30th Abu Dhabi Masters R3: Goutham Krishna trounces Nikolas Theodorou
13-year-old IM-elect FM Goutham Krishna H defeated GM Nikolas Theodorou (GRE) in Round 3 of 30th Abu Dhabi Masters 2024. The Greece no.1 made a minute positional mistake which the teenager had no trouble capitalizing. IM Srihari L R played fantastic chess against the top seed, GM M Amin Tabatabaei (IRI) to share the point. GM Nodirbek Yakubboev (UZB) and GM Volodar Murzin are the only two players at 3/3 each. They are followed by 36 players including 15 Indians at 2.5/3. 17-year-old untitled Kushal R Jani is having a fantastic tournament. He defeated his second IM of the event, Mukhammadzokhid Suyarov (UZB). Round 4 starts today at 5 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy
Kushal continues his good run
GM-elect IM Rathanvel V S drew with GM Lorenzo Lodici (ITA). Second seeded, GM Aravindh Chithambaram scored his second consecutive win. FM Kashish Manoj Jain, FM Mohamed Anees M, WCM Alserkal Rouda Essa (UAE) and FM Nikhil Dixit defeated GM Pablo Salinas Herrera (CHI), IM Arystanbek Urazayev (KAZ), IM Srihari L and IM Jose Daniel Gemy (BOL) respectively. FM Suyog Wagh, FM Gaurang Bagwe, FM Rohit S, Sriansh Das, Priyanshu Patil, WIM Monnisha G K and FM Ojas Kulkarni held GM Emin Ohanyan (ARM), GM Siddharth Jagadeesh (SGP), IM Vugar Manafov (AZE), IM Aaradhya Garg, IM Oliwia Kiolbasa (POL), IM Junhyeok Lee (KOR) and IM Dushyant Sharma to a draw each respectively.
Theodorou - Goutham: 0-1
GM Nikolas Theodorou (GRE, 2619) is not in his best form. He barely survived against IM Ameya Audi in the previous round, whereas IM-elect FM Goutam Krishna H (2446) drew with the legend, GM Vasyl Ivanchuk (UKR) in the very same round. So it goes without saying that it was the best time for Goutham to face the Greece no.1.
33.Qa3? is a minute positional mistake. Only a careful calculation will make you realize that. His 13-year-old opponent found the move which should not be very difficult to find. 33...Ne6! forces the rook exchange as both White's rook and g5-bishop are under attack. 34.Rxd6 Qxd6 35.h4 h6 36.Bc1 f4 Black beautifully seized his advantage and converted it into a win.
Srihari L R - Tabatabaei
After 16...e5 IM Srihari L R (2500) opted for a sharp line 17.dxe6 Bxe6 18.Ncb5 a6 19.Nxe6 Qxd1 20.Rxd1 Bxa1 21.Nbc7 Re7 22.Bg5 Rd7 23.Rxa1 fxe6 24.Nxe6 and the game eventually fizzed out into a draw. The highlight of the game is certainly the above mentioned sequence where one mistake by either player could have had a completely different outcome.
Changren - Tarhan
GM Changren Dai (CHN, 2532) found the correct move which is the obvious 54.b4! in the above position. IM Adar Tarhan (TUR, 2467) had no choice but to take the b4-pawn axb4 55.Kd2? meandered into a practical draw, although computer misevaluates it to be advantageous for White. Instead of 55.Kd2? White needed to find a computer-like precise continuation to win. Try to find out what it is.
Kushal - Suyarov
Kushal R Jani (2106) made a nice rook lift 40.Rc3. Find out his plan. The rook played a key role in White earning a win against IM Mukhammadzokhid Suyarov (UZB, 2477).
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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.
