30th Abu Dhabi Masters R3: Goutham Krishna trounces Nikolas Theodorou

by Shahid Ahmed - 19/08/2024

13-year-old IM-elect FM Goutham Krishna H defeated GM Nikolas Theodorou (GRE) in Round 3 of 30th Abu Dhabi Masters 2024. The Greece no.1 made a minute positional mistake which the teenager had no trouble capitalizing. IM Srihari L R played fantastic chess against the top seed, GM M Amin Tabatabaei (IRI) to share the point. GM Nodirbek Yakubboev (UZB) and GM Volodar Murzin are the only two players at 3/3 each. They are followed by 36 players including 15 Indians at 2.5/3. 17-year-old untitled Kushal R Jani is having a fantastic tournament. He defeated his second IM of the event, Mukhammadzokhid Suyarov (UZB). Round 4 starts today at 5 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

Kushal continues his good run

GM-elect IM Rathanvel V S drew with GM Lorenzo Lodici (ITA). Second seeded, GM Aravindh Chithambaram scored his second consecutive win. FM Kashish Manoj Jain, FM Mohamed Anees M, WCM Alserkal Rouda Essa (UAE) and FM Nikhil Dixit defeated GM Pablo Salinas Herrera (CHI), IM Arystanbek Urazayev (KAZ), IM Srihari L and IM Jose Daniel Gemy (BOL) respectively. FM Suyog Wagh, FM Gaurang Bagwe, FM Rohit S, Sriansh Das, Priyanshu Patil, WIM Monnisha G K and FM Ojas Kulkarni held GM Emin Ohanyan (ARM), GM Siddharth Jagadeesh (SGP), IM Vugar Manafov (AZE), IM Aaradhya Garg, IM Oliwia Kiolbasa (POL), IM Junhyeok Lee (KOR) and IM Dushyant Sharma to a draw each respectively.

IM-elect FM Goutham Krishna H scored a sublime victory over Greece no.1 - GM Nikolas Theodorou

Theodorou - Goutham: 0-1

GM Nikolas Theodorou (GRE, 2619) is not in his best form. He barely survived against IM Ameya Audi in the previous round, whereas IM-elect FM Goutam Krishna H (2446) drew with the legend, GM Vasyl Ivanchuk (UKR) in the very same round. So it goes without saying that it was the best time for Goutham to face the Greece no.1.

Position after 33.Qa3?

33.Qa3? is a minute positional mistake. Only a careful calculation will make you realize that. His 13-year-old opponent found the move which should not be very difficult to find. 33...Ne6! forces the rook exchange as both White's rook and g5-bishop are under attack. 34.Rxd6 Qxd6 35.h4 h6 36.Bc1 f4 Black beautifully seized his advantage and converted it into a win.

Srihari L R - Tabatabaei

Position after 18...a6

After 16...e5 IM Srihari L R (2500) opted for a sharp line 17.dxe6 Bxe6 18.Ncb5 a6 19.Nxe6 Qxd1 20.Rxd1 Bxa1 21.Nbc7 Re7 22.Bg5 Rd7 23.Rxa1 fxe6 24.Nxe6 and the game eventually fizzed out into a draw. The highlight of the game is certainly the above mentioned sequence where one mistake by either player could have had a completely different outcome.

IM Srihari L R played top class chess against the top seed GM M Amin Tabatabaei (IRI) on the top board

GM Lorenzo Lodici (ITA) - IM Rathanvel V S: 0.5-0.5

Changren - Tarhan

Position after 53...Nc5

GM Changren Dai (CHN, 2532) found the correct move which is the obvious 54.b4! in the above position. IM Adar Tarhan (TUR, 2467) had no choice but to take the b4-pawn axb4 55.Kd2? meandered into a practical draw, although computer misevaluates it to be advantageous for White. Instead of 55.Kd2? White needed to find a computer-like precise continuation to win. Try to find out what it is.

