20th Delhi GM Open 2023 R5-6: Neelash and Viani crush Savchenko and Sethuraman

by Shahid Ahmed - 27/03/2023

The top seed of the tournament, GM Sethuraman S P made some simple mistakes and got squashed by IM Viani Antonio Dcunha in the sixth round of 20th Delhi Open 2023. The 50th National Junior Open champion, IM Neelash Saha scored a crushing victory over GM Boris Savchenko. GM Stupak Kirill blundered his knight in the final moments of a rook and minor piece endgame which seemed to have headed towards a draw for a long time. Thus, Aravindh, Neelash, Viani and GM Volodar Murzin are four leaders at a perfect 6/6. A total of 15 players are trailing them by a half point at 5.5/6 each. Out of them, Goutham Krishna H and Anup Shankar R, are the only two untitled players. Round 7 starts today at 10 a.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

A great day for Goutham Krishna

The 34th National Under-12 Open champion, Goutham Krishna H had a fantastic day. First he drew with strong GM from Azerbaijan, Azer Mirozev in the fifth round. Then he seized his opportunity in the sixth round when GM Stany G A made an inaccurate decision in time trouble.

IM Viani Antonio Dcunha defeated the top seed GM Sethuraman S P to register his sixth win in-a-row | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

20th Delhi GM Open 2023 will take place from 23rd to 30th March | Photo: Official site

Round 5: Goutham, Kishore and Samarateja shine against GMs

The 34th National Under-12 Open champion, Goutham Krishna H (1990) held GM Azer Mirzoev (AZE, 2437) to a draw. Kishore Kumar Jaganathan (1823) drew with his second consecutive Grandmaster of the event, GM Lalit Rohit (2544). Samarateja K (1571) shared the point with GM Saptarshi Roy (2370).

Goutham Krishna H - GM Azer Mirzoev (AZE): 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Kishore Kumar Jaganathan - GM Lalit Rohit: 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

"I prepared till 1 a.m. before the game" - Daaevik Wadhawan | Video: ChessBase India

Round 6: Neelash, Viani and Goutham score big wins

The 50th National Junior Open champion, IM Neelash Saha, IM Viani Antonio Dcunha and Goutham Krishna H defeated GM Boris Savchenko, GM Sethuraman S P and GM Stany G A respectively.

Savchenko - Neelash

Position after 22.Kc3

IM Neelash Saha (2444) in his signature style launched an attack at the center of the board. His opponent, GM Boris Savchenko (2552) decided to run away with his king 22.Kc3 but he was unsuccessful. 22...Rxe3+! was the killer blow 23.fxe3 Rxe3+ 24.Kb4 Bxh5 25.Qd2 Qe7+ 26.Nc5 b6 and checkmate is inevitable.

IM Neelash Saha on his win over GM Boris Savchenko | Video: ChessBase India

GM Boris Savchenko suffered a crushing loss against IM Neelash Saha | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Sethuraman - Viani

Position after 16.Ne5

It is quite difficult to fathom that GM Sethuraman S P (2639) allowed 16...Nb2 and blundered an exchange for almost no compensation. Perhaps he had a momentary blindspot or just wanted to sacrifice the exchange. 16...Nb2 17.Qc2 Nxd1 18.Rxd1 Nh5 19.h4 Nxf4 20.exf4 Bxe5 21.dxe5 Qc7 and Black won the game in another four moves.

IM Viani Antonio Dcunha on crushing the top seed GM Sethuraman in 25 moves | Video: ChessBase India

IM Viani Antonio Dcunha would surely like to earn his second GM-norm at this event | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Stany - Goutham

Position after 36.Rf7+

In a sharp position, White faltered 36.Rf7+ Kh6! 37.Rxb7 Nc1 38.Qf3 Qe1+ 39.Kh2 Ne2 and White resigned as the only way for White to stop the checkmate was to give up the queen.

Goutham Krishna H on his win against GM Stany G A | Video: ChessBase India

Goutham Krishna H is a strong kid from Kerala | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

A one-move piece blunder in the endgame cost GM Kirill Stupak dearly against GM Aravindh Chithambaram | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Final moments: GM Alexei Fedorov vs Ethan Vaz | Video: ChessBase India

GM Alexei Fedorov - Ethan Vaz: 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

A differently abled player pondering over his next move | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

A glimpse of the tournament hall | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

For more Round 5 and Round 6 photos, please click at the respective links.

89-year-old T V Subramanian | Video: ChessBase India

A special look at 20th Delhi GM Open 2023 | Video: ChessBase India

A total of 1060 players including 19 GMs and 10 IMs are taking part from 13 countries across the world including India. The eight day ten-round Swiss League Rating tournament is being organized by Delhi Chess Association from 23rd to 30th March 2023 at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi. The time control of the tournament is 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.

