30th Abu Dhabi Masters R2: Goutham Krishna draws with Ivanchuk

by Shahid Ahmed - 17/08/2024

13-year-old IM-elect FM Goutham Krishna H held the legend - GM Vasyl Ivanchuk (UKR) to a draw in Round 2 of 30th Abu Dhabi Masters 2024. Five Indians out of 18 players are currently at 2/2. They are - IM Srihari L R, IM Muthaiah Al, IM Harikrishnan A Ra, GM Pranav V and GM-elect IM Rathanvel V S. IM Ayush Sharma drew with GM Leon Luke Mendonca. IM Ameya Audi missed a win against GM Nikolas Theodorou (GRE). IM Harsh Suresh shaed the point with GM Pranav Anand. FM Harshit Pawar held the reigning World Junior Girls champion - IM Divya Deshmukh. Kushal R Jani defended well against the UAE no.1, GM Salem Saleh to share the point. Today is a rest day for the Classical events. Eleven rounds of Blitz will be played from the same time. Round 3 starts tomorrow, 18th August at 5 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

Theodorou escapes against Ameya, Kushal defends well against Salem

Ankit Ray defeated GM Darini Pouria (IRI). IM-elect FM Karthik Rajaa drew with the Africa no.1, Dr. GM Bassem Amin. Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy, IM Vantika Agrawal, FM Mohamed Anees M, FM Daaevik Wadhawan, WGM Nandhidhaa P V, IM Jubin Jimmy, Sriansh Das, WIM Isha Sharma and CM Rajesh Nayak drew with GM Abhimanyu Puranik, GM Francesco Sonis (ITA), IM Mukhiddin Madaminov (UZB), IM Arystanbek Urazayev (KAZ), IM Ilamparthi A R, GM Attila Czebe (HUN), GM Zaur Mammadov (AZE), GM Irina Krush (USA) and IM Sidhant Mohapatra respectively. FM Namitbir Singh Walia defeated IM Erik Hedman (SWE).

IM-elect FM Goutham Krishna H held the legend - GM Vasyl Ivanchuk (UKR) to a draw

GM Prraneeth Vuppala (pictured) - GM Javokhir Sindarov (UZB): 0.5-0.5

GM Leon Luke Mendonca - IM Ayush Sharma: 0.5-0.5

Ameya - Theodorou

Position after 39...Nxc4

IM Ameya Audi (2407) needed to keep his bishop on the board 40.Rd1. Instead, 40.Rd4? Qxc1 41.Rxc4 Qd2 42.Qd4 Rxf2+! allowed GM Nikolas Theodorou (GRE, 2619) to get back in the game and it ended in a draw.

IM Ameya Audi allowed GM Nikolas Theodorou (GRE) to escape with a draw

GM Pranav Anand - IM Harsh Suresh (pictured): 0.5-0.5

Final moments: GM Salem Saleh (UAE) - Kushal R Jani | Video: ChessBase India

Kushal R Jani held UAE no.1 - GM Salem Saleh to a draw

IM Vantika Agrawal (pictured) - GM Francesco Sonis (ITA): 0.5-0.5

WIM Isha Sharma (pictured) - GM Irina Krush (USA): 0.5-0.5

GM Darini Pouria (IRI) - Ankit Ray (pictured): 0.5-0.5

FM Namitbir Singh Walia (pictured) - IM Erik Hedman (SWE): 1-0

Round 2 in progress

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A total of 213 players including 49 GMs, 71 IMs, 2 WGMs and 6 WIMs are taking part from 44 countries across the world. The tournament is being organized by Abu Dhabi Chess Club & Mind Games from 15th to 24th August 2024 at Radisson Blu Hotel & Resort in Abu Dhabi Corniche Abu Dhabi, UAE. The nine-round Swiss league tournament has a time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.

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Round 2 results

Rd.	Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	No.
2	3	67	GM	Prraneeth Vuppala	2456	1	½ - ½	1	GM	Sindarov Javokhir	2674	4
2	6	71	FM	Goutham Krishna H	2446	1	½ - ½	1	GM	Ivanchuk Vasyl	2648	12
2	8	15	GM	Mendonca Leon Luke	2621	1	½ - ½	1	IM	Ayush Sharma	2449	70
2	9	97	IM	Audi Ameya	2407	1	½ - ½	1	GM	Theodorou Nikolas	2619	16
2	11	21	GM	Pranav V	2598	1	1 - 0	1	IM	Mayank Chakraborty	2425	84
2	12	99	FM	Banh Gia Huy	2403	1	½ - ½	1	GM	Pranesh M	2598	22
2	16	29	GM	Pranav Anand	2552	1	½ - ½	1	IM	Harsh Suresh	2418	88
2	19	154		Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi	2332	1	0 - 1	1	GM	Dai Changren	2532	34
2	23	43	IM	Srihari L R	2500	1	1 - 0	1		Galopoulos Nikolaos	2400	100
2	25	49	IM	Muthaiah Al	2482	1	1 - 0	1	FM	Hakobyan Erik	2393	102
2	28	53	IM	Rathanvel V S	2474	1	1 - 0	1	CM	Xie Kaifan	2391	104
2	29	191	FM	Pawar Harshit	2284	1	½ - ½	1	IM	Divya Deshmukh	2472	54
2	31	217		Ahmad Al Romaithi	1946	1	0 - 1	1	IM	Harikrishnan.A.Ra	2468	58
2	34	9	GM	Salem A.R. Saleh	2652	½	½ - ½	1		Jani Kushal R	2106	215
2	35	114	FM	Ashraf Artin	2383	½	0 - 1	½	GM	Aravindh Chithambaram Vr.	2703	2
2	36	110	FM	Karthik Rajaa	2388	½	½ - ½	½	GM	Amin Bassem	2667	6
2	37	118	IM	Aitbayev Aslan	2380	½	0 - 1	½	GM	Sadhwani Raunak	2653	8
2	38	116	FM	Soham Kamotra	2382	½	0 - 1	½	GM	Narayanan S L	2649	10

