Fedoseev wins double at 27th Abu Dhabi Masters, Raunak third in Blitz
Third seed in Rapid and top seed in Blitz, Vladimir Fedoseev won both Rapid and Blitz event at 27th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival Masters. The Russian started both events with a loss - Alan Pichot in Rapid and Raunak Sadhwani in Blitz. However, he managed to recover well, score 7.0/9 in Rapid and 6.5/9 in Blitz to win US$ 5000 and 1500 respectively as his prize. Raunak scored 5.0/9 in Rapid to secure ninth place. He made 6.0/9 in Blitz to claim the third place and win US$ 750. The 15-year-old gained 38 Elo rating points in each event. Photo: Adchessfestival
Raunak beats Fedoseev in Blitz
It is said the next best thing to winning the tournament is to beat the eventual winner of the tournament. Raunak had a successful outing at the 27th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival Masters Rapid and Blitz event as he finished third in Blitz. However, the best part has to be beating Vladimir Fedoseev in the first round of Blitz. That was Fedoseev's sole loss in the Blitz event.
Blitz Round 1: Raunak - Fedoseev: 1-0
Raunak's biggest win of 27th Abu Dhabi Chess Festival Masters is against Vladimir Fedoseev in the first round of Blitz. Fedoseev had won the Rapid event already, and he went on to win the Blitz too after suffering this loss.
37...Kf7 probably would have prolonged the fight. 37...Nb6 speeds things up in White's favor 38.Ra6 forces the rook exchange and the resultant minor piece ending with a passed pawn for White at a6 is completely winning for White.
Rapid Round 9: Raunak - Adam: 1-0
Raunak scored only two wins and six draws in Rapid. His second win was in the last round against GM Adam Tukhaev (UKR).
Black's position was already difficult. 15...e4 did not help his case either. 16.dxe4 Bxe4 17.Nfxd4 and Black lost a pawn for no compensation.
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The tournament 27th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival Masters Rapid took place from 12th to 14th December and the Blitz event took place on 15th December at Sofitel Abu Dhabi Hotel, Dubai in Dubai, UAE. Three rounds of Rapid games were played per day. Time control for Rapid was 25 minutes + 10 seconds increment. Time control for Blitz was 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment. The event was organized by Abu Dhabi Chess Club & Mind Games.
Rapid Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
| 1 | 3 | GM | Fedoseev Vladimir | RUS | 2692 | 7,0 | 0,0 | 2560 | 43,5 | |
| 2 | 7 | GM | Amin Bassem | EGY | 2614 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 2585 | 45,5 | |
| 3 | 8 | GM | Erdos Viktor | HUN | 2601 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 2593 | 47,5 | |
| 4 | 5 | GM | Eljanov Pavel | UKR | 2641 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 2588 | 47,0 | |
| 5 | 14 | GM | Fridman Daniel | GER | 2542 | 5,5 | 0,5 | 2607 | 45,0 | |
| 6 | 10 | GM | Mchedlishvili Mikheil | GEO | 2589 | 5,5 | 0,5 | 2530 | 40,5 | |
| 7 | 16 | GM | Maghsoodloo Parham | IRI | 2512 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 2622 | 49,5 | |
| 8 | 11 | GM | Jumabayev Rinat | KAZ | 2562 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 2618 | 49,5 | |
| 9 | 18 | GM | Sadhwani Raunak | IND | 2454 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 2606 | 40,5 | |
