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30th Abu Dhabi Masters R4: Goutham Krishna outplays Supi in the endgame, joins the lead

by Shahid Ahmed - 20/08/2024

IM-elect FM Goutham Krishna H defeated his second consecutive GM in Round 4 of 30th Abu Dhabi Masters 2024. The Brazil no.1, GM Luis Paulo Supi made an incorrect decision to not trade queens at the right time and he had to pay a heavy price for it. He joins 13 more players in the lead 3.5/4. Seven out of the 14 leaders are Indians. They are - GM Pranav V, GM Bharath Subramaniyam H, GM B Adhiban, GM Raunak Sadhwani, GM S L Narayanan and GM Leon Luke Mendonca. The reigning World Junior champion, IM Divya Deshmukh made a great escape from a losing endgame against Turkiye's youngest GM in history - Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus. Round 5 starts today at 5 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

Divya Deshmukh salvages a draw against Turkiye's youngest GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus

Second seed of the tournament, GM Aravindh Chithambaram suffered a shocking loss against GM Klementy Sychev. The highest rated Indian did not simplify in the endgame at the right time which turned out to haunt him.

IM-elect FM Goutham Krishna H defeated Brazil no.1 - GM Luis Paulo Supi

Sychev - Aravindh

Position after 56.Qxb4

56...Rxd2+ 57.Rxd2 Nc4+ 58.Kc2 Nxd2 59.Kxd2 Qd7+ is how GM Aravindh Chithambaram (2703) should have simplified things. Instead, 56...e4?? 57.Nxe4+- Qe5 58.Nf6+ and things went completely in GM Klementy Sychev's (2531) way.

GM Aravindh Chithambaram suffered a tough loss

Sandipan - Raunak

Position after 19...d4

How should White respond to 19...d4 fork? GM Sandipan Chanda (2488) chose incorrectly 20.Bb5?? Rxe4!-+ gave GM Raunak the decisive advantage. 20.e5 is what White needed to play.

GM Raunak Sadhwani won a sharp battle against GM Sandipan Chanda

GM Leon Luke Mendonca (2621) won a wild game against IM Tao Pang (CHN, 2476).

GM Leon Luke Mendonca won a wild game against IM Tao Pang (CHN)

Divya - Yagiz

Position after 76.Nc3

Turkiye's youngest GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus (2599) is completely winning the endgame. Yet, he needed to make a critical decision in the above position 76...Bf3?? allowed his opponent, the reigning World Junior Girls champion, IM Divya Deshmukh (2472) to escape with a draw. Find out why it is a mistake and what Black should have done instead to win the game.

Final moments: IM Divya Deshmukh - GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus | Video: ChessBase India

IM Divya Deshmukh showed her resiliency in a completely lost endgame against GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus (TUR)

Goutham - Supi

Position after 26.Qb3

Should Black trade queens in the above position? The computer says yes. 26...Qxb3 27.axb3 a5 gives Black better fighting chances than by keeping the queens on the board. Brazil no.1, GM Luis Paulo Supi (2571) decided against exchanging the queens. 26...Qd4 27.Kg2 a5 28.Qb5 Kh7 29.Qc6 Qb2 30.a4 and White went on to win the game.

GM Salem Saleh (UAE) - IM Jubin Jimmy: 0.5-0.5

IM S Rohith Krishna - FM Suyog Wagh (pictured): 0.5-0.5

FM Mohamed Anees M (pictured) - IM Harikrishnan A Ra: 0.5-0.5

GM Bardiya Daneshvar - IM-elect FM Nikhil Dixit (pictured): 0.5-0.5

IM Ameya Audi - Ankit Ray (pictured): 0.5-0.5

Round 4 in progress

For more Round 4 photos, please click here and here.

