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30th Abu Dhabi Masters R1: Karthik, Soham and Ajay Parvathareddy hold top GMs to a draw

by Shahid Ahmed - 16/08/2024

The 30th edition of Abu Dhabi Chess Festival 2024 Masters started with a lot of minor upsets in the first round. IM-elect FM Karthik Rajaa held second seeded, GM Aravindh Chithambaram to a draw. FM Soham Kamotra and Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy are two more Indians to hold top GMs - Raunak Sadhwani and UAE no.1, Salem Saleh to a draw each respectively. 18 players are rated 2600 and above. 49 GMs, 71 IMs, 2 WGMs and 6 WIMs are taking part. The average rating of the tournament is 2402. That definitely creates a huge opportunity for the norm seekers. Prizes got increased by a lot for the top three finishers. They are - US$ 30000, $15000 and $8000 each. Round 2 starts today at 5 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

Lots of minor upsets

The first round witnessed a lot of Indians sharing the point with their GM opponents.

IM-elect FM Karthik Rajaa held GM Aravindh Chithambaram to a draw

Raunak - Soham

Position after 25...Qc3

In the above position, White needed to go 26.Bxh5 Bxh5 27.Qb1 Bg6 28.Qb6 to maintain his decisive advantage. Instead, GM Raunak Sadhwani (2653) decided to repeat moves 26.Re3 Qf6 27.Re6 Qc3 28.Re3 Qf6 29.Re6 Qc3 and the game ended in a draw.

A good start for FM Soham Kamotra with a draw against GM Raunak Sadhwani

Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy (2382) held the UAE no.1, GM Salem Saleh (2652) to a draw

Yagiz - Ritviz

Position after 26.Rxg7+

The position was extremely volatile. GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus (TUR, 2599) had a substantial advantage against IM Ritviz Parab (2375). 26.Rxg7+ Kf8 27.exf5 Nxf2 28.Qxd6+ Kxg7 now White needed to play 29.Qxe5 to maintain his decisive advantage. Instead, 29.Bxe5? allowed Black to get back in the game Kf7. White had to settle for a draw via perpetual check.

IM Ritviz Parab made a great save against Turkiye's youngest GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus

GM Francesco Sonis (ITA) - FM Mohamed Anees M: 0.5-0.5

IM Ajay Krishna S - GM Bharath Subramaniyam H: 0.5-0.5

IM Kushagra Mohan - GM Adhiban B: 0.5-0.5

WGM Nandhidhaa P V - IM S Rohith Krishna and IM Aswath S - FM Daaevik Wadhawan: 0.5-0.5

Inauguration Ceremony

The tournament hall at St. Regis Abu Dhabi Corniche Hotel

For more Round 1 and Inauguration Ceremony photos, please click here.

Final moments: FM Aquino Jethro Dino (PHI) - IM Jakub Seemann (POL) | Video: ChessBase India
Venue Tour - 30th Abu Dhabi Chess Festival 2024 | Video: ChessBase India

A total of 213 players including 49 GMs, 71 IMs, 2 WGMs and 6 WIMs are taking part from 44 countries across the world. The tournament is being organized by Abu Dhabi Chess Club & Mind Games from 15th to 24th August 2024 at Radisson Blu Hotel & Resort in Abu Dhabi Corniche Abu Dhabi, UAE. The nine-round Swiss league tournament has a time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.