Replay Round 5-6 games

Round 6 results

Bo.	No.		Name	Typ	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Typ	Rtg	No.	PGN
1	19	GM	Stupak, Kirill		2413	5	0 - 1	5	GM	Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr.		2607	2	PGN
2	5	GM	Mchedlishvili, Mikheil		2569	5	½ - ½	5	GM	Paichadze, Luka		2515	10	PGN
3	21	IM	Audi, Ameya		2387	5	0 - 1	5	GM	Murzin, Volodar		2554	6	PGN
4	7	GM	Savchenko, Boris		2552	5	0 - 1	5	IM	Neelash Saha,		2444	14	PGN
5	9	GM	Krasenkow, Michal	S60	2527	5	½ - ½	5	IM	Madaminov, Mukhiddin		2436	16	PGN
6	1	GM	Sethuraman, S.P.		2639	4½	0 - 1	5	IM	Viani Antonio Dcunha,		2386	22	PGN
7	51	FM	Ramakrishna, J.		2053	4½	0 - 1	4½	GM	Pantsulaia, Levan		2597	3	PGN
8	54		Patil, Harshal		2023	4½	0 - 1	4½	GM	Kobalia, Mikhail		2577	4	PGN
9	11	GM	Stany, G.A.		2494	4½	0 - 1	4½		Goutham Krishna H,	U15	1990	60	PGN
10	13	GM	Fedorov, Alexei		2477	4½	½ - ½	4½	AIM	Vaz, Ethan	U15	1949	66
11	15	GM	Mirzoev, Azer		2437	4½	1 - 0	4½		Saranya Y,		1932	68
12	17	GM	Deepan, Chakkravarthy J.		2432	4½	1 - 0	4½		Daaevik Wadhawan,	U15	1886	78
13	71		Sudhanshu Ranjan,		1912	4½	0 - 1	4½	GM	Dzhumaev, Marat		2428	18
14	80		Jani, Kushal R		1875	4½	0 - 1	4½	IM	Anuj Shrivatri,		2407	20
15	85		Ajay, Virwani		1859	4½	0 - 1	4½	GM	Teterev, Vitaly		2377	24
16	88		Anup, Shankar R		1848	4½	1 - 0	4½	IM	Avinash, Ramesh		2319	26
17	91		Arul Anandh S P K,		1843	4½	½ - ½	4½		Srihari L,		2289	28
18	94		Prithvvi Singh,		1841	4½	0 - 1	4½	FM	Suyarov, Mukhammadzokhid	U15	2281	30
19	96		Harshit Ranjan Sahu,		1837	4½	½ - ½	4½	FM	Rakhmatullaev, Almas		2275	32
20	33	FM	Zhakshylykov, Erzhan		2274	4½	1 - 0	4½		Vivaan Vishal Shah,	U15	1833	98
21	151		Sathvik Adiga,	U15	1690	4½	½ - ½	4½	FM	Matta, Vinay Kumar		2190	38
22	23	IM	Nitin, S.		2381	4	1 - 0	4½		Saparya Ghosh,	U15	1615	207
23	147		Mishra, Kamad		1693	4	0 - 1	4	GM	Lalit Babu M R,		2544	8
24	160		Shankhodip De,	U15	1671	4	0 - 1	4	GM	Aleksandrov, Aleksej		2484	12
25	27	FM	Orozbaev, Eldiar		2313	4	1 - 0	4		Jain, Kushagra	U15	1694	146