GM Aravindh Chithambaram defeated IM Saidakbar Saydaliev (UZB) after a long battle

FM Suyog Wagh - GM Emin Ohanyan (ARM): 0.5-0.5

FM Gaurang Bagwe (pictured) - GM Siddharth Jagadeesh (SGP): 0.5-0.5

Kushal - Suyarov

Position after 40.Rc3

Kushal R Jani (2106) made a nice rook lift 40.Rc3. Find out his plan. The rook played a key role in White earning a win against IM Mukhammadzokhid Suyarov (UZB, 2477).

Kushal R Jani is playing fantastic as he has already defeated two IMs and drew with a GM

UAE no.1 - GM Salem Saleh scored his first win of the event against IM Roberto Carlos Sanchez Alvarez (PAN)

FM Kashish Manoj Jain outplayed GM Pablo Salinas Herrera (CHI)

14-year-old WCM Alserkal Rouda Essa (UAE) defeated IM Srihari L

UAE no. 5, IM Omran Al Hosaini scored his first win of the event against FM Mateusz Paszewski (POL) | Photo: AD Chess Festival

Round 3 in progress

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Final moments: IM Oliwia Kiolbasa (POL) vs Priyanshu Patil | Video: ChessBase India

Venue tour | Video: ChessBase India

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 3 results

Rd.	Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	No.
3	1	43	IM	Srihari L R	2500	2	½ - ½	2	GM	Tabatabaei M. Amin	2712	1
3	4	58	IM	Harikrishnan.A.Ra	2468	2	0 - 1	2	GM	Yakubboev Nodirbek	2655	7
3	5	14	GM	Murzin Volodar	2641	2	1 - 0	2	IM	Muthaiah Al	2482	49
3	6	82	IM	Wang Shixu B	2427	2	½ - ½	2	GM	Pranav V	2598	21
3	8	28	GM	Lodici Lorenzo	2562	2	½ - ½	2	IM	Rathanvel V S	2474	53
3	10	2	GM	Aravindh Chithambaram Vr.	2703	1½	1 - 0	1½	IM	Saydaliev Saidakbar	2469	57
3	12	8	GM	Sadhwani Raunak	2653	1½	1 - 0	1½	GM	Prraneeth Vuppala	2456	67
3	13	10	GM	Narayanan S L	2649	1½	1 - 0	1½	IM	Ayush Sharma	2449	70
3	15	74	FM	Mamedov Edgar	2443	1½	0 - 1	1½	GM	Mendonca Leon Luke	2621	15
3	16	16	GM	Theodorou Nikolas	2619	1½	0 - 1	1½	FM	Goutham Krishna H	2446	71
3	19	22	GM	Pranesh M	2598	1½	1 - 0	1½	FM	Senthil Maran K	2411	95
3	20	26	GM	Supi Luis Paulo	2571	1½	1 - 0	1½	IM	Audi Ameya	2407	97
3	21	88	IM	Harsh Suresh	2418	1½	0 - 1	1½	GM	Bharath Subramaniyam H	2566	27
3	22	90	IM	Nigmatov Ortik	2415	1½	½ - ½	1½	GM	Pranav Anand	2552	29
3	25	96	FM	Ermitsch Magnus	2410	1½	0 - 1	1½	GM	Adhiban B.	2532	33
3	27	185	FM	Wagh Suyog	2296	1½	½ - ½	1½	GM	Ohanyan Emin	2519	37
3	29	199	FM	Bagwe Gaurang	2248	1½	½ - ½	1½	IM	Siddharth Jagadeesh	2516	39
3	32	203		Ankit Ray	2224	1½	0 - 1	1½	GM	Chanda Sandipan	2488	45
3	33	48	IM	Szpar Milosz	2483	1½	1 - 0	1½	FM	Pawar Harshit	2284	191
3	34	215		Jani Kushal R	2106	1½	1 - 0	1½	IM	Suyarov Mukhammadzokhid	2477	51