Replay Round 1 games

Round 1 results

Rd.Bo.No. NameRtgPts.ResultPts.NameRtg No.
122
GMAravindh Chithambaram Vr.27030½ - ½0FMKarthik Rajaa2388
110
144
GMSindarov Javokhir267401 - 00IMHari Madhavan N B2386
112
17115
FMDixit Nikhil238200 - 10GMYakubboev Nodirbek2655
7
188
GMSadhwani Raunak26530½ - ½0FMSoham Kamotra2382
116
19117
Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy23820½ - ½0GMSalem A.R. Saleh2652
9
11010
GMNarayanan S L26490½ - ½0IMAitbayev Aslan2380
118
111119
IMAkhmetov Ayan23800½ - ½0GMPuranik Abhimanyu2649
11
115123
IMLee Junhyeok237800 - 10GMMendonca Leon Luke2621
15
11616
GMTheodorou Nikolas261901 - 00IMManish Anto Cristiano F2378
124
119127
IMSidhant Mohapatra237600 - 10GMAlbornoz Cabrera Carlos Daniel2599
19
12020
IMErdogmus Yagiz Kaan25990½ - ½0IMRitviz Parab2375
128
121129
IMShahil Dey237400 - 10GMPranav V2598
21
12222
GMPranesh M259801 - 00IMConcio Michael Jr.2373
130
123131
IMLiyanage Ranindu Dilshan23700½ - ½0GMAditya Mittal2591
23
12424
GMSonis Francesco25770½ - ½0FMMohamed Anees M2370
132
12626
GMSupi Luis Paulo257101 - 00FMNamitbir Singh Walia2367
134
127135
IMAjay Krishna S23650½ - ½0GMBharath Subramaniyam H2566
27
129137
IMJimenez Garcia Emmanuel236400 - 10GMPranav Anand2552
29
131139
IMSanket Chakravarty236300 - 10GMNasuta Grzegorz2533
31
13232
IMMadaminov Mukhiddin25330½ - ½0IMVantika Agrawal2362
140

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Standings after Round 1

Rk.SNo NameFEDRtgPts. TB1  TB2  TB3 
1217
Ahmad, Al RomaithiUAE19461000
21
GMTabatabaei, M. AminIRI27121000
3
GMPredke, AlexandrSRB26851000
4
GMSindarov, JavokhirUZB26741000
5
GMAnton Guijarro, DavidESP26691000
7
GMYakubboev, NodirbekUZB26551000
12
GMIvanchuk, VasylUKR26481000
14
GMMurzin, VolodarFID26411000
15
GMMendonca, Leon LukeIND26211000
16
GMTheodorou, NikolasGRE26191000
19
GMAlbornoz Cabrera, Carlos DanielCUB25991000
21
GMPranav, VIND25981000
22
GMPranesh, MIND25981000
25
GMTin, JingyaoSGP25751000
26
GMSupi, Luis PauloBRA25711000
28
GMLodici, LorenzoITA25621000
29
GMPranav, AnandIND25521000
30
GMAbdisalimov, AbdimalikUZB25441000
31
GMNasuta, GrzegorzPOL25331000
34
GMDai, ChangrenCHN25321000

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Round 2 pairings

Rd.Bo.No. NameRtgPts.ResultPts.NameRtg No.
2367
GMPrraneeth Vuppala245611GMSindarov Javokhir2674
4
2671
FMGoutham Krishna H244611GMIvanchuk Vasyl2648
12
2815
GMMendonca Leon Luke262111IMAyush Sharma2449
70
2997
IMAudi Ameya240711GMTheodorou Nikolas2619
16
21121
GMPranav V259811IMMayank Chakraborty2425
84
21299
FMBanh Gia Huy240311GMPranesh M2598
22
21629
GMPranav Anand255211IMHarsh Suresh2418
88
219154
Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi233211GMDai Changren2532
34
22343
IMSrihari L R250011Galopoulos Nikolaos2400
100
22549
IMMuthaiah Al248211FMHakobyan Erik2393
102
22853
IMRathanvel V S247411CMXie Kaifan2391
104
229191
FMPawar Harshit228411IMDivya Deshmukh2472
54
231217
Ahmad Al Romaithi194611IMHarikrishnan.A.Ra2468
58
2349
GMSalem A.R. Saleh2652½1Jani Kushal R2106
215
235114
FMAshraf Artin2383½½GMAravindh Chithambaram Vr.2703
2
236110
FMKarthik Rajaa2388½½GMAmin Bassem2667
6
237118
IMAitbayev Aslan2380½½GMSadhwani Raunak2653
8
238116
FMSoham Kamotra2382½½GMNarayanan S L2649
10
23911
GMPuranik Abhimanyu2649½½Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy2382
117
242128
IMRitviz Parab2375½½GMParavyan David2600
18

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