Qatar Masters 2024 R1: Moksh Amit Doshi stuns Nodirbek Yakubboev

by Shahid Ahmed - 04/12/2024

IM Moksh Amit Doshi scored a huge win over the defending champion, GM Nodirbek Yakubboev (UZB) in the first round of Qatar Masters 2024. World Rapid 2021 champion and the current World no.6, GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) suffered a shocking defeat against FM Reza Mahdavi (IRI). It was indeed a rough start for the Nodirbeks. IM Vantika Agrawal and IM Ethan Vaz held GM Vladislav Artemiev and GM Ngoc Truong Son Nguyen (VIE) to a draw each respectively. Top seed of the tournament and World no.4, GM Arjun Erigaisi scored a comfortable victory. Total 138 players including 43 GMs, 49 IMs, 6 WGMs and 2 WIMs are taking part from 24 countries across the world in Open A (≥2300) category with an average rating 2432. Round 2 starts today at 4 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Qatar Chess Association live stream

A tough start for the Nodirbeks

The total prize fund of the tournament is US$ 108250, $94250 for Open A (≥2300) and $14400 for Open B (≤2299). The top three prizes are $25000, $15000 and $10000 each.

Top seed and World no.4, GM Arjun Erigaisi scored a comfortable win over IM Mukhammadali Abdurakhmonov (UZB) | Photo: Qatar Chess Association live stream

Abdusattorov - Reza: 0-1

GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB, 2777) is non-stop top level chess tournaments since 45th Olympiad. The tiredness and fatigue set in against FM Reza Mahdavi (IRI, 2394).

Position after 27.Bb5??

27.Bb5?? is a tactical mistake by White. Opening up the seventh rank and c3-h8 diagonal combining with open g-file, does not yield the desired effect for White as Black has sufficient pieces to defend 27...Bxb5 28.Rxf7 Nxf7 29.Rg4 Qe7 30.Ne6+ Ne5 31.Rg7 Qf6 White is unable to continue the attack further. He lost the game in four more moves.

FM Reza Mahdavi (IRI) scored a huge upset over World no.6 - GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) | Photo: Qatar Chess Association live stream

GM Vladislav Artemiev - IM Vantika Agrawal: 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Qatar Chess Association live stream

Moksh - Yakubboev

Position after 14...e4?

14...e4? neglected king safety and also delayed the development of his pieces. IM Moksh Amit Doshi (2383) seized his opportunity 15.Qb3+ Kh8 16.Nh4 Qe8 17.Rad1 Ne5 18.f4 Ng6 19.Rd8! Nxh4 20.Rxe8 Nf3+ 21.Kf2 Rxe8 White played precisely to convert his advantage into a win and not allow his opponent, GM Nodirbek Yakubboev (UZB, 2668) to get back in the game.

IM Moksh Amit Doshi scored a huge win over the defending champion, GM Nodirbek Yakubboev (UZB) | Photo: Qatar Chess Association live stream

The tournament hall at The Torch Hotel in Doha, Qatar | Photo: Qatar Chess Association live stream

Notable results

GM Salem Saleh (UAE) - IM Aradhya Garg: 0.5-0.5

GM David Paravyan - FM Nikhil Dixit: 0.5-0.5

GM Mukhiddin Madaminov (UZB) - FM Ankit Ray: 0.5-0.5

GM Sandipan Chanda - Priansh Das: 0.5-0.5

CM Vaibhav Jayant Raut - IM Mukhammadzokhid Suyarov (UZB): 0.5-0.5

FM Jeet Jain - IM Chen Zou (CHN): 0.5-0.5

IM Aaditya Dhingra - FM Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy: 0.5-0.5

GM P Shyam Nikhil - CM Vivaan Vishal Shah: 0.5-0.5

FM Kunal M - IM Pham Tran Gia Phuc (VIE): 1-0

Vignesh Advaith Vemula - IM Gunay Mammadzada (AZE): 0.5-0.5

IM Khumoyun Begmuratov - FM Jaiveer Mahendru: 0.5-0.5

Schedule

There is one round every day from 3rd to 12th December 2024 starting from 4 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Sunday 8th December 2024 is a rest day. Only last round on 12th December starts at 12 p.m. local time, 2:30 p.m. IST.

Time control

Time control for each tournament game is 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from move 1.

Prizes

The total prize fund of the tournament is US$ 108250, $94250 for Open A (≥2300) and $14400 for Open B (≤2299). The top three prizes are $25000, $15000 and $10000 each.