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Standings after Round 3

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB2	TB3
1	7	GM	Yakubboev, Nodirbek	UZB	2655	3	3,5	2
2	14	GM	Murzin, Volodar	FID	2641	3	3,5	2
3	1	GM	Tabatabaei, M. Amin	IRI	2712	2,5	4,5	2,5
4	5	GM	Anton Guijarro, David	ESP	2669	2,5	4,5	2,5
5	155	FM	Yadegar, Radin	IRI	2331	2,5	4,5	2,5
6	3	GM	Predke, Alexandr	SRB	2685	2,5	4,5	2,5
7	59	IM	Tarhan, Adar	TUR	2467	2,5	4,5	2,5
8	21	GM	Pranav, V	IND	2598	2,5	4,5	2,5
9	34	GM	Dai, Changren	CHN	2532	2,5	4,5	2,5
10	25	GM	Tin, Jingyao	SGP	2575	2,5	4,5	2,5
11	150	FM	Bakhrillaev, Bakhrom	UZB	2344	2,5	4,5	2,5
12	28	GM	Lodici, Lorenzo	ITA	2562	2,5	4	2,5
13	43	IM	Srihari, L R	IND	2500	2,5	4	2,5
14	52	IM	Pang, Tao	CHN	2476	2,5	4	2,5
15	12	GM	Ivanchuk, Vasyl	UKR	2648	2,5	4	2,5
16	71	FM	Goutham, Krishna H	IND	2446	2,5	4	2,5
17	82	IM	Wang, Shixu B	CHN	2427	2,5	4	2,5
18	50	GM	Zhu, Jiner	CHN	2479	2,5	4	2,5
19	53	IM	Rathanvel, V S	IND	2474	2,5	4	2,5
20	4	GM	Sindarov, Javokhir	UZB	2674	2,5	3,5	2

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Round 4 pairings

Rd.	Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Pts.	Pts.		Name	Rtg	No.
4	3	35	GM	Sychev Klementy	2531	2½	2½	GM	Aravindh Chithambaram Vr.	2703	2
4	5	4	GM	Sindarov Javokhir	2674	2½	2½	IM	Srihari L R	2500	43
4	7	45	GM	Chanda Sandipan	2488	2½	2½	GM	Sadhwani Raunak	2653	8
4	8	48	IM	Szpar Milosz	2483	2½	2½	GM	Narayanan S L	2649	10
4	10	15	GM	Mendonca Leon Luke	2621	2½	2½	IM	Pang Tao	2476	52
4	11	53	IM	Rathanvel V S	2474	2½	2½	GM	Paravyan David	2600	18
4	12	54	IM	Divya Deshmukh	2472	2½	2½	IM	Erdogmus Yagiz Kaan	2599	20
4	13	21	GM	Pranav V	2598	2½	2½	IM	Aswath S	2470	56
4	14	59	IM	Tarhan Adar	2467	2½	2½	GM	Pranesh M	2598	22
4	16	71	FM	Goutham Krishna H	2446	2½	2½	GM	Supi Luis Paulo	2571	26
4	17	27	GM	Bharath Subramaniyam H	2566	2½	2½	FM	Yadegar Radin	2331	155
4	19	33	GM	Adhiban B.	2532	2½	2½		Jani Kushal R	2106	215
4	21	9	GM	Salem A.R. Saleh	2652	2	2	IM	Jubin Jimmy	2441	76
4	22	11	GM	Puranik Abhimanyu	2649	2	2	IM	Makkar Rajat	2436	78
4	23	13	GM	Vokhidov Shamsiddin	2643	2	2	IM	Mayank Chakraborty	2425	84
4	24	23	GM	Aditya Mittal	2591	2	2	IM	Kilic Eray	2422	86
4	26	29	GM	Pranav Anand	2552	2	2	IM	Daghli Arash	2411	94
4	27	112	IM	Hari Madhavan N B	2386	2	2	GM	Abdisalimov Abdimalik	2544	30
4	33	49	IM	Muthaiah Al	2482	2	2	FM	Jain Kashish Manoj	2358	143
4	34	55	IM	Rohith Krishna S	2472	2	2	FM	Wagh Suyog	2296	185

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