1st Indore International GM Open R7: four people at the top
In a 10-round swiss event, usually a clear leader emerges by around Round 5 or 6. Well, that is not happening at the 1st Indore International GM Open! After completing 7 rounds, a total of 4 players share joint lead with 6/7 - IM Nitish Belurkar, IM Viani Antonio Dcunha, IM Aronyak Ghosh and GM Deepan Chakkravarthy. No less than 9 players are breathing on their neck with 5.5/7! With 3 more rounds to go, the tournament is still wide open, a lot of players have a got a shot for the podium position. The 8th round starts from 2 PM IST today. Photo: Himank Ghosh
More people join the lead
The 7th round of the 1st Indore International GM Open did not find a clear leader. Aronyak,Viani and Nitish stayed in the lead with 6/7, and a new player joined in - GM Deepan Chakkravarthy. Deepan defeated the up-and-coming youngster Uddipan Roy to join the top with 6/7.
Round 5: IM Aronyak Ghosh - GM Deep Sengupta: 0.5-0.5
It was a relatively quiet draw between the two strong players from West Bengal. Deep mentioned after the game that Black had a slight edge towards the end, but he didn't want to risk it.
After 30. Ra7, Deep had the opportunity to not repeat moves and continue pushing with 30...Raa6, keeping pressure on the weak c6-pawn. But he decided against it, and repeated moves with 31. Bd3, agreeing to a draw.
GM Boris Savchenko - Utsab Chatterjee: 1-0
In a very imbalanced game, Boris sacrificed a full Rook for two beautiful central passed pawns. The position was still objectively equal, but practically it's very difficult for Black. A few moves in, Utsab blundered:
You have to give up the Knight on d7, it's just a question of what's the best way to give it away. The only drawing move in the position was 29...Rb8! now, exd7 is met by ...Rxb7! Kxb7 Bxh3, and Black is now fine.
But after 29...Rf2, Boris continued with 30. exd7 Rd8 31. Bb5! Kg8 32. Bc3, and went on to win quite comfortably - the two bishops and central passed pawns were just too much to handle. Definitely one of the best games of the tournament so far!
Harsh Suresh - IM Srihari LR: 1-0
It was a balanced and relatively uneventful game between Harsh and Srihari, until the International Master blundered a simple tactic.
Srihari probably imagined that White will continue with Kxh2, and it'll be a draw by perpetual with ...Qg3+ - Qe1+. But 30. Kh1 just leaves two of Black's pieces en prise! Harsh went on to win in a few more moves.
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All the Round 7 games
Round 7 results
| Bo. | No. | Name | Gr | Typ | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Gr | Typ | Rtg | Club/City | No. | PGN | ||||
| 1 | 24 | IM | Viani, Antonio Dcunha | 2385 | KAR | 5½ | ½ - ½ | 5½ | IM | Nitish, Belurkar | 2426 | GOA | 15 | PGN | ||||||
