20th Delhi GM Open 2023 R8: Aravindh is back in the lead

by Shahid Ahmed - 29/03/2023

The reigning three-time National Rapid and Blitz champion, GM Aravindh Chithambaram got himself back in the lead. He defeated GM Marat Dzhumaev when the Uzbek's positional exchange sacrifice did not work out the way he wanted. GM Michal Krasenkow drew with GM Volodar Murzin which means both Volodar and Aravindh are at 7.5/8 each. They will inevitably face each other in the penultimate round. IM Neelash Saha drew with GM Luka Paichadze and the current National Sub-Junior champion, S Aswath held the strong GM Lalit Rohit to a draw. Over a dozen players are trailing the tournament leaders by a half point at 7/8 each. Round 9 starts today at 10 a.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

15 players in pursuit

Commonwealth and Asian Youth Under-12 Gold medalist, 11-year-old Ethan Vaz held IM Viani Antonio Dcunha to a draw. WFM Lasya G and Sarayu Velpula are currently top female performers at 6.5/8 each.

GM Aravindh Chithambaram scored a fine victory to propel himself to the top of the leaderboard | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

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

Marat - Aravindh

GM Marat Dzhumaev (UZB, 2428) made a nice positional exchange sacrifice to gain an initiative on the kingside against GM Aravindh Chithambaram (2607).

Position after 18...b5

White went 19.Rxa5 Qxa5 20.hxg5 Qd8 21.Qd2 hxg5 22.Nd4 Bb7 23.Nf5 Re8 24.Nxg7 Re5! That's why Aravindh is such a strong player. Instead of recapturing at g7, he decided to improve his rook's position as he can regain the piece in the next move too. 25.Nh5 Rxd5 26.Bd3 Re5 27.Qf2? Qe7 and White's compensation is no longer there. Black has consolidated his position. Although the king looks quite vulnerable, practically not much can be done about it.

GM Aravindh Chithamaram played really well to beat GM Marat Dzhumaev (UZB) | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

16-year-old super talent vs 59-year-old super coach | Michal Krasenkow vs Volodar Murzin | Video: ChessBase India

IM Neelash Saha - GM Luka Paichadze (GEO): 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Aswath - Lalit

The reigning 47th National Sub-Junior Open champion, Aswath S (2214) had a substantial advantage against GM Lalit Rohit (2544) in the middlegame. However, it was not easy to convert it into a win. He tried to score a win till the very end, however the strong GM ensured that a half point is the maximum his opponent is going to get.

I started playing chess when I was three years old - Aswath S | Video: ChessBase India

Aswath S is definitely the talent to watch out for | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

11-year-old Reyan's incredible defence against GM Vitaly Teterev | Video: ChessBase India

My Father motivates me to play chess - Daksh Goyal, National Amateur Below 2000 Champion | Video: ChessBase India

Round 8 in progress | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

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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 8 games

