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Prague Masters 2024 R5: Abdusattorov maintains his sole lead, now World no.5, Praggnanandhaa beats Vidit

by Shahid Ahmed - 03/03/2024

Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) defeated Mateusz Bartel (POL) in the fifth round of Prague International Chess Festival 2024 Masters. The former World Rapid champion is now World no.5 in the live ratings. He is still at the top 4/5, followed by Parham Maghsoodloo (IRI) 3.5/5 and Richard Rapport (ROU) 3/5. D Gukesh suffered a loss against David Navara (CZE). The former made a miscalculation in the same color bishop endgame. R Praggnanandhaa showed his resourcefulness against Vidit Gujrathi to score a victory. Vidit grabbed a wrong pawn when his opponent just activated his rook in the major piece endgame. Aansh Nandan Nerurkar got back to winning ways to maintain his sole lead 4.5/5. Today is a rest day. Round 6 for Masters, Challengers and Futures start tomorrow 4th March at 3 p.m. local time, 7:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Petr Vrabec/Prague International Chess Festival

Aansh Nerurkar stays ahead

Nodirbek Abdusattorov continues his great form and ascends to World no.5 in the live ratings

Mateusz - Abdusattorov: 0-1

The only Classical rated game played between Mateusz Bartel (POL, 2660) and Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB, 2744) took place in 2015. Mateusz won that game. Abdusattorov was then only 11-years-old. Now he is much stronger and a former World Rapid champion. This win moved him up to World no.5 in the live ratings.

Position after 19.Qe4

19.Qe4 offered up the a2-pawn. Black gobbled it 19...Qxa2 20.Qh4 Qxb2 21.Bxe7 h6 22.Qf4 Ba4 23.Nc6 Bxc6 24.dxc6 Rxc6 25.Bxd6 Rxe1+ 26.Rxe1 Qxc2 White did not get enough compensation for the two pawns. 27.g4 Rc8 28.Qf3 Qb3 and it's over.

Nodirbek Abdusattorov on reaching 2761 Elo and world no.5 ranking | Video: ChessBase India

Nodirbek Abdusattorov is now World no.5 in the live ratings | Source: 2700chess.com

Gukesh - Navara: 0-1

D Gukesh (2743) faced David Navara (CZE, 2667) only twice in Classical rated games until this game. He lost the first one and drew the next. This time, he had a good opportunity against the Czech Republic no.1.

Position after 31...Kc7

White has an extra pawn. The idea behind 31...Kc7 is Rb8-b3. 32.Bc3 was the best way to deal with it Rb8 33.Ke2 Rb3 34.Bf6 now if Black takes the a3-pawn Rg1 drops Black's g6. Instead, 32.Rg1 Rb8 33.Bc3 Rb1+ 34.Be1 Bg7 allowed Black to get back in the game and White's advantage evaporated.

Position after 47...Bb6

48.Kf3 or Kg3 which is correct? One of them saves the game, while the other costs White the full point. Gukesh chose the wrong one and lost the game.

Life at the top is lonely - Gukesh vs Navara, Commentary by IM Sagar Shah | Video: ChessBase India

Praggnanandhaa - Vidit: 1-0

Vidit Gujrathi (2747) won his first three Classical games against R Praggnanandhaa (2747). The latter won the next three. Praggnanandhaaa made it a point to increase his head-to-head score against Vidit to four in Classical games.

Position after 43.e5!

Praggnanandhaa is a resourceful player. Even though he was down by a pawn and it was a difficult major piece endgame. He still found a nice resource 43.e5! to activate his rook. 43...Qxe5 44.Rxd4 now Rb3 is what Black needed to play. Instead, 44...axb4?? turned out to be a blunder as 45.Re4 Qd5 46.Kh2 Ra2 47.Qc8+ put Black's king in deep trouble.

What a finish! Praggnanandhaa vs Vidit Gujrathi - Commentary by IM Sagar Shah | Video: ChessBase India
Praggnanandhaa on his win against Vidit Gujrathi | Video: ChessBase India
The man behind Prague Chess Festival and Novy Bor Chess Club - Petr Boleslav | Video: ChessBase India

Schedule

The Round-Robin tournaments will take place from 27th February to 7th March 2024. Every day except the last round, games will start at 3 p.m. local time, 7:30 p.m. IST. Sunday 3rd March is a rest day. The ninth round game on 7th March will start at 11 a.m. local time, 3:30 p.m. IST.

Replay Round 5 Live Commentary by IM Sagar Shah and Amruta Mokal | Video: ChessBase India

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Round 5 Masters results

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Standings after Round 5

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Round 6 pairings

Bo.No.Rtg NameResultName RtgNo.PGN
1102667
GMNavara DavidGMRapport Richard
27178
292630
GMNguyen Thai Dai VanGMMaghsoodloo Parham
27157
312747
GMVidit Santosh GujrathiGMKeymer Vincent
27386
422744
GMAbdusattorov NodirbekGMPraggnanandhaa R
27475
532743
GMGukesh DGMBartel Mateusz
26604

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Round 5 Challengers results

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Standings after Round 5

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Round 6 pairings

Bo.No.Rtg NameResultName RtgNo.PGN
1102560
IMGurel EdizIMStalmach Richard
24348
292636
GML'ami ErwinIMHrbek Stepan
24267
312627
GMMishra AbhimanyuIMVaishali Rameshbabu
24816
422590
GMRodshtein MaximGMKorobov Anton
26665
532429
IMFinek VaclavGMSantos Latasa Jaime
26124

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Round 5 Futures results

Bo.No.Rtg NameResultName RtgNo.PGN
131738
Jakubse Tamae Severina1 - 0Siskou Evangelia
174510PGN
241724
Markina Sofiia1 - 0Andre Tomas
19152PGN
351786
Aansh Nandan Nerurkar1 - 0Peglau Paul David
18221PGN
461767
Guntaka Aayansh R½ - ½Brzezina Pawel
19149PGN
571636
Mrozowski Nikodem½ - ½Stara Zuzana
16788PGN

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Standings after Round 5

Rk.SNo NameFEDRtgPts. TB1  TB2  TB3 
15
Aansh Nandan NerurkarIND17864,508,252
29
Brzezina PawelPOL19143,509,253
32
Andre TomasSVK191530,57,752
410
Siskou EvangeliaGRE174530,55,003
53
Jakubse Tamae SeverinaCZE17382,506,002
61
Peglau Paul DavidGER1822204,752
74
Markina SofiiaCZE1724203,502
86
Guntaka Aayansh RUSA1767203,253
8
Stara ZuzanaCZE1678203,253
107
Mrozowski NikodemPOL16360,501,003

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Round 6 pairings

Bo.No.Rtg NameResultName RtgNo.PGN
1101745
Siskou EvangeliaStara Zuzana
16788
291914
Brzezina PawelMrozowski Nikodem
16367
311822
Peglau Paul DavidGuntaka Aayansh R
17676
421915
Andre TomasAansh Nandan Nerurkar
17865
531738
Jakubse Tamae SeverinaMarkina Sofiia
17244

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Time Control

The time control is 90'/40 moves + 30'/end & 30"/move.

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