| 2 | 4 | IM | Aronyak, Ghosh | 2534 | WB | 5½ | ½ - ½ | 5 | GM | Sengupta, Deep | 2484 | PSPB | 8 | PGN | ||||||
| 3 | 155 | Uddipan, Roy | U19 | 1800 | WB | 5 | 0 - 1 | 5 | GM | Deepan, Chakkravarthy J. | 2432 | TN | 12 | PGN | ||||||
| 4 | 16 | GM | Stupak, Kirill | 2413 | FID | 5 | ½ - ½ | 5 | IM | Audi, Ameya | 2387 | GOA | 23 | PGN | ||||||
| 5 | 30 | FM | Ritviz, Parab | 2328 | GOA | 5 | 0 - 1 | 4½ | GM | Krasenkow, Michal | S60 | 2527 | POL | 5 | PGN | |||||
| 6 | 27 | Subhayan, Kundu | 2363 | WB | 4½ | ½ - ½ | 4½ | GM | Mchedlishvili, Mikheil | 2568 | GEO | 2 | PGN | |||||||
| 7 | 3 | GM | Savchenko, Boris | 2540 | FID | 4½ | 1 - 0 | 4½ | IM | Utsab, Chatterjee | 2338 | WB | 29 | PGN | ||||||
| 8 | 21 | IM | Nitin, S. | 2398 | TN | 4½ | 0 - 1 | 4½ | GM | Paichadze, Luka | 2515 | GEO | 6 | PGN | ||||||
| 9 | 36 | FM | Aradhya, Garg | 2305 | DEL | 4½ | ½ - ½ | 4½ | GM | Fedorov, Alexei | 2477 | FID | 9 | PGN | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | IM | Neelash, Saha | 2444 | WB | 4½ | ½ - ½ | 4½ | IM | Ratnakaran, K. | 2275 | RLYS | 39 | PGN | ||||||
| 11 | 41 | AGM | Vignesh, B | U19 | 2262 | TN | 4½ | 0 - 1 | 4½ | GM | Mirzoev, Azer | 2437 | AZE | 11 | PGN | |||||
| 12 | 42 | FM | Harsh, Suresh | U19 | 2261 | TN | 4½ | 1 - 0 | 4½ | IM | Srihari, L R | U19 | 2432 | TN | 13 | PGN | ||||
| 13 | 99 | Arpith, S Bijoy | U19 | 1966 | KER | 4½ | 0 - 1 | 4½ | IM | Anuj, Shrivatri | U19 | 2407 | MP | 17 | PGN | |||||
| 14 | 76 | CM | Mayank, Chakraborty | U19 | 2037 | ASS | 4 | 0 - 1 | 4 | GM | Pantsulaia, Levan | 2597 | GEO | 1 | PGN | |||||
| 15 | 57 | CM | Nayak, Rajesh | 2145 | ODI | 4 | ½ - ½ | 4 | GM | Aleksandrov, Aleksej | 2484 | FID | 7 | PGN |
Standings after Round 7
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | Rp | K | rtg+/- | ||
| 1 | 15 | IM | Nitish, Belurkar | IND | 2426 | GOA | 6 | 31 | 32 | 26,25 | 0 | 5 | 2583 | 10 | 14,8 | |||
| 2 | 24 | IM | Viani, Antonio Dcunha | IND | 2385 | KAR | 6 | 30 | 33,5 | 28,50 | 0 | 5 | 2468 | 10 | 12,2 | |||
| 3 | 4 | IM | Aronyak, Ghosh | IND | 2534 | WB | 6 | 27,5 | 30,5 | 24,75 | 0 | 5 | 2590 | 10 | 6,9 | |||
| 4 | 12 | GM | Deepan, Chakkravarthy J. | IND | 2432 | TN | 6 | 24,5 | 27,5 | 23,00 | 0 | 5 | 2385 | 10 | 2,3 | |||
| 5 | 8 | GM | Sengupta, Deep | IND | 2484 | PSPB | 5,5 | 29,5 | 32,5 | 23,75 | 0 | 5 | 2503 | 10 | 5,3 | |||
| 6 | 5 | GM | Krasenkow, Michal | S60 | POL | 2527 | POL | 5,5 | 28,5 | 32,5 | 24,25 | 0 | 5 | 2395 | 10 | -5,3 | ||
| 7 | 42 | FM | Harsh, Suresh | U19 | IND | 2261 | TN | 5,5 | 28 | 31,5 | 23,50 | 0 | 5 | 2444 | 20 | 38,2 | ||
| 8 | 6 | GM | Paichadze, Luka | GEO | 2515 | GEO | 5,5 | 28 | 31,5 | 23,25 | 0 | 5 | 2401 | 10 | -2,5 | |||
| 9 | 23 | IM | Audi, Ameya | IND | 2387 | GOA | 5,5 | 27,5 | 30,5 | 22,25 | 0 | 5 | 2439 | 10 | 8 | |||
| 10 | 16 | GM | Stupak, Kirill | FID | 2413 | FID | 5,5 | 26,5 | 28 | 19,75 | 0 | 4 | 2457 | 10 | 7,7 | |||
