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Aarthie, 21, from Chennai is a former world girls' under 18 champion. Her success comes at the same month in which her sponsorship from computer giant Wipro ends. She completed a grand double, making her maiden men's International Master norm and her third Woman Grandmaster norm. .Aarthie made her maiden 10-game Woman Grandmaster norm at the Goodricke Open in Kolkata 2000 and the second norm at the Rilton Cup in Stockholm in January 2001 covering nine games. Here, she was required to score 7.5 points from eleven games but she did that ahead getting 6.5 points from nine games. Her norms cover 28 games and under the new rules one is required to complete the title if they total 27 games.
Aarthie is currently rated 2271, about 29 points short of the requirement. IM R.B.Ramesh accompanies Aarthie. "Being here with trainer Ramesh is a definite help and it helped me with the opening preparations," Aarthie said. Sadly, for them, Ramesh lost his chance in round eight and Aarthie had celebrations in hand the other day. On Monday, playing with one goal in mind, Aarthie, got the draw fairly easily in just eight moves with the black pieces against Zeev Dub of Israel. After white's fifth move the intention of the Israeli player was disclosed as he was readying to exchange queens when playing against the Petroff's defence. She faces the leader Adam Popovics of Hungary in the tenth round and Nicolas Gerard of France in the final round. Aarthie who was about to leave for her tenth round game, said Popovics is fighting all his games. "If I make a draw, I will make a ten game men's IM norm,'' Aarthie said and added, "I also have the white pieces.'' Popovics leads the 12-player tournament by a full point with 7.5 points from nine games. Aarthie has 6.5 points. The rest of the field is on five points and below. Having lost his chance for the Grandmaster norm and title, Ramesh suffered his first defeat of the tournament to Woman Grandmaster Szidonia Vajda of Hungary. Ramesh played the Caro-Kann defence with the black pieces and his heedless approach in the early middlegame allowed his opponent to score a crushing 26-move win with flowing sacrifices. The defeat pushed Ramesh from second place to shared third place. Fortunately he is within a one-point distance of leader Peter Horvath, who too lost in this round to stay on six points. Ramesh has five points. Two rounds remain to be played in this category seven Grandmaster tournament for twelve players. — Our Chess Correspondent
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