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Standings after Round 6

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	14	IM	Neelash Saha,			IND	2444	Gj	6	23,5	26,5	26,50
2	2	GM	Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr.			IND	2607	Tn	6	23	26	26,00
3	6	GM	Murzin, Volodar			FID	2554	FID	6	22,5	25,5	25,50
4	22	IM	Viani Antonio Dcunha,			IND	2386	Ka	6	22	25,5	25,50
5	33	FM	Zhakshylykov, Erzhan			KGZ	2274	KGZ	5,5	24,5	27	24,25
6	10	GM	Paichadze, Luka			GEO	2515	GEO	5,5	22,5	26,5	23,75
7	15	GM	Mirzoev, Azer			AZE	2437	AZE	5,5	22,5	26	23,25
8	4	GM	Kobalia, Mikhail			FID	2577	FID	5,5	22,5	25,5	22,75
	5	GM	Mchedlishvili, Mikheil			GEO	2569	GEO	5,5	22,5	25,5	22,75
	9	GM	Krasenkow, Michal	S60		POL	2527	POL	5,5	22,5	25,5	22,75
11	16	IM	Madaminov, Mukhiddin			UZB	2436	UZB	5,5	22,5	25	22,25
12	60		Goutham Krishna H,	U15		IND	1990	Kl	5,5	22	25,5	22,75
13	18	GM	Dzhumaev, Marat			UZB	2428	UZB	5,5	22	24	21,50
14	30	FM	Suyarov, Mukhammadzokhid	U15		UZB	2281	UZB	5,5	21,5	24	21,50
15	3	GM	Pantsulaia, Levan			GEO	2597	GEO	5,5	21	23,5	21,25
16	88		Anup, Shankar R			IND	1848	Tn	5,5	20,5	24	21,75
17	20	IM	Anuj Shrivatri,			IND	2407	Mp	5,5	20,5	23,5	21,25
18	24	GM	Teterev, Vitaly			FID	2377	FID	5,5	20	23	21,25
19	17	GM	Deepan, Chakkravarthy J.			IND	2432	Tn	5,5	19,5	21	18,75
20	23	IM	Nitin, S.			IND	2381	Tn	5	24,5	27,5	21,50
21	37		Aswath S,	U15		IND	2214	Tn	5	23,5	26,5	20,50
22	19	GM	Stupak, Kirill			FID	2413	FID	5	23	26	20,00
23	21	IM	Audi, Ameya			IND	2387	Ga	5	22,5	25,5	19,50
24	28		Srihari L,			IND	2289	Py	5	22,5	25	20,25
25	32	FM	Rakhmatullaev, Almas			UZB	2275	UZB	5	22	25	20,25

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Round 7 pairings

Bo.	No.		Name	Typ	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Typ	Rtg	No.
1	2	GM	Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr.		2607	6		6	IM	Neelash Saha,		2444	14
2	6	GM	Murzin, Volodar		2554	6		6	IM	Viani Antonio Dcunha,		2386	22
3	3	GM	Pantsulaia, Levan		2597	5½		5½	GM	Deepan, Chakkravarthy J.		2432	17
4	4	GM	Kobalia, Mikhail		2577	5½		5½	GM	Dzhumaev, Marat		2428	18
5	20	IM	Anuj Shrivatri,		2407	5½		5½	GM	Mchedlishvili, Mikheil		2569	5
6	24	GM	Teterev, Vitaly		2377	5½		5½	GM	Krasenkow, Michal	S60	2527	9
7	10	GM	Paichadze, Luka		2515	5½		5½	FM	Zhakshylykov, Erzhan		2274	33
8	30	FM	Suyarov, Mukhammadzokhid	U15	2281	5½		5½	GM	Mirzoev, Azer		2437	15
9	16	IM	Madaminov, Mukhiddin		2436	5½		5½		Anup, Shankar R		1848	88
10	60		Goutham Krishna H,	U15	1990	5½		5	GM	Savchenko, Boris		2552	7
11	8	GM	Lalit Babu M R,		2544	5		5		Apoorv Kamble,	U15	1909	72
12	12	GM	Aleksandrov, Aleksej		2484	5		5		Swayham, P Das	U15	1906	73
13	82		Badamundi, Tapan		1862	5		5	GM	Fedorov, Alexei		2477	13
14	86		Sharma, Vivek		1859	5		5	GM	Stupak, Kirill		2413	19
15	92		Selvamurugan, B		1843	5		5	IM	Audi, Ameya		2387	21
16	101		Kishore Kumar Jaganathan,		1823	5		5	IM	Nitin, S.		2381	23
17	122		Sriram Adarsh Uppala,	U15	1752	5		5	FM	Orozbaev, Eldiar		2313	27
18	28		Srihari L,		2289	5		5		Vengatesh Krishnan C,		1863	81
19	128		Vatsal, Singla	U15	1735	5		5	IM	Ratnakaran, K.		2275	31
20	32	FM	Rakhmatullaev, Almas		2275	5		5		Arul Anandh S P K,		1843	91
21	36	CM	Rajarishi Karthi,		2244	5		5		Harshit Ranjan Sahu,		1837	96
22	130		Agarwal, Mukund H	U15	1729	5		5		Aswath S,	U15	2214	37
23	38	FM	Matta, Vinay Kumar		2190	5		5		Dishank Sachin Bajaj,		1727	131
24	140	AGM	Vishal Choudary B,		1708	5		5	IM	Deshmukh, Anup		2129	41
25	46	WFM	Lasya G,		2095	5		5		Dhruva, Thota	U15	1705	141

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