Replay live stream

Replay Round 1 Live Commentary by GM Srinath Narayanan and IM Irene Sukandar | Video: Qatar Chess Association

Replay Round 1 games

Round 1 results

Bo.	No.		White	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Black	Rtg	No.
1	70	IM	Abdurakhmonov, Mukhammadali	2395	0	0 - 1	0	GM	Erigaisi, Arjun	2801	1
2	2	GM	Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2777	0	0 - 1	0	FM	Mahdavi, Reza	2394	71
3	72	IM	Amartuvshin, Ganzorig	2392	0	½ - ½	0	GM	Maghsoodloo, Parham	2703	3
4	4	GM	Artemiev, Vladislav	2701	0	½ - ½	0	IM	Vantika, Agrawal	2392	73
5	74	FM	Ashraf, Artin	2388	0	½ - ½	0	GM	Tabatabaei, M. Amin	2695	5
6	6	GM	Esipenko, Andrey	2682	0	1 - 0	0	CM	Bharadia, Yash	2385	75
7	76	IM	Pham, Le Thao Nguyen	2384	0	0 - 1	0	GM	Vokhidov, Shamsiddin	2681	7
8	8	GM	Nihal, Sarin	2676	0	1 - 0	0	FM	Bukreev, Stanislav	2384	77
9	78	IM	Moksh, Amit Doshi	2383	0	1 - 0	0	GM	Yakubboev, Nodirbek	2668	9
10	10	GM	Martirosyan, Haik M.	2656	0	1 - 0	0	IM	Panda, Sambit	2381	79

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Standings after Round 1

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	RtgI	Pts.	TB2
1	71	FM	Mahdavi, Reza	U16		IRI	2394	1	3577
2	78	IM	Moksh, Amit Doshi			IND	2383	1	3468
3	95	WIM	Khamdamova, Afruza	U16	w	UZB	2354	1	3364
4	124	FM	Kunal, M.			IND	2292	1	3245
5	1	GM	Erigaisi, Arjun			IND	2801	1	3195
6	6	GM	Esipenko, Andrey			FID	2682	1	3185
7	7	GM	Vokhidov, Shamsiddin			UZB	2681	1	3184
8	8	GM	Nihal, Sarin	U20		IND	2676	1	3184
9	10	GM	Martirosyan, Haik M.			ARM	2656	1	3181
10	11	GM	Narayanan, S L			IND	2647	1	3178
11	13	GM	Sargsyan, Shant			ARM	2646	1	3174
12	15	GM	Karthikeyan, Murali			IND	2637	1	3170
13	16	GM	Naiditsch, Arkadij			BUL	2636	1	3169
14	22	GM	Idani, Pouya			IRI	2603	1	3160
15	23	GM	Daneshvar, Bardiya	U18		IRI	2600	1	3159
16	25	GM	Ganguly, Surya Shekhar			IND	2578	1	3156
17	28	GM	Bharath, Subramaniyam H	U18		IND	2561	1	3146
18	29	GM	Sankalp, Gupta			IND	2545	1	3144
19	30	GM	Zemlyanskii, Ivan	U14		FID	2543	1	3142
20	32	GM	Adhiban, B.			IND	2535	1	3139

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Round 2 pairings

Bo.	No.		White	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Black	Rtg	No.
1	1	GM	Erigaisi, Arjun	2801	1		1	GM	Kazhgaleyev, Murtas	2488	40
2	39	GM	Fawzy, Adham	2493	1		1	GM	Esipenko, Andrey	2682	6
3	7	GM	Vokhidov, Shamsiddin	2681	1		1	IM	Goutham, Krishna H	2466	46
4	41	IM	Srihari, L R	2484	1		1	GM	Nihal, Sarin	2676	8
5	45	IM	Ayush, Sharma	2466	1		1	GM	Martirosyan, Haik M.	2656	10
6	11	GM	Narayanan, S L	2647	1		1	GM	Prraneeth, Vuppala	2461	48
7	13	GM	Sargsyan, Shant	2646	1		1	IM	Mamedov, Edgar	2441	56
8	15	GM	Karthikeyan, Murali	2637	1		1	IM	Gan-Erdene, Sugar	2437	58
9	49	GM	Swayams, Mishra	2456	1		1	GM	Naiditsch, Arkadij	2636	16
10	57	FM	Sahib, Singh	2438	1		1	GM	Idani, Pouya	2603	22

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