Round 8 results

Bo.	No.		Name	Typ	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Typ	Rtg	No.	PGN
1	9	GM	Krasenkow, Michal	S60	2527	6½	½ - ½	7	GM	Murzin, Volodar		2554	6	PGN
2	18	GM	Dzhumaev, Marat		2428	6½	0 - 1	6½	GM	Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr.		2607	2	PGN
3	14	IM	Neelash Saha,		2444	6½	½ - ½	6½	GM	Paichadze, Luka		2515	10	PGN
4	5	GM	Mchedlishvili, Mikheil		2569	6	1 - 0	6½	IM	Madaminov, Mukhiddin		2436	16	PGN
5	31	IM	Ratnakaran, K.		2275	6	0 - 1	6	GM	Pantsulaia, Levan		2597	3	PGN
6	7	GM	Savchenko, Boris		2552	6	1 - 0	6		Srihari L,		2289	28	PGN
7	37		Aswath S,	U15	2214	6	½ - ½	6	GM	Lalit Babu M R,		2544	8	PGN
8	41	IM	Deshmukh, Anup		2129	6	0 - 1	6	GM	Aleksandrov, Aleksej		2484	12	PGN
9	13	GM	Fedorov, Alexei		2477	6	1 - 0	6	FM	Suyarov, Mukhammadzokhid	U15	2281	30	PGN
10	15	GM	Mirzoev, Azer		2437	6	0 - 1	6	FM	Rakhmatullaev, Almas		2275	32
11	17	GM	Deepan, Chakkravarthy J.		2432	6	1 - 0	6	CM	Rajarishi Karthi,		2244	36
12	19	GM	Stupak, Kirill		2413	6	1 - 0	6	AFM	Pawar, Harshit		1992	59
13	65	CM	Daakshin Arun,	U15	1960	6	0 - 1	6	IM	Anuj Shrivatri,		2407	20
14	21	IM	Audi, Ameya		2387	6	1 - 0	6		Arpith S Bijoy,	U15	1966	64
15	22	IM	Viani Antonio Dcunha,		2386	6	½ - ½	6	AIM	Vaz, Ethan	U15	1949	66
16	23	IM	Nitin, S.		2381	6	1 - 0	6		Sathvik Adiga,	U15	1690	151
17	27	FM	Orozbaev, Eldiar		2313	6	1 - 0	6		Gadhavi Veerbhadrasinh,	U15	1610	211
18	1	GM	Sethuraman, S.P.		2639	5½	1 - 0	5½		Anup, Shankar R		1848	88
19	97		Nirgun Keval,		1833	5½	0 - 1	5½	GM	Kobalia, Mikhail		2577	4
20	11	GM	Stany, G.A.		2494	5½	1 - 0	5½		Prithvvi Singh,		1841	94
21	105		Reyan, Md.	U15	1818	5½	½ - ½	5½	GM	Teterev, Vitaly		2377	24
22	25	GM	Saptarshi, Roy		2370	5½	½ - ½	5½		Vivaan Vishal Shah,	U15	1833	98
23	33	FM	Zhakshylykov, Erzhan		2274	5½	½ - ½	5½		Neelabh Jyoti Borthakur,		1712	138
24	115		Saksham, Singh	U15	1783	5½	0 - 1	5½	FM	Harsh, Suresh		2261	34
25	123		Mhamane Sourabh,		1751	5½	1 - 0	5½		Sai Vishwesh.C,		2245	35

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Standings after Round 8

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	6	GM	Murzin, Volodar			FID	2554	FID	7,5	44,5	47,5	44,00
2	2	GM	Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr.			IND	2607	Tn	7,5	42,5	45,5	42,00
3	5	GM	Mchedlishvili, Mikheil			GEO	2569	GEO	7	43	47	40,00
4	10	GM	Paichadze, Luka			GEO	2515	GEO	7	42,5	47	40,00
5	14	IM	Neelash Saha,			IND	2444	Gj	7	42,5	46,5	39,25
6	7	GM	Savchenko, Boris			FID	2552	FID	7	41	44,5	37,50
7	9	GM	Krasenkow, Michal	S60		POL	2527	POL	7	40,5	44,5	37,50
8	32	FM	Rakhmatullaev, Almas			UZB	2275	UZB	7	40	44	37,50
9	20	IM	Anuj Shrivatri,			IND	2407	Mp	7	40	43,5	37,50
10	21	IM	Audi, Ameya			IND	2387	Ga	7	39,5	43,5	36,00
11	13	GM	Fedorov, Alexei			FID	2477	FID	7	39,5	43	37,00
12	3	GM	Pantsulaia, Levan			GEO	2597	GEO	7	39,5	43	36,50
13	23	IM	Nitin, S.			IND	2381	Tn	7	39,5	43	35,50
14	19	GM	Stupak, Kirill			FID	2413	FID	7	39,5	42,5	35,00
15	27	FM	Orozbaev, Eldiar			KGZ	2313	KGZ	7	38,5	43,5	37,75
16	17	GM	Deepan, Chakkravarthy J.			IND	2432	Tn	7	38	41,5	35,25
17	12	GM	Aleksandrov, Aleksej			FID	2484	FID	7	36,5	40	35,25
18	22	IM	Viani Antonio Dcunha,			IND	2386	Ka	6,5	43	47,5	36,75
19	16	IM	Madaminov, Mukhiddin			UZB	2436	UZB	6,5	42	46	35,50
20	18	GM	Dzhumaev, Marat			UZB	2428	UZB	6,5	42	45	34,75
21	37		Aswath S,	U15		IND	2214	Tn	6,5	41,5	45	34,25
22	4	GM	Kobalia, Mikhail			FID	2577	FID	6,5	41	45	35,50
23	1	GM	Sethuraman, S.P.			IND	2639	Tn	6,5	40,5	44	34,00
24	66	AIM	Vaz, Ethan	U15		IND	1949	Ga	6,5	39,5	43	34,00
25	11	GM	Stany, G.A.			IND	2494	Ka	6,5	39	43	33,75