Final moments: GM Jiner Zhu (CHN) - GM Vasyl Ivanchuk (UKR) | 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 4 games

Round 4 results

Rd.Bo.No. NameRtgPts.ResultPts.NameRtg No.
4335
GMSychev Klementy25311 - 0GMAravindh Chithambaram Vr.2703
2
454
GMSindarov Javokhir26741 - 0IMSrihari L R2500
43
4745
GMChanda Sandipan24880 - 1GMSadhwani Raunak2653
8
4848
IMSzpar Milosz24830 - 1GMNarayanan S L2649
10
41015
GMMendonca Leon Luke26211 - 0IMPang Tao2476
52
41153
IMRathanvel V S24740 - 1GMParavyan David2600
18
41254
IMDivya Deshmukh2472½ - ½IMErdogmus Yagiz Kaan2599
20
41321
GMPranav V25981 - 0IMAswath S2470
56
41459
IMTarhan Adar2467½ - ½GMPranesh M2598
22
41671
FMGoutham Krishna H24461 - 0GMSupi Luis Paulo2571
26
41727
GMBharath Subramaniyam H25661 - 0FMYadegar Radin2331
155
41933
GMAdhiban B.25321 - 0Jani Kushal R2106
215
4219
GMSalem A.R. Saleh26522½ - ½2IMJubin Jimmy2441
76
42211
GMPuranik Abhimanyu264921 - 02IMMakkar Rajat2436
78
42313
GMVokhidov Shamsiddin264321 - 02IMMayank Chakraborty2425
84
42423
GMAditya Mittal25912½ - ½2IMKilic Eray2422
86
42629
GMPranav Anand255220 - 12IMDaghli Arash2411
94
427112
IMHari Madhavan N B238620 - 12GMAbdisalimov Abdimalik2544
30
43349
IMMuthaiah Al248221 - 02FMJain Kashish Manoj2358
143
43455
IMRohith Krishna S24722½ - ½2FMWagh Suyog2296
185

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Standings after Round 4

Rk.SNo NameFEDRtgPts. TB1  TB2  TB3 
114
GMMurzin, VolodarFID26413,5096,5
27
GMYakubboev, NodirbekUZB26553,5086
31
GMTabatabaei, M. AminIRI27123,5085,5
471
FMGoutham, Krishna HIND24463,5085,5
521
GMPranav, VIND25983,507,55,5
628
GMLodici, LorenzoITA25623,507,55
735
GMSychev, KlementyFID25313,5075
818
GMParavyan, DavidFID26003,5075
94
GMSindarov, JavokhirUZB26743,506,54,5
1027
GMBharath, Subramaniyam HIND25663,506,54,5
1133
GMAdhiban, B.IND25323,506,54,5
128
GMSadhwani, RaunakIND26533,5064,5
1310
GMNarayanan, S LIND26493,5064,5
1415
GMMendonca, Leon LukeIND26213,5064,5
1512
GMIvanchuk, VasylUKR26483096,5
163
GMPredke, AlexandrSRB26853096
175
GMAnton Guijarro, DavidESP2669308,56
1882
IMWang, Shixu BCHN24273086,5
1999
FMBanh, Gia HuyVIE24033086
2022
GMPranesh, MIND25983086

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Round 5 pairings

Rd.Bo.No. NameRtgPts.ResultPts.NameRtg No.
5221
GMPranav V2598GMSindarov Javokhir2674
4
5327
GMBharath Subramaniyam H2566GMYakubboev Nodirbek2655
7
548
GMSadhwani Raunak2653GMAdhiban B.2532
33
5510
GMNarayanan S L2649GMSychev Klementy2531
35
5614
GMMurzin Volodar2641FMGoutham Krishna H2446
71
5728
GMLodici Lorenzo2562GMMendonca Leon Luke2621
15
51064
IMGalaviz Medina Sion Radamantys245833GMPuranik Abhimanyu2649
11
51112
GMIvanchuk Vasyl264833IMMuthaiah Al2482
49
51422
GMPranesh M259833IMDivya Deshmukh2472
54
5202
GMAravindh Chithambaram Vr.27033FMBanh Gia Huy2403
99
52216
GMTheodorou Nikolas2619IMNitish Belurkar2432
81
52376
IMJubin Jimmy2441GMAditya Mittal2591
23
52634
GMDai Changren2532IMAradhya Garg2412
91
52943
IMSrihari L R2500FMAshraf Artin2383
114
530100
Galopoulos Nikolaos2400GMChanda Sandipan2488
45
53352
IMPang Tao2476IMRitviz Parab2375
128
534113
IMTanriverdi Enes2384IMRathanvel V S2474
53
535119
IMAkhmetov Ayan2380IMRohith Krishna S2472
55
53656
IMAswath S2470FMMohamed Anees M2370
132
53858
IMHarikrishnan.A.Ra2468FMYarar Bora2365
136

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