Gukesh triumphs 4th Concello de Carballo Clasico

by Shahid Ahmed - 12/09/2021

Starting out as the top seed of the event, GM D Gukesh scored 8.0/9, remained undefeated and won 4th Concello de Carballo Clasico in Carballo, Spain. This was Gukesh's first over-the-board triumph since he resumed playing otb tournaments back in July at FIDE World Cup. He also played a simul exhibition against 16 players of various age groups. His father, Dr. Rajini Kanth also had a great tournament. He was playing on fourth board in the final round, a win would have given him a tie for the fifth place. Nevertheless, he scored an impressive 5.0/9. Once again both father and son duo impressed the entire chess universe with their eloquent words on the 64 squares. Photo: Club Xadrez O Toque Xiria Carballo

Gukesh finishes a full point ahead

Gukesh scored an unbeaten 8.0/9, finished a full point ahead of the competition to win the tournament. Three players - GM Marc Narciso Dublan (ESP), IM Diego Espineira Gonzalez (ESP) and Xulio Del Prado Rodriguez (ESP) finished at 7.0/9. They were placed second to fourth according to tie-breaks. Gukesh's father Dr. Rajini Kanth also played in this event where he scored 5.0/9, finished 20th overall and gained 41.6 Elo rating points.

Champion - D Gukesh 8.0/9 | Photo: Club Xadrez O Toque Xiria Carballo

On Saturday 4th September, Gukesh played Simultaneous Exhibition matches against 16 players. He also played two blitz games against Xulio del Prado and won both of them.

Gukesh with the 16 simul participants | Photo: Club Xadrez O Toque Xiria Carballo

Gukesh scored seven wins and two draws. He finished the tournament with a nice victory against Henrique Rey Malde.

Gukesh - Henrique, Round 9

Position after 14...Qc8

14...Qc8 creates an opportunity for White. Find out what it is. Gukesh struck and forced a resignation in another eight moves.

Gukesh scored 8.0/9, remained undefeated and gained 4.4 Elo rating points

Replay all games of Gukesh

If you are wondering what's next for Gukesh, we must tell you that he is playing Norway Chess Open 2021 at Stavanger in the same venue as Carlsen, Nepomniachtchi, Rapport, Firouzja, Karjakin and Tari are playing. Yesterday, he took words of inspiration from the greatest female chess player of all time, Judit Polgar.

Photo Gallery

Gukesh played simul against 16 players | Photo: Club Xadrez O Toque Xiria Carballo

Gukesh played two blitz games against Xulio del Prado and won both of them | Video: Club Xadrez O Toque Xiria Carballo

Gukesh's father Dr. Rajini Kanth in action | Photo: Club Xadrez O Toque Xiria Carballo

Top boards in action | Photo: Club Xadrez O Toque Xiria Carballo

The tournament hall | Photo: Club Xadrez O Toque Xiria Carballo

The beautifully crafted trophies | Photo: Club Xadrez O Toque Xiria Carballo

1st in Under-18 - 13-year-old Aayush Bhattacherjee 5.5/9 | Photo: Club Xadrez O Toque Xiria Carballo

Final Standings

Pos.	Ran.	Tit.	Name	Fed.	Pts.	DirE	APRO	BucT	Buc1	FIDE	Nat.	Origin	Info
1	1	GM	Gukesh D	IND	8.0	0.0	2065.9	52.0	48.5	2599	0		Sub16
2	3	GM	Narciso Dublan, Marc	ESP	7.0	1.0	2075.1	55.0	50.5	2528	2526	VAS
3	5	IM	Espineira Gonzalez, Diego	ESP	7.0	1.0	2023.4	52.0	47.5	2310	2348	GAL
4	7		Del Prado Rodriguez, Xulio	ESP	7.0	1.0	1947.3	52.0	48.0	2279	2281	GAL	Sub14
5	4	GM	Larino Nieto, David	ESP	6.0	0.0	1986.0	48.5	44.0	2447	2432	GAL
6	9		Arauz Alonso, Fernando	ESP	6.0	0.0	1889.7	45.0	41.5	2132	2157	MAD
7	18		Cacheiro Blanco, Diego	ESP	6.0	0.0	1750.4	45.0	42.0	1875	1834	GAL	Sub14
8	6	FM	Gomez Dieguez, David	ESP	6.0	0.0	0.0	49.0	44.5	2293	2289	GAL
9	8		Rey Malde, Henrique	ESP	5.5	0.0	1961.5	47.5	43.5	2263	2244	GAL
10	15		Cereijo Suarez, Alejandro	ESP	5.5	0.0	1841.1	44.5	41.5	1918	1923	GAL	Sub14