Kollars beats Kramnik in a wild game
11-year-old FM Besou Hussain (GER, 2325) held GM Karthik Venkataraman (2548) to a draw. Karthik was lost for the better part of the endgame. However, he managed to use his experience and salvage a draw against the prodigy. IM Ruben Gideon Köllner (GER, 2429) defeated GM Mihal Saltaev (UZB, 2462) to emerge sole leader 3.5/4. Karthik is at 2.5/4.
Open Round 4: Leon - Bluebaum: 0.5-0.5
GM Leon Luke Mendonca (2623) faced the Germany no.2 GM Matthias Bluebaum (2672) only once before almost two years ago. The teenager lost that game. This time, he got himself a very good position.
21.Rd6! is a nice interference. Black is forced to retreat his knight. Taking the rook results in Black losing two minor pieces for the rook and White ending up with a passed pawn on d6. 21...Ne6 22.Bxe6 fxe6 23.Nd4 because knight will be placed better on e6 than the rook. 23...Bxd6 24.exd6 Rd7 25.Nxe6 Rff7 26.Nc5 instead the computer suggest the inhuman 26.Nxg7! to be the best continuation for White. 26...Rxg7 27.Bxg7 and White can win the game due to the power of the strong passed pawn at d6. If Black decides against taking the knight and goes 26...c5 27.Ne6 Qf3 28.Qxf3 Rxf3 29.Be5 White maintains his decisive advantage. Well, Leon is human, thus the game ended in a draw.
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Sparkassen Chess Trophy Open A Round 4 results
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | No. | ||||
| 1 | 8 | GM | Mendonca,Leon Luke, | 2623 | 3 | ½ - ½ | 3 | GM | Blübaum,Matthias, | 2673 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 2 | GM | Donchenko,Alexander, | 2667 | 3 | 1 - 0 | 3 | GM | Svane,Frederik, | 2622 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 15 | GM | Kobo,Ori, | 2556 | 3 | ½ - ½ | 3 | GM | Adams,Michael, | 2666 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 6 | GM | Aryan Chopra, | 2626 | 3 | 1 - 0 | 3 | IM | Guo,Arthur, | 2445 | 32 | ||
| 5 | 4 | GM | Ponomariov,Ruslan, | 2664 | 2½ | ½ - ½ | 2½ | IM | Vogel,Roven, | 2461 | 27 | ||
| 6 | 35 | IM | Muthaiah AL, | 2439 | 2½ | ½ - ½ | 2½ | GM | Svane,Rasmus, | 2625 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 43 | GM | Akesson,Ralf, | 2402 | 2½ | ½ - ½ | 2½ | GM | Safarli,Eltaj, | 2609 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 67 | FM | Woelk,Tom-Frederic, | 2330 | 2½ | ½ - ½ | 2½ | IM | Laurent-Paoli,Pierre, | 2572 | 13 | ||
| 9 | 190 | Thieme,Daniel Otis, | 2091 | 3 | 0 - 1 | 2½ | GM | Pranav Anand, | 2510 | 17 | |||
| 10 | 18 | GM | Raja Harshit, | 2510 | 2½ | ½ - ½ | 2½ | IM | Materia,Marco, | 2436 | 36 |
Standings after Round 4
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | RtgN | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | ||
| 1 | 6 | GM | Aryan Chopra, | IND | 2626 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 26,5 | ||
| 2 | 2 | GM | Donchenko,Alexander, | GER | 2667 | 2656 | OSG Baden-Baden | 4 | 7,5 | 28 | |
| 3 | 8 | GM | Mendonca,Leