Masters: Priansh Das draws with a GM
The reigning National champion, GM Karthik Venkataraman is the highest rated Indian in the Masters (2200-2599) section. He started the event with a win over compatriot FM Garv Gaur. The teenager Garv went wrong in the equal rook endgame. FM Gaurang Bagwe, CM Soham Datar and FM Jaiveer Mahendru defeated IM Soham Kamotra, IM Aleks Sahakyan (ARM) and FM Jaiveer Mahendru respectively. FM Priansh Das, FM Anirudhha Potawad, FM Dhruva Thota, FM Sriansh Das, Garv Rai and FM Ankit Ray drew against GM Bilel Bellahcene (ALG), IM Akshay Borgaonkar, IM Shiroghlan Talibov (AZE), IM Daaevik Wadhawan, IM Shahil Dey and IM Viani Antonio Dcunha respectively.
Pranav - Nihal
GM Nihal Sarin (2692) arrived at a postionally lost situation after 29.g5. 27...Bh4? was not the best idea as it was prone to getting trapped. 28.Qc1 Bd7 29.g5 and we reach the above diagram. Soon GM Pranav Venkatesh (2597) got two minor pieces for a rook and a decisive advantage. Nihal got a chance to fight back at the end after his opponent an inaccuracy. However, it was not easy to get back and he eventually allowed his opponent to deliver checkmate. Pranav avenged his loss against Nihal at Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2025 which happened ten days ago.
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Standings after Round 1
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | K | rtg+/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | GM | SJUGIROV, Sanan | HUN | 2636 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4,3 | ||
| 2 | 12 | GM | CHEPARINOV, Ivan | BUL | 2625 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4,4 | ||
| 3 | 18 | GM | MISHRA, Abhimanyu | USA | 2610 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4,4 | ||
| 4 | 19 | GM | SULEYMANLI, Aydin | AZE | 2609 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4,3 | ||
| 5 | 23 | GM | PRANAV, V | IND | 2597 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6,3 | ||
| 6 | 25 | GM | MOTYLEV, Alexander | ROU | 2595 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6,1 | ||
| 7 | 27 | GM | JACOBSON, Brandon | USA | 2594 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5,7 | ||
| 8 | 31 | GM | MURADLI, Mahammad | AZE | 2586 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5,7 | ||
| 9 | 32 | GM | ZEMLYANSKII, Ivan | FID | 2586 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5,6 | ||
| 10 | 35 | GM | HONG, Andrew | USA | 2580 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5,6 | ||
| 11 | 36 | GM | ITURRIZAGA BONELLI, Eduardo | ESP | 2576 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5,7 | ||
| 12 | 43 | GM | MOVAHED, Sina | IRI | 2558 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5,6 | ||
| 13 | 44 | GM | ZHU, Jiner | w | CHN | 2536 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5,9 | |
| 14 | 2 | GM | SADHWANI, Raunak | IND | 2676 | 0,5 | 0,5 | 10 | -1,1 | ||
| 15 | 4 | GM | SHANKLAND, Sam | USA | 2670 | 0,5 | 0,5 | 10 | -1 |
Round 2 pairings
Masters Round 1 results
| 1 | 2 | 121 | FM | Garv Gaur | IND | 2342 | 0 | 0 - 1 | 0 | GM | Karthik Venkataraman | IND | 2556 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 3 | 3 | GM | Sanal Vahap | TUR | 2550 | 0 | 1 - 0 | 0 | FM | Namitbir Singh Walia | IND | 2340 | 122 | ||
| 1 | 5 | 5 | GM | Sokolovsky Yahli | ISR | 2539 | 0 | 1 - 0 | 0 | AFM | Akshat Sureka | IND | 2339 | 124 | ||
| 1 | 6 | 125 | IM | Gaponenko Inna | UKR | 2338 | 0 | - - - | 0 | GM | Gupta Abhijeet | IND | 2535 | 6 | ||
| 1 | 8 | 127 | FM | Jval Saurin Patel | IND | 2331 | 0 | 0 - 1 | 0 | IM | Samadov Read | AZE | 2522 | 8 | ||
| 1 | 9 | 9 | IM | Ilamparthi A R | IND | 2515 | 0 | 1 - 0 | 0 | FM | Abdulraheem Abdulrahman Akintoye | NGR | 2330 | 128 | ||
| 1 | 10 | 129 | IM | Sanket Chakravarty | IND | 2329 | 0 | 0 - 1 | 0 | GM | Nikitenko Mihail | BLR | 2504 | 10 | ||
| 1 | 12 | 131 | IM | Savitha Shri B | IND | 2326 | 0 | - - + | 0 | GM | Miladinovic Igor | SRB | 2501 | 12 | ||
| 1 | 13 | 13 | IM | Aswath S | IND | 2500 | 0 | 1 - 0 | 0 | FM | Arakelyan Manvel | ARM | 2326 | 132 | ||
| 1 | 18 | 137 | FM | Priansh Das | IND | 2317 | 0 | ½ - ½ | 0 | GM | Bellahcene Bilel | ALG | 2488 | 18 |
Standings after Round 1
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | K | rtg+/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | GM | Akopian, Vladimir | USA | 2582 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 7 | GM | Malek, Jan | POL | 2526 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 12 | GM | Miladinovic, Igor | SRB | 2501 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 14 | GM | Hardaway, Brewington | USA | 2499 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 16 | GM | Sivuk, Vitaly | SWE | 2495 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 19 | IM | Raczek, Krzysztof | POL | 2487 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 7 | 21 | IM | Bronstein, Or | ISR | 2479 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 24 | IM | Tahbaz, Arash | IRI | 2477 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 9 | 27 | IM | Zverev, Lev | FID | 2471 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 10 | 39 | IM | Mahdavi, Reza | IRI | 2454 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
Round 2 pairings
| 2 | 2 | 2 | GM | Karthik Venkataraman | IND | 2556 | 1 | 1 | IM | Nazari Arad | IRI | 2401 | 79 | |||
| 2 | 3 | 81 | IM | Dixit Nikhil | IND | 2400 | 1 | 1 | GM | Sanal Vahap | TUR | 2550 | 3 | |||
| 2 | 5 | 7 | GM | Malek Jan | POL | 2526 | 1 | 1 | IM | Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi | IND | 2396 | 83 | |||
| 2 | 6 | 8 | IM | Samadov Read | AZE | 2522 | 1 | 1 | IM | Aaditya Dhingra | IND | 2394 | 85 | |||
| 2 | 7 | 94 | IM | Panda Sambit | IND | 2379 | 1 | 1 | IM | Ilamparthi A R | IND | 2515 | 9 | |||
| 2 | 10 | 12 | GM | Miladinovic Igor | SRB | 2501 | 1 | 1 | IM | Aradhya Garg | IND | 2386 | 89 | |||
| 2 | 11 | 111 | IM | Wafa Hamed | EGY | 2353 | 1 | 1 | IM | Aswath S | IND | 2500 | 13 | |||
| 2 | 13 | 16 | GM | Sivuk Vitaly | SWE | 2495 | 1 | 1 | FM | Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy | IND | 2379 | 95 | |||
| 2 | 17 | 112 | IM | Manish Anto Cristiano F | IND | 2352 | 1 | 1 | IM | Stribuk Artiom | FID | 2474 | 25 | |||
| 2 | 20 | 32 | IM | Oro Faustino | ARG | 2465 | 1 | 1 | FM | John Veny Akkarakaran | IND | 2351 | 113 |
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