree
Thipsay |
| 21 |
1995 |
Madras |
Vijayalakshmi
Subbaraman |
| 22 |
1996 |
Salem |
Mrunalini
Kunte |
| 23 |
1997 |
Calcutta |
Anupama
Gokhale |
| 24 |
1998 |
Mumbai |
Vijayalakshmi
Subbaraman |
| 25 |
1999 |
Calicut |
Vijayalakshmi
Subbaraman |
| 26 |
2000 |
Mumbai |
Vijayalakshmi
Subbaraman |
| 27 |
2001 |
Delhi |
Vijayalakshmi
Subbaraman |
| 28 |
2002 |
Lucknow |
Vijayalakshmi
Subbaraman |
| 29 |
2003 |
Mumbai |
Aarthie
Ramaswamy |
| 30 |
2003 |
Calicut |
Koneru Humpy |
| 31 |
2005 |
Bangalore |
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