AICF World Cup Qualifier R12-14: Iniyan takes sole lead 10.5/14
GM Iniyan P ended the previous day's co-leader GM Gukesh D's unbeaten streak at the AICF World Cup Qualifier. Iniyan scored his most important victory of the event so far in Round 14 to take sole lead 10.5/14. He still has to overcome the challenge of the in-form IM Rithvik Raja R, IM P Saravana Krishnan and GM Deep Sengupta on the final day to earn a place in the upcoming FIDE World Cup 2021. Gukesh is just a half point behind the leader 10.0/14. He still has a very good chance to finish at the top. IM Raja Rithvik R, GM Sethuraman SP and GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly is at sole third, fourth and fifth place with 9.5/14, 9.0/14 and 8.0/14 respectively. Catch the live commentary of the last three rounds by IM Sagar Shah on ChessBase India youtube channel tomorrow from 11:15 a.m. IST.
Iniyan ends Gukesh's unbeaten streak
GM Iniyan P started the penultimate day of AICF World Cup Qualifier with a victory over IM C R G Krishna, then he lost to GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly but he immediately bounced back and beat the tournament leader Gukesh with a fantastical technical play in the endgame.
GM Gukesh D started the day with a victory over IM Nitin S who blundered in a seemingly equal position. Then he made a comfortable draw with IM Aditya Mittal in Round 13 before losing the last round of the penultimate day against Iniyan.
IM Raja Rithvik R continued his impressive run in the tournament as 2.0/3 today without conceding a single game.
GM Sethuraman SP had only two games because of a mandatory Bye as per tournament regulations. He scored 1.5/2
GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly's woes continued as he started the day with a loss against IM Aditya Mittal but then won the next two games and Iniyan and GM Narayanan S L.
Replay Round 12-14 games
Round 12-14 results
Round 12 on 2021/05/29 at 1000 hrs | |||||||||
Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
1 | 16 | 2660 | GM | Baskaran Adhiban | 0 - 1 | GM | Sengupta Deep | 2527 | 14 |
2 | 17 | 2305 | FM | Vinay Kumar Matta | 1 - 0 | IM | Krishnan P Saravana | 2312 | 13 |
3 | 1 | 2463 | IM | Srivatshav Peddi Rahul | 0 - 1 | IM | Rithvik R Raja | 2408 | 12 |
4 | 2 | 2381 | IM | S. Nitin | 0 - 1 | GM | Gukesh D | 2578 | 11 |
5 | 3 | 2438 | IM | Mittal Aditya | 1 - 0 | GM | Sekhar Ganguly Surya | 2625 | 10 |
6 | 4 | 2506 | GM | P Iniyan | 1 - 0 | IM | Krishna Crg | 2478 | 9 |
7 | 5 | 2624 | GM | S.L Narayanan | 1 - 0 | FM | Singhania Vatsal | 2371 | 8 |
8 | 6 | 2351 | IM | Swaminathan Soumya | 0 - 1 | GM | Vasanthan Perumal Vishnu Prasanna | 2476 | 7 |
9 | 15 | 2644 | GM | S.p Sethuraman | 0 | bye | 0 | -1 | |
Round 13 on 2021/05/29 at 1100 hrs | |||||||||
Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
1 | 8 | 2371 | FM | Singhania Vatsal | ½ - ½ | IM | Swaminathan Soumya | 2351 | 6 |