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Round 3 results
Rd. | Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | No. | ||||
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3 | 1 | 43 | IM | Srihari L R | 2500 | 2 | ½ - ½ | 2 | GM | Tabatabaei M. Amin | 2712 | 1 | ||
3 | 4 | 58 | IM | Harikrishnan.A.Ra | 2468 | 2 | 0 - 1 | 2 | GM | Yakubboev Nodirbek | 2655 | 7 | ||
3 | 5 | 14 | GM | Murzin Volodar | 2641 | 2 | 1 - 0 | 2 | IM | Muthaiah Al | 2482 | 49 | ||
3 | 6 | 82 | IM | Wang Shixu B | 2427 | 2 | ½ - ½ | 2 | GM | Pranav V | 2598 | 21 | ||
3 | 8 | 28 | GM | Lodici Lorenzo | 2562 | 2 | ½ - ½ | 2 | IM | Rathanvel V S | 2474 | 53 | ||
3 | 10 | 2 | GM | Aravindh Chithambaram Vr. | 2703 | 1½ | 1 - 0 | 1½ | IM | Saydaliev Saidakbar | 2469 | 57 | ||
3 | 12 | 8 | GM | Sadhwani Raunak | 2653 | 1½ | 1 - 0 | 1½ | GM | Prraneeth Vuppala | 2456 | 67 | ||
3 | 13 | 10 | GM | Narayanan S L | 2649 | 1½ | 1 - 0 | 1½ | IM | Ayush Sharma | 2449 | 70 | ||
3 | 15 | 74 | FM | Mamedov Edgar | 2443 | 1½ | 0 - 1 | 1½ | GM | Mendonca Leon Luke | 2621 | 15 | ||
3 | 16 | 16 | GM | Theodorou Nikolas | 2619 | 1½ | 0 - 1 | 1½ | FM | Goutham Krishna H | 2446 | 71 | ||
3 | 19 | 22 | GM | Pranesh M | 2598 | 1½ | 1 - 0 | 1½ | FM | Senthil Maran K | 2411 | 95 | ||
3 | 20 | 26 | GM | Supi Luis Paulo | 2571 | 1½ | 1 - 0 | 1½ | IM | Audi Ameya | 2407 | 97 | ||
3 | 21 | 88 | IM | Harsh Suresh | 2418 | 1½ | 0 - 1 | 1½ | GM | Bharath Subramaniyam H | 2566 | 27 | ||
3 | 22 | 90 | IM | Nigmatov Ortik | 2415 | 1½ | ½ - ½ | 1½ | GM | Pranav Anand | 2552 | 29 | ||
3 | 25 | 96 | FM | Ermitsch Magnus | 2410 | 1½ | 0 - 1 | 1½ | GM | Adhiban B. | 2532 | 33 | ||
3 | 27 | 185 | FM | Wagh Suyog | 2296 | 1½ | ½ - ½ | 1½ | GM | Ohanyan Emin | 2519 | 37 | ||
3 | 29 | 199 | FM | Bagwe Gaurang | 2248 | 1½ | ½ - ½ | 1½ | IM | Siddharth Jagadeesh | 2516 | 39 | ||
3 | 32 | 203 | Ankit Ray | 2224 | 1½ | 0 - 1 | 1½ | GM | Chanda Sandipan | 2488 | 45 | |||
3 | 33 | 48 | IM | Szpar Milosz | 2483 | 1½ | 1 - 0 | 1½ | FM | Pawar Harshit | 2284 | 191 | ||
3 | 34 | 215 | Jani Kushal R | 2106 | 1½ | 1 - 0 | 1½ | IM | Suyarov Mukhammadzokhid | 2477 | 51 |
Standings after Round 3
Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
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1 | 7 | GM | Yakubboev, Nodirbek | UZB | 2655 | 3 | 0 | 3,5 | 2 | |
2 | 14 | GM | Murzin, Volodar | FID | 2641 | 3 | 0 | 3,5 | 2 | |
3 | 1 | GM | Tabatabaei, M. Amin | IRI | 2712 | 2,5 | 0 | 4,5 | 2,5 | |
4 | 5 | GM | Anton Guijarro, David | ESP | 2669 | 2,5 | 0 | 4,5 | 2,5 | |
5 | 155 | FM | Yadegar, Radin | IRI | 2331 | 2,5 | 0 | 4,5 | 2,5 | |
6 | 3 | GM | Predke, Alexandr | SRB | 2685 | 2,5 | 0 | 4,5 | 2,5 | |
7 | 59 | IM | Tarhan, Adar | TUR | 2467 | 2,5 | 0 | 4,5 | 2,5 | |
8 | 21 | GM | Pranav, V | IND | 2598 | 2,5 | 0 | 4,5 | 2,5 | |
9 | 34 | GM | Dai, Changren | CHN | 2532 | 2,5 | 0 | 4,5 | 2,5 | |
10 | 25 | GM | Tin, Jingyao | SGP | 2575 | 2,5 | 0 | 4,5 | 2,5 | |
11 | 150 | FM | Bakhrillaev, Bakhrom | UZB | 2344 | 2,5 | 0 | 4,5 | 2,5 | |
12 | 28 | GM | Lodici, Lorenzo | ITA | 2562 | 2,5 | 0 | 4 | 2,5 | |
13 | 43 | IM | Srihari, L R | IND | 2500 | 2,5 | 0 | 4 | 2,5 | |
14 | 52 | IM | Pang, Tao | CHN | 2476 | 2,5 | 0 | 4 | 2,5 | |
15 | 12 | GM | Ivanchuk, Vasyl | UKR | 2648 | 2,5 | 0 | 4 | 2,5 | |
16 | 71 | FM | Goutham, Krishna H | IND | 2446 | 2,5 | 0 | 4 | 2,5 | |
17 | 82 | IM | Wang, Shixu B | CHN | 2427 | 2,5 | 0 | 4 | 2,5 | |
18 | 50 | GM | Zhu, Jiner | CHN | 2479 | 2,5 | 0 | 4 | 2,5 | |
19 | 53 | IM | Rathanvel, V S | IND | 2474 | 2,5 | 0 | 4 | 2,5 | |
20 | 4 | GM | Sindarov, Javokhir | UZB | 2674 | 2,5 | 0 | 3,5 | 2 |