| 11 | 3 | GM | Savchenko, Boris | FID | 2540 | FID | 5,5 | 25 | 27,5 | 21,75 | 0 | 5 | 2372 | 10 | -4,8 | |||
| 12 | 11 | GM | Mirzoev, Azer | AZE | 2437 | AZE | 5,5 | 24 | 27 | 21,00 | 0 | 5 | 2240 | 10 | -7,9 | |||
| 13 | 17 | IM | Anuj, Shrivatri | U19 | IND | 2407 | MP | 5,5 | 23 | 25,5 | 19,25 | 0 | 5 | 2194 | 10 | -9,6 | ||
| 14 | 2 | GM | Mchedlishvili, Mikheil | GEO | 2568 | GEO | 5 | 29,5 | 33 | 23,00 | 0 | 3 | 2349 | 10 | -8,4 | |||
| 15 | 9 | GM | Fedorov, Alexei | FID | 2477 | FID | 5 | 28 | 31,5 | 22,00 | 0 | 3 | 2278 | 10 | -9,3 |
Round 8 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Name | Gr | Typ | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Gr | Typ | Rtg | Club/City | No. | ||||
| 1 | 4 | IM | Aronyak, Ghosh | 2534 | WB | 6 | 6 | IM | Viani, Antonio Dcunha | 2385 | KAR | 24 | |||||||
| 2 | 15 | IM | Nitish, Belurkar | 2426 | GOA | 6 | 6 | GM | Deepan, Chakkravarthy J. | 2432 | TN | 12 | |||||||
| 3 | 11 | GM | Mirzoev, Azer | 2437 | AZE | 5½ | 5½ | GM | Savchenko, Boris | 2540 | FID | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | 5 | GM | Krasenkow, Michal | S60 | 2527 | POL | 5½ | 5½ | GM | Stupak, Kirill | 2413 | FID | 16 | ||||||
| 5 | 17 | IM | Anuj, Shrivatri | U19 | 2407 | MP | 5½ | 5½ | GM | Paichadze, Luka | 2515 | GEO | 6 | ||||||
| 6 | 8 | GM | Sengupta, Deep | 2484 | PSPB | 5½ | 5½ | FM | Harsh, Suresh | U19 | 2261 | TN | 42 | ||||||
| 7 | 23 | IM | Audi, Ameya | 2387 | GOA | 5½ | 5 | IM | Neelash, Saha | 2444 | WB | 10 | |||||||
| 8 | 1 | GM | Pantsulaia, Levan | 2597 | GEO | 5 | 5 | Subhayan, Kundu | 2363 | WB | 27 | ||||||||
| 9 | 2 | GM | Mchedlishvili, Mikheil | 2568 | GEO | 5 | 5 | FM | Ritviz, Parab | 2328 | GOA | 30 | |||||||
| 10 | 9 | GM | Fedorov, Alexei | 2477 | FID | 5 | 5 | Dhananjay, S | 2234 | CG | 48 | ||||||||
| 11 | 33 | FM | Wagh, Suyog | 2313 | MAH | 5 | 5 | GM | Dzhumaev, Marat | 2428 | UZB | 14 | |||||||
| 12 | 93 | AFM | Pawar, Harshit | U19 | 1992 | DEL | 5 | 5 | IM | Mehar, Chinna Reddy C.H. | 2405 | TEL | 18 | ||||||
| 13 | 39 | IM | Ratnakaran, K. | 2275 | RLYS | 5 | 5 | IM | Padmini, Rout | 2388 | ODI | 22 | |||||||
| 14 | 25 | GM | Teterev, Vitaly | 2377 | FID | 5 | 5 | Uddipan, Roy | U19 | 1800 | WB | 155 | |||||||
| 15 | 7 | GM | Aleksandrov, Aleksej | 2484 | FID | 4½ | 5 | FM | Aradhya, Garg | 2305 | DEL | 36 |
The 1st Indore International GM Open 2023 is taking place in Emerald Heights International School, Indore. The total prize fund of this mega event is Rs. 33 lakhs. The event is being organized by the Malwanchal Chess Club and All Indore Chess Federation, under the Madhya Pradesh Ad Hoc Chess Committee. This is a 10-round classical swiss event which will run from 1st April 2023 - 8th April 2023. The time control of the event is 90 minutes +30 seconds increment. Round 8 starts from 6th April 2 PM IST.
Important links
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