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Chessable Sunway Sitges Open R5: Alekseenko and Karthikeyan Murali share the lead

by Shahid Ahmed - 17/12/2022

GM Kirill Alekseenko and GM Karthikeyan Murali are the coleaders after the fifth round of Chessable Sunway Sitges Open 2022 Group A. While Alekseenko defeated GM Abhimanyu Puranik, Karthikeyan halted IM Aditya S Samant's fantastic momentum. Abhimanyu had to find a difficult resource to save his kingside from crumbling. Aditya needed to use his knight more in the endgame before it became a liability. The tournament leaders will inevitably face each other in the sixth round. GM Aravindh Chithambaram and GM Sankalp Gupta drew with GM Jorden van Foreest (NED) and GM Anton Korobov (UKR). Round 6 starts tonight at 9 p.m. IST. Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Nine Indians at 4/5

IM Jubin Jimmy, IM Sidhant Mohapatra and CM Md. Imran defeated GM Daniel Alsina Leal (ESP), GM Paul Velten (FRA) and GM Marc Narciso Dublan (ESP). IM Ulviyya Fataliyeva (AZE) is currently highest scorer 4/5 among female players.

GM Karthikeyan Murali is one of the coleaders 5/5 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Aditya Samant - Karthikeyan: 0-1

GM Karthikeyan Murali (2620) showed a very good understanding of the endgame to defeat IM Aditya S Samant (2470).

Position after 24...c5

While both king might seem to be vulnerable and prone to opponent's attacks, it is White who needs to be more concerned about the b7-bishop sitting on the long diagonal. Getting the knight away from d5-square and not giving any further pawns should be the priority for White here. 25.Nf4 Rf8 26.Rf1 Rf6 27.Rxf4 Qxf4 28.Qxd7 is one of the ways White could have opted. Instead, 25.Qf4 Qxb2 26.Qf5 Bc6 27.g3? created more weakness and gave Black some new targets. 27...Re8 28.Qf3 Qe5 29.Qf7 a5 30.Qf3 d6 31.Qf7 White ran out of choices to do much and things fell in favor of Black.

Abhimanyu - Alekseenko: 0-1

GM Kirill Alekseenko (2672) launched a devastating attack on GM Abhimanyu Puranik's (2616) kingside.

Position after 26...Nh5

Black sacrificed his bishop at h3 on the previous move, 25...Bxh3 26.gxh3 Nh5. It created the only opportunity for White to get back in the game. It was not easy to find. 27.Qg4 Nf3+ 28.Kh1 Qxg4 29.hxg4 Nxe1 30.Ne2 Nf3 31.gxh5 is how White could have turned the tables. The game continued 27.Ne2 Nf3+ 28.Kg2 Ng5 and Black went on to win the game.

13-year-old Md. Imran plays a brilliant game against Spanish GM Marc Narciso Dublan (ESP) | Video: ChessBase India
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Round 5 results

Rd.Bo.No. NameRtgPts.ResultPts.NameRtg No.
5218
GMPuranik Abhimanyu261640 - 14GMAlekseenko Kirill2672
8
5340
IMSamant Aditya S247040 - 14GMKarthikeyan Murali2620
14
553
GMVan Foreest Jorden2690½ - ½GMAravindh Chithambaram Vr.2607
23
579
GMKorobov Anton2662½ - ½GMSankalp Gupta2485
35
5811
GMDemchenko Anton26321 - 0IMAditya Mittal2479
37
51075
IMTahay Alexis2400½ - ½GMAryan Chopra2618
16
51363
IMPrraneeth Vuppala24273½ - ½3GMCheparinov Ivan2688
4
51821
GMAdhiban B.261131 - 03IMWillow Jonah B2409
72
52484
FMJubin Jimmy237631 - 03GMAlsina Leal Daniel2527
30
52632
GMArjun Kalyan250531 - 03FMMathieu Phileas2367
87

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Round 6 pairings

Rd.Bo.No. NameRtgPts.ResultPts.NameRtg No.
618
GMAlekseenko Kirill267255GMKarthikeyan Murali2620
14
676
GMEsipenko Andrey267844GMArjun Kalyan2505
32
61116
GMAryan Chopra261844IMSamant Aditya S2470
40
61235
GMSankalp Gupta248544GMPuranik Abhimanyu2616
18
61455
IMAbdisalimov Abdimalik244744GMAdhiban B.2611
21
61623
GMAravindh Chithambaram Vr.260744IMRendle Thomas E2381
82
61724
GMDardha Daniel260644FMJubin Jimmy2376
84
619104
IMSidhant Mohapatra233744GMKraemer Martin2583
27
62170
IMMoksh Amit Doshi2414GMIvanchuk Vasyl2673
7
62337
IMAditya Mittal2479FMKanov Nikola2377
83

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Prizes

Total Prize fund - €27775. For the entire prize details, click here.

Schedule

12th - 21st December - 9:00 p.m. IST

18th December - Rest day

22nd December - 2 p.m. IST

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