| 10 | 12 | GM | Socko Bartosz | POL | 2562 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 2597 | 44,0 | |
| 11 | 9 | GM | Ivanisevic Ivan | SRB | 2593 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 2582 | 43,5 | |
| 12 | 20 | GM | Bellahcene Bilel | ALG | 2397 | 4,5 | 0,0 | 2598 | 37,5 | |
| 13 | 1 | GM | Salem A.R. Saleh | UAE | 2729 | 4,5 | 0,0 | 2576 | 42,0 | |
| 14 | 22 | GM | Harutyunyan Tigran K. | ARM | 2371 | 4,5 | 0,0 | 2571 | 38,5 | |
| 15 | 15 | GM | Pichot Alan | ARG | 2523 | 4,5 | 0,0 | 2511 | 35,0 | |
| 16 | 6 | GM | Van Wely Loek | NED | 2635 | 4,5 | 0,0 | 2502 | 39,5 | |
| 17 | 4 | GM | Kovalev Vladislav | FID | 2647 | 4,5 | 0,0 | 2474 | 30,0 | |
| 18 | 23 | GM | Sargsyan Shant | ARM | 2344 | 4,0 | 0,0 | 2546 | 40,5 | |
| 19 | 2 | GM | Moussard Jules | FRA | 2722 | 4,0 | 0,0 | 2529 | 42,5 | |
| 20 | 17 | GM | Romanov Evgeny | RUS | 2493 | 4,0 | 0,0 | 2525 | 34,0 | |
| 21 | 13 | GM | Tukhaev Adam | UKR | 2550 | 3,0 | 0,0 | 2530 | 33,0 | |
| 22 | 19 | IM | Dimakiling Oliver | PHI | 2434 | 1,5 | 1,5 | 2537 | 37,0 | |
| 23 | 21 | IM | Danilov Vladimir | ROU | 2381 | 1,5 | 1,0 | 2531 | 33,0 | |
| 24 | 24 | IM | Al Hosani Omran | UAE | 2105 | 1,5 | 0,5 | 2522 | 33,5 |
Blitz Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | GM | Fedoseev Vladimir | RUS | 2690 | 6,5 | 1,0 | 2590 | 47,5 | |
| 2 | 11 | GM | Socko Bartosz | POL | 2571 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 2608 | 46,5 | |
| 3 | 13 | GM | Sadhwani Raunak | IND | 2562 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 2605 | 45,5 | |
| 4 | 19 | GM | Bellahcene Bilel | ALG | 2493 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 2600 | 43,5 | |
| 5 | 2 | GM | Fridman Daniel | GER | 2663 | 5,5 | 0,0 | 2610 | 48,5 | |
| 6 | 7 | GM | Amin Bassem | EGY | 2617 | 5,5 | 0,0 | 2560 | 45,5 | |
| 7 | 9 | GM | Erdos Viktor | HUN | 2599 | 5,5 | 0,0 | 2548 | 40,0 | |
| 8 | 4 | GM | Salem A.R. Saleh | UAE | 2642 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 2588 | 44,0 | |
| 9 | 10 | GM | Van Wely Loek | NED | 2593 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 2582 | 41,0 | |
| 10 | 8 | GM | Eljanov Pavel | UKR | 2602 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 2572 | 44,0 | |
| 11 | 3 | GM | Maghsoodloo Parham | IRI | 2655 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 2571 | 39,0 | |
| 12 | 6 | GM | Mchedlishvili Mikheil | GEO | 2618 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 2560 | 40,0 | |
| 13 | 14 | GM | Sargsyan Shant | ARM | 2537 | 4,5 | 0,0 | 2607 | 45,0 | |
| 14 | 12 | GM | Moussard Jules | FRA | 2570 | 4,5 | 0,0 | 2539 | 34,5 | |
| 15 | 18 | GM | Ivanisevic Ivan | SRB | 2499 | 4,5 | 0,0 | 2526 | 34,5 | |
| 16 | 17 | GM | Tukhaev Adam | UKR | 2510 | 4,0 | 0,0 | 2584 | 41,0 | |
| 17 | 5 | GM | Pichot Alan | ARG | 2629 | 4,0 | 0,0 | 2537 | 36,0 | |
| 18 | 16 | GM | Kovalev Vladislav | FID | 2527 | 4,0 | 0,0 | 2526 | 40,0 | |
| 19 | 21 | IM | Dimakiling Oliver | PHI | 2455 | 3,5 | 0,0 | 2530 | 35,0 | |
| 20 | 15 | GM | Jumabayev Rinat | KAZ | 2536 | 3,0 | 0,0 | 2576 | 40,0 | |
| 21 | 22 | GM | Romanov Evgeny | RUS | 2440 | 3,0 | 0,0 | 2559 | 38,5 | |
| 22 | 20 | GM | Harutyunyan Tigran K. | ARM | 2471 | 2,5 | 0,0 | 2527 | 36,0 | |
| 23 | 24 | IM | Danilov Vladimir | ROU | 2222 | 2,0 | 0,5 | 2511 | 32,0 | |
| 24 | 23 | IM | Al Hosani Omran | UAE | 2244 | 2,0 | 0,5 | 2505 | 34,5 |
