Prague Chess Festival 2022 Masters R2: A tough day
Sometimes things do not turn out the way we want it to be. A loved one may not respond the way you expected, words can be misconstrued, and the result on the 64 squares may end up being the undesired one. Vidit was on the unfortunate end of a now common draw in the Petroff's Defence against Spain no.2, David Anton Guijarro. Harikrishna's opponent Spain no.1 Francisco Vallejo Pons did not give him any opportunity. Sasikiran was denied any point by Germany no.1, Vincent Keymer. Overall, it was a tough a day for the Indian players at Prague International Chess Festival 2022 in both Masters and Challengers section. Round 3 starts today at 3 p.m. local time (6:30 p.m. IST). Photo: Petr Vrabec/Prague International Chess Festival
Vidit and Harikrishna draw, Sasikiran loses
FIDE Vice-President and IO Lukasz Turlej visited the tournament.
Masters: Anton - Vidit: 0.5-0.5
Spain no.2 David Anton Guijarro (2692) had a draw with India no.2 Vidit Gujrathi (2723) in the Petroff's Defense. A very similar draw was observed over 1.5 years in the game between Ian Nepomniachtchi and Levon Aronian at Skilling Open, part of Champions Chess Tour 2020.
Replay Round 2 Masters games
Replay Round 2 Challengers games
Schedule
The Round-Robin tournament will take place from 8th to 17th June 2022. Every day except the last round, games will start at 3 p.m. local time (6:30 p.m. IST). Sunday 12th June is a rest day. The ninth round game on 17th June will start at 11 a.m. local time (2:30 p.m. IST).
Masters Round 2 results
Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||||
1 | 10 | 2692 | GM | Anton Guijarro David | ½ - ½ | GM | Vidit Santosh Gujrathi | 2723 | 6 | ||
2 | 7 | 2703 | GM | Vallejo Pons Francisco | ½ - ½ | GM | Harikrishna Pentala | 2701 | 5 | ||
3 | 8 | 2718 | GM | Shankland Sam | 1 - 0 | GM | Salem A.R. Saleh | 2679 | 4 | ||
4 | 9 | 2716 | GM | Maghsoodloo Parham | ½ - ½ | GM | Le Quang Liem | 2709 | 3 | ||
5 | 1 | 2681 | GM | Navara David | ½ - ½ | GM | Nguyen Thai Dai Van | 2610 | 2 |
Round 3 pairings
Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||||
1 | 2 | 2610 | GM | Nguyen Thai Dai Van | GM | Anton Guijarro David | 2692 | 10 | |||
2 | 3 | 2709 | GM | Le Quang Liem | GM | Navara David | 2681 | 1 | |||
3 | 4 | 2679 | GM | Salem A.R. Saleh | GM | Maghsoodloo Parham | 2716 | 9 | |||
4 | 5 | 2701 | GM | Harikrishna Pentala | GM | Shankland Sam | 2718 | 8 | |||
5 | 6 | 2723 | GM | Vidit Santosh Gujrathi | GM | Vallejo Pons Francisco | 2703 | 7 |
Challengers Round 2 results
Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||||
1 | 10 | 2564 | GM | Hracek Zbynek | 1 - 0 | GM | Krzyzanowski Marcin | 2535 | 6 | ||
2 | 7 | 2661 | GM | Abdusattorov Nodirbek | 1 - 0 | GM | Michalik Peter | 2577 | 5 | ||
3 | 8 | 2541 | GM | Stocek Jiri | 1 - 0 | GM | Niemann Hans Moke | 2678 | 4 | ||
4 | 9 | 2613 | GM | Warmerdam Max | ½ - ½ | GM | Pechac Jergus | 2598 | 3 | ||
5 | 1 | 2675 | GM | Keymer Vincent | 1 - 0 | GM | Sasikiran Krishnan | 2635 | 2 |
Round 3 pairings
Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||||
1 | 2 | 2635 | GM | Sasikiran Krishnan | GM | Hracek Zbynek | 2564 | 10 | |||
2 | 3 | 2598 | GM | Pechac Jergus | GM | Keymer Vincent | 2675 | 1 | |||
3 | 4 | 2678 | GM | Niemann Hans Moke | GM | Warmerdam Max | 2613 | 9 | |||
4 | 5 | 2577 | GM | Michalik Peter | GM | Stocek Jiri | 2541 | 8 | |||
5 | 6 | 2535 | GM | Krzyzanowski Marcin | GM | Abdusattorov Nodirbek | 2661 | 7 |
Time Control
The time control is 90'/40 moves + 30'/end & 30"/move.
Links
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