Chinmay shocked by Aakash FIDE Rating Chess Meet

The first round of the Kotak Mahindra Bank International Open FIDE Rating Tournament saw fifth seed Chinmay Kulkarni being shocked by 17-year Pune youngster, Aakash Kulkarni.
Playing with black pieces, Chinmay opted for the Benko Gambit against Queen Pawn Opening of Aakash and reached a good position in the middle game stage of the top table contest.
However, an error on the 40th move at the end of first time-control allowed Aakash to turn the tables. Chinmay resigned immediately thereafter.
A minor flutter was also witnessed on table 12 as veteran national player, M N Abhyankar (2122) was defeated by 12 year old, Krishnater Kushager from the Black side of Sicilian Grand-Prix attack.

Meanwhile, the other seeds had no difficulty in sailing through to round two.
Top-seeded International Master Aditya Udeshi (2428) made short work of Aditya Guhagarkar (1514) and second seed Sameer Kathmale - conditional International Master from Sangli - beat Abhjieet Joshi in 31 moves.
Third seed Vikramaditya Kulkarni defeated Jainam Gala in 36 moves from the black side of Sicilian Defense.
The nine-round tourney has attracted 140 rated players from 10 states, inclusive of 3 international Master and 2 Fide Masters, who are vying for the 1st prize of Rs 75,000 in a pool of Rs 3-lakh prize fund.