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Standings after Round 2

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB2
1	155	FM	Yadegar, Radin	IRI	2331	2	1
2	1	GM	Tabatabaei, M. Amin	IRI	2712	2	1
3	3	GM	Predke, Alexandr	SRB	2685	2	1
4	43	IM	Srihari, L R	IND	2500	2	1
5	49	IM	Muthaiah, Al	IND	2482	2	1
6	34	GM	Dai, Changren	CHN	2532	2	1
7	82	IM	Wang, Shixu B	CHN	2427	2	1
8	5	GM	Anton Guijarro, David	ESP	2669	2	1
9	7	GM	Yakubboev, Nodirbek	UZB	2655	2	1
10	14	GM	Murzin, Volodar	FID	2641	2	1
11	25	GM	Tin, Jingyao	SGP	2575	2	1
12	28	GM	Lodici, Lorenzo	ITA	2562	2	1
13	58	IM	Harikrishnan.A.Ra,	IND	2468	2	1
14	21	GM	Pranav, V	IND	2598	2	1
15	53	IM	Rathanvel, V S	IND	2474	2	1
16	59	IM	Tarhan, Adar	TUR	2467	2	1
17	50	GM	Zhu, Jiner	CHN	2479	2	1
18	52	IM	Pang, Tao	CHN	2476	2	1
19	67	GM	Prraneeth, Vuppala	IND	2456	1,5	1,5
20	70	IM	Ayush, Sharma	IND	2449	1,5	1,5

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Round 3 pairings

Rd.	Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Pts.	Pts.		Name	Rtg	No.
3	1	43	IM	Srihari L R	2500	2	2	GM	Tabatabaei M. Amin	2712	1
3	4	58	IM	Harikrishnan.A.Ra	2468	2	2	GM	Yakubboev Nodirbek	2655	7
3	5	14	GM	Murzin Volodar	2641	2	2	IM	Muthaiah Al	2482	49
3	6	82	IM	Wang Shixu B	2427	2	2	GM	Pranav V	2598	21
3	8	28	GM	Lodici Lorenzo	2562	2	2	IM	Rathanvel V S	2474	53
3	10	2	GM	Aravindh Chithambaram Vr.	2703	1½	1½	IM	Saydaliev Saidakbar	2469	57
3	12	8	GM	Sadhwani Raunak	2653	1½	1½	GM	Prraneeth Vuppala	2456	67
3	13	10	GM	Narayanan S L	2649	1½	1½	IM	Ayush Sharma	2449	70
3	15	74	FM	Mamedov Edgar	2443	1½	1½	GM	Mendonca Leon Luke	2621	15
3	16	16	GM	Theodorou Nikolas	2619	1½	1½	FM	Goutham Krishna H	2446	71
3	19	22	GM	Pranesh M	2598	1½	1½	FM	Senthil Maran K	2411	95
3	20	26	GM	Supi Luis Paulo	2571	1½	1½	IM	Audi Ameya	2407	97
3	21	88	IM	Harsh Suresh	2418	1½	1½	GM	Bharath Subramaniyam H	2566	27
3	22	90	IM	Nigmatov Ortik	2415	1½	1½	GM	Pranav Anand	2552	29
3	25	96	FM	Ermitsch Magnus	2410	1½	1½	GM	Adhiban B.	2532	33
3	27	185	FM	Wagh Suyog	2296	1½	1½	GM	Ohanyan Emin	2519	37
3	29	199	FM	Bagwe Gaurang	2248	1½	1½	IM	Siddharth Jagadeesh	2516	39
3	32	203		Ankit Ray	2224	1½	1½	GM	Chanda Sandipan	2488	45
3	33	48	IM	Szpar Milosz	2483	1½	1½	FM	Pawar Harshit	2284	191
3	34	215		Jani Kushal R	2106	1½	1½	IM	Suyarov Mukhammadzokhid	2477	51

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