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Round 9 pairings

Bo.	No.		Name	Typ	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Typ	Rtg	No.
1	2	GM	Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr.		2607	7½		7½	GM	Murzin, Volodar		2554	6
2	3	GM	Pantsulaia, Levan		2597	7		7	IM	Neelash Saha,		2444	14
3	17	GM	Deepan, Chakkravarthy J.		2432	7		7	GM	Mchedlishvili, Mikheil		2569	5
4	19	GM	Stupak, Kirill		2413	7		7	GM	Savchenko, Boris		2552	7
5	20	IM	Anuj Shrivatri,		2407	7		7	GM	Krasenkow, Michal	S60	2527	9
6	10	GM	Paichadze, Luka		2515	7		7	IM	Audi, Ameya		2387	21
7	12	GM	Aleksandrov, Aleksej		2484	7		7	IM	Nitin, S.		2381	23
8	32	FM	Rakhmatullaev, Almas		2275	7		7	GM	Fedorov, Alexei		2477	13
9	1	GM	Sethuraman, S.P.		2639	6½		7	FM	Orozbaev, Eldiar		2313	27
10	4	GM	Kobalia, Mikhail		2577	6½		6½		Bhosale, Shriraj		1948	67
11	8	GM	Lalit Babu M R,		2544	6½		6½		Sarthak Rawat,		1890	77
12	46	WFM	Lasya G,		2095	6½		6½	GM	Stany, G.A.		2494	11
13	16	IM	Madaminov, Mukhiddin		2436	6½		6½		Mhamane Sourabh,		1751	123
14	60		Goutham Krishna H,	U15	1990	6½		6½	GM	Dzhumaev, Marat		2428	18
15	70		Velpula, Sarayu		1921	6½		6½	IM	Viani Antonio Dcunha,		2386	22
16	34	FM	Harsh, Suresh		2261	6½		6½		Mithiran A,	U15	1748	125
17	66	AIM	Vaz, Ethan	U15	1949	6½		6½		Aswath S,	U15	2214	37
18	24	GM	Teterev, Vitaly		2377	6		6½		Dhruva, Thota	U15	1705	141
19	108		Dinesh Kumar Jaganathan,		1799	6		6	GM	Mirzoev, Azer		2437	15
20	114		Patil Priyanshu,		1788	6		6	GM	Saptarshi, Roy		2370	25
21	28		Srihari L,		2289	6		6		Daksh Goyal,	U15	1799	107
22	30	FM	Suyarov, Mukhammadzokhid	U15	2281	6		6		Choudhary, Jitendra Kumar		1791	111
23	120		Sachi Jain,	U15	1756	6		6	IM	Ratnakaran, K.		2275	31
24	122		Sriram Adarsh Uppala,	U15	1752	6		6	FM	Zhakshylykov, Erzhan		2274	33
25	36	CM	Rajarishi Karthi,		2244	6		6	CM	Mrithyunjay Mahadevan,	U15	1769	117

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