Seeding takes a beating in second round meeting

Priyadarshini fell to P Priya of T Nagar in 60 moves of Caro-Kann Defence while Priyanka of Karnataka scalped Mahima in 40 moves of Kings Indian defence. Rucha Karvade, who is seeded fourth here ahead of her better-known sister and under-14 champion Eesha Karvade, too joined the list when she lost to Pooja R of Karnataka in 24 moves of Sicilian.

TN8217;s top seeds, Y Pratibha and J E Kavitha, however, had smooth progress,both winning in 32 moves, in French and Sicilian respectively.

TOPBOARD RESULTS SECOND ROUND

BOYS: Sandeep Kohli Pun 1 lost to Valay Parikh Guj 2; Poobesh Anand TN 1.5 drew Rahul Sangma Bih 1.5; S S Singh Mani 1 lost to Aditya Vikram UP 2; Abhijit Gupta Raj 2 bt Vijil Mehlil Pujra Guj 1; Girija Kumar AP 1 lost to Saptarshi Roy GNCA 2; Gopimohanan Ker 1.5 drew Deep Sen Gupta Bih 1.5; R Siddharth Capa 2 bt Mohammed Shihab Ker 1; Rakesh Agarwal Bih 1.5 drew Adway Choudhury WB 1.5; Soumya Ranjan Mishra Ori 1.5 drew R S Prasanna TN 1.5; Sagar Masurekar Mah 1 lost to Yambem D Singh Mani 2; Deepan Chakravarthy TN 2 bt Gaurav Hingne Mah 1; V Srinivas Chrompet 2 bt Byomkesh Naik Ori 1; N Vigneswaran TN 1.5 drew S Raghuraman TN 1.5; R Naveen Capa 1.5 drew Phoobalan TN 1.5; Vineeth P Kaimal Ker 1 lost to K Sujeesh Ker 2; Jagadeesh Kar 2 bt K Saikrishna AP 1; Soumitra Majumdar Mah 1 lost to Yashpal Singh MP 2; P Kumaresh 1.5 bt VKVSudan TN 1.

GIRLS: Aradhana Ori 1 lost to Y Pratibha TN 2; J E Kavitha TN 2 bt Sonam Shah Guj 1; Rucha Karvade Mah 1 lost to Pooja R Kar 2; P Priya T Nagar 2 bt M Priyadarshini TN 1; P Malarselvi TN 1.5 drew Nimmy George Ker 1.5; Priyanka Kar 2 bt R Mahima TN 1; Amritha Mokal Mah 2 bt Nabeela Farheen TN 1; Krithika Nadig Mah 1 lost to M Rajadarshini TN 2; Eesha Karvade Mah 2 bt Supriya Maji WB 1; M Akila TN 1.5 drew Baisakhi Das WB 1.5; K Preethi TN 1 lost to Neenu George Ker 2; Anuprita Mah 1.5 drew Aswathy B Ker 1.5; Pannaga Magal Mah 2 bt Jaya Arinmathu TN 1; H Nilavoli TN 2 bt Madhuri Patil Mah 0.5.