2 | 9 | 2478 | IM | Krishna Crg | 1 - 0 | GM | S.L Narayanan | 2624 | 5 |
3 | 10 | 2625 | GM | Sekhar Ganguly Surya | 1 - 0 | GM | P Iniyan | 2506 | 4 |
4 | 11 | 2578 | GM | Gukesh D | ½ - ½ | IM | Mittal Aditya | 2438 | 3 |
5 | 12 | 2408 | IM | Rithvik R Raja | ½ - ½ | IM | S. Nitin | 2381 | 2 |
6 | 13 | 2312 | IM | Krishnan P Saravana | 0 - 1 | IM | Srivatshav Peddi Rahul | 2463 | 1 |
7 | 14 | 2527 | GM | Sengupta Deep | 1 - 0 | FM | Vinay Kumar Matta | 2305 | 17 |
8 | 15 | 2644 | GM | S.p Sethuraman | ½ - ½ | GM | Baskaran Adhiban | 2660 | 16 |
9 | 7 | 2476 | GM | Vasanthan Perumal Vishnu Prasanna | 0 | bye | 0 | -1 | |
Round 14 on 2021/05/29 at 1200 hrs | |||||||||
Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
1 | 17 | 2305 | FM | Vinay Kumar Matta | 0 - 1 | GM | S.p Sethuraman | 2644 | 15 |
2 | 1 | 2463 | IM | Srivatshav Peddi Rahul | 1 - 0 | GM | Sengupta Deep | 2527 | 14 |
3 | 2 | 2381 | IM | S. Nitin | 1 - 0 | IM | Krishnan P Saravana | 2312 | 13 |
4 | 3 | 2438 | IM | Mittal Aditya | ½ - ½ | IM | Rithvik R Raja | 2408 | 12 |
5 | 4 | 2506 | GM | P Iniyan | 1 - 0 | GM | Gukesh D | 2578 | 11 |
6 | 5 | 2624 | GM | S.L Narayanan | 0 - 1 | GM | Sekhar Ganguly Surya | 2625 | 10 |
7 | 6 | 2351 | IM | Swaminathan Soumya | 1 - 0 | IM | Krishna Crg | 2478 | 9 |
8 | 7 | 2476 | GM | Vasanthan Perumal Vishnu Prasanna | ½ - ½ | FM | Singhania Vatsal | 2371 | 8 |
9 | 16 | 2660 | GM | Baskaran Adhiban | 0 | bye | 0 | -1 |
Standings after Round 14
Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | |
1 | 4 | GM | P Iniyan | IND | 2506 | 10,5 | 0,0 | 62,00 | 10 | 4 |
2 | 11 | GM | Gukesh D | IND | 2578 | 10,0 | 0,0 | 59,00 | 8 | 5 |
3 | 12 | IM | Rithvik R Raja | IND | 2408 | 9,5 | 0,0 | 54,25 | 8 | 4 |
4 | 15 | GM | S.p Sethuraman | IND | 2644 | 9,0 | 0,0 | 47,25 | 7 | 4 |
5 | 10 | GM | Sekhar Ganguly Surya | IND | 2625 | 8,0 | 0,0 | 58,50 | 8 | 4 |
6 | 1 | IM | Srivatshav Peddi Rahul | IND | 2463 | 7,5 | 0,5 | 46,25 | 7 | 2 |
7 | 5 | GM | S.L Narayanan | IND | 2624 | 7,5 | 0,5 | 41,00 | 5 | 1 |
8 | 2 | IM | S. Nitin | IND | 2381 | 7,0 | 0,0 | 33,00 | 6 | 2 |
9 | 14 | GM | Sengupta Deep | IND | 2527 | 7,0 | 0,0 | 32,00 | 6 | 3 |
10 | 16 | GM | Baskaran Adhiban | IND | 2660 | 6,5 | 0,5 | 39,00 | 4 | 0 |
11 | 3 | IM | Mittal Aditya | IND | 2438 | 6,5 | 0,5 | 38,50 | 5 | 1 |
12 | 9 | IM | Krishna Crg | IND | 2478 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 31,25 | 4 | 1 |
13 | 7 | GM | Vasanthan Perumal Vishnu Prasanna | IND | 2476 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 28,75 | 4 | 2 |
14 | 6 | IM | Swaminathan Soumya | IND | 2351 | 4,0 | 1,0 | 19,00 | 3 | 1 |
15 | 17 | FM | Vinay Kumar Matta | IND | 2305 | 4,0 | 0,0 | 21,00 | 4 | 1 |
16 | 13 | IM | Krishnan P Saravana | IND | 2312 | 3,0 | 0,0 | 12,25 | 2 | 1 |
17 | 8 | FM | Singhania Vatsal | IND | 2371 | 2,0 | 0,0 | 8,50 | 1 | 0 |