13th London Chess Classic 2023 R7: 14-year-old Shreyas Royal impressive against Gukesh
14-year-old IM Shreyas Royal (ENG) played impressive chess against GM D Gukesh in the seventh round of 13th London Chess Classic 2023. At one point, Shreyas had a great opportunity to push further in his advantageous position. However, he missed the move order and it allowed his opponent to equalize. M Amin Tabatabaei (IRI) and Mateusz Bartel (POL) are the two winners of this round. They defeated Nikita Vitiugov (POL) and Hans Niemann (USA) respectively. Michael Adams (ENG) maintains his sole lead 5/7. He drew against Andrei Volokitin (UKR). He is closely followed by Gukesh and Tabatabaei at 4.5/7 each. Round 8 starts today at 2 p.m. local time, 7:30 p.m. IST. Follow the action live on FM WIM Anna-Maja Kazarian's twitch channel. Photos: Tao Bhokanandh
Adams maintains his sole lead, Tabatabaei joins Gukesh in pursuit
Just like the first round, seventh round had three draws and two decisive games.
Shreyas - Gukesh: 0.5-0.5
14-year-old IM Shreyas Royal (ENG, 2438) faced GM D Gukesh (2720) for the first time in a rated game.
Shreyas got himself a promising position. However, he messed up the move order. He went 29.f4 first and then went 30.h6. What he needed to do was, play 29.h6 first which would have made a significant difference.
Schedule
There are one round each day starting from 2 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Rest day is on Wednesday 6th December 2023.
Prizes
1st £15000, 2nd £10000, 3rd £7500 and 4th £6000
Replay Round 7 games
Round 7 Results
Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||||
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1 | 4 | 2661 | GM | Adams, Michael | ½ - ½ | GM | Volokitin, Andrei | 2659 | 10 | PGN | ||
2 | 5 | 2631 | GM | Mcshane, Luke J | ½ - ½ | GM | Moussard, Jules | 2635 | 3 | PGN | ||
3 | 6 | 2438 | IM | Royal, Shreyas | ½ - ½ | GM | Gukesh, D | 2720 | 2 | PGN | ||
4 | 7 | 2692 | GM | Tabatabaei, M. Amin | 1 - 0 | GM | Vitiugov, Nikita | 2704 | 1 | PGN | ||
5 | 8 | 2667 | GM | Niemann, Hans Moke | 0 - 1 | GM | Bartel, Mateusz | 2659 | 9 | PGN |
Standings after Round 7
Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | TB1 | ||
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1 | 4 | GM | Adams, Michael | ENG | 2661 | 5 | |
2 | 2 | GM | Gukesh, D | IND | 2720 | 4,5 | |
7 | GM | Tabatabaei, M. Amin | IRI | 2692 | 4,5 | ||
4 | 9 | GM | Bartel, Mateusz | POL | 2659 | 4 | |
5 | 3 | GM | Moussard, Jules | FRA | 2635 | 3,5 | |
10 | GM | Volokitin, Andrei | UKR | 2659 | 3,5 | ||
7 | 8 | GM | Niemann, Hans Moke | USA | 2667 | 3 | |
8 | 1 | GM | Vitiugov, Nikita | ENG | 2704 | 2,5 | |
6 | IM | Royal, Shreyas | ENG | 2438 | 2,5 | ||
10 | 5 | GM | Mcshane, Luke J | ENG | 2631 | 2 |
Round 8 pairings
Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||||
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1 | 10 | 2659 | GM | Volokitin, Andrei | GM | Bartel, Mateusz | 2659 | 9 | ||||
2 | 1 | 2704 | GM | Vitiugov, Nikita | GM | Niemann, Hans Moke | 2667 | 8 | ||||
3 | 2 | 2720 | GM | Gukesh, D | GM | Tabatabaei, M. Amin | 2692 | 7 | ||||
4 | 3 | 2635 | GM | Moussard, Jules | IM | Royal, Shreyas | 2438 | 6 | ||||
5 | 4 | 2661 | GM | Adams, Michael | GM | Mcshane, Luke J | 2631 | 5 |