1st Bikaner GM Open R1: Swayham and Pritam score big upsets

by Shahid Ahmed - 02/10/2022

13-year-old Swayham P Das scored a big win over GM Laxman R R in 1st Bikaner GM Open 2022. Experience player, Pritam Singh also scored an upset victory over GM Duc Hoa Nguyen (VIE) in just 22 moves. Hriday Panchal had a good opportunity to hold GM Deepan Chakkravarthy to a draw. 12-year-old Nirnay Garg held veteran IM Anup Deshmukh to a draw. The tournament witnesses the participation of 75 players including 10 GMs, 7 IMs and 4 WIMs from 13 countries across the world including India in the Category A. The total prize fund of the tournament is ₹3000000, ₹2000000 in Category A and ₹1000000 in Category B. Round 2 starts today at 9:30 a.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Almost a close tournament

The Category A has only 75 players taking part including 10 GMs, five rated above 2500, the tournament average rating being 2048. These all statistics are generally seen in a close tournament.

13-year-old Swayham P Das started the tournament with a big win over GM Laxman R R | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

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Hriday - Deepan: 0-1

Hriday Panchal (1970) had a good opportunity to draw with GM Deepan Chakkravarthy (2451).

Position after 55...Nxa5

The above position is a bishop vs knight endgame. However, that does not change the golden rule of pawn ending that king should be ahead of the pawn. Here also White needed to play 36.Kg4 to save the day, whereas 36.g4 enables Black to win.

Final moments: Hriday Panchal vs GM Deepan Chakkravarthy | Video: ChessBase India

Hriday Panchal - GM Deepan Chakkravarthy: 0-1 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

When an illegal move makes no big difference - Yash Jayesh Laddhaa vs IM Nitin S | Video: ChessBase India

Laxman - Swayham: 0-1

GM Laxman R R (2378) got a pleasant position in the middlegame. In fact, he had a decent advantage against Swayham P Das (1902).

Position after 38...exd5

39.exd5 maintains upper hand for White. However, 39.Nxd5 Ne5 hinders White's own progress. Black managed to equalize the position soon.

Position after 49.Ne3

While 49.Ne7 would have forced the exchange of a minor piece, 49.Ne3 completely turns things in Black's favor. The teenager had no trouble figuring out White's positional mistake and light square weakness on the kingside. Find out how Swayham seized his opportunity.

Swayham P Das beats his first Grandmaster of his career | Video: ChessBase India

GM Laxman R R - Swayham P Das: 0-1 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Pritam - Duc Hoa: 1-0

GM Duc Hoa Nguyen (VIE, 2360) played some bizarre moves early in the opening against Pritam Singh (1899). Perhaps the Grandmaster took his opponent lightly.

Position after 17...Rb6

17...Rd8 would have maintained some kind of semblance to the position. 17...Rb6 immediately ends the game after 18.Nd5. Black continued 18...Bd6 19.c5 Bxc5 20.Nxc7+ Kf8 21.Nxa8 and Black has zero compensation for the rook.

Pritam Singh - GM Duc Hoa Nguyen (VIE): 1-0 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

IM Anup Deshmukh - Nirnay Garg: 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

The tournament hall | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

For more Round 1 photos, please click here.

Time waits for none - Indrajeet Mahindrakar vs GM Michal Krasenkow (POL) | Video: ChessBase India

Final moments: IM Anup Deshmukh vs Nirnay Garg | Video: ChessBase India

A total of 75 players including 10 GMs, 7 IMs and 4 WIMs are taking part from 13 countries across the world in the Category A. The nine-day ten-round Swiss league tournament is organized by Rajasthan Chess Association from 1st to 9th October 2022. The ten-round Swiss league tournament has a time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move 1. Category B witnesses the participation of 304 players from various parts of India along with players from Bangladesh and Nepal.

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Round 1 results

Bo.	No.		Name	Gr	Typ	FED	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Gr	Typ	FED	Rtg	No.	PGN
1	40		JINAN JOMON			IND	2056	0	- - +	0	GM	PANTSULAIA LEVAN			GEO	2609	1
2	2	GM	GUPTA ABHIJEET			IND	2607	0	1 - 0	0	AGM	VIGNESH B			IND	2050	41	PGN
3	42		MAHINDRAKAR INDRAJEET			IND	2050	0	0 - 1	0	GM	KRASENKOW MICHAL			POL	2550	3	PGN
4	4	GM	SAVCHENKO BORIS			RUS	2550	0	1 - 0	0		ARNAV MAHESHWARI			IND	2046	43	PGN
5	44	CM	KAVINDA AKILA			SRI	2030	0	0 - 1	0	GM	PAICHADZE LUKA			GEO	2527	5	PGN
6	6	GM	BATCHULUUN TSEGMED			MGL	2487	0	1 - 0	0	WIM	SULTANA SHARMIN SHIRIN			BAN	1971	45	PGN
7	46		HRIDAY PANCHAL			IND	1970	0	0 - 1	0	GM	DEEPAN CHAKKRAVARTHY J.			IND	2451	7	PGN
8	8	IM	TAHBAZ ARASH			IRI	2438	0	1 - 0	0		ARUN KATARIA			IND	1951	47	PGN
9	48		ESSHAN WADHAWAN			IND	1935	0	0 - 1	0	GM	NEVEROV VALERIY			UKR	2431	9	PGN
10	10	IM	ANUJ SHRIVATRI			IND	2407	0	1 - 0	0		SHAH JEET			IND	1923	49	PGN
11	50		LADDHA YASH JAYESH			USA	1917	0	½ - ½	0	IM	NITIN S.			IND	2407	11	PGN
12	12	CM	KUSHAGRA MOHAN			IND	2395	0	1 - 0	0	WIM	NGUYEN THANH THUY TIEN			VIE	1910	51	PGN
13	52		PRIYANKARA CHAMIL			SRI	1902	0	0 - 1	0	IM	GUSAIN HIMAL			IND	2379	13	PGN
14	14	GM	LAXMAN R.R.			IND	2378	0	0 - 1	0		SWAYHAM P DAS			IND	1902	53	PGN
15	54		SINGH PRITAM			IND	1899	0	1 - 0	0	GM	NGUYEN DUC HOA			VIE	2360	15	PGN

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Round 2 pairings

Bo.	No.		Name	Gr	Typ	FED	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Gr	Typ	FED	Rtg	No.
1	1	GM	PANTSULAIA LEVAN			GEO	2609	1		1		BHARADIA YASH			IND	2192	24
2	26		DHANANJAY S			IND	2181	1		1	GM	GUPTA ABHIJEET			IND	2607	2
3	3	GM	KRASENKOW MICHAL			POL	2550	1		1	AFM	PAWAR HARSHIT			IND	2141	30
4	29	CM	AADITYA DHINGRA			IND	2154	1		1	GM	SAVCHENKO BORIS			RUS	2550	4
5	5	GM	PAICHADZE LUKA			GEO	2527	1		1		ARHAN CHETHAN ANAND			IND	2126	32
6	35		PHATAK AANJANEYA			IND	2102	1		1	GM	BATCHULUUN TSEGMED			MGL	2487	6
7	37		KUMAR GAURAV			IND	2083	1		1	IM	TAHBAZ ARASH			IRI	2438	8
8	9	GM	NEVEROV VALERIY			UKR	2431	1		1		VRASHANK CHOUHAN			IND	2107	34
9	53		SWAYHAM P DAS			IND	1902	1		1	IM	ANUJ SHRIVATRI			IND	2407	10
10	58		JANI KUSHAL R			IND	1822	1		1	CM	KUSHAGRA MOHAN			IND	2395	12
11	13	IM	GUSAIN HIMAL			IND	2379	1		1	GM	ZIATDINOV RASET			USA	2086	36
12	66		DHYEY AGARWAL			IND	1739	1		1	IM	RAJESH V A V			IND	2334	16
13	17	IM	RATNAKARAN K.			IND	2329	1		1		SINGH PRITAM			IND	1899	54
14	77		MEDHANSH SAXENA			IND	1595	1		1		OMIDI ARYA			IRI	2321	18
15	21	FM	ARADHYA GARG			IND	2284	1		1		ARYAN ARORA			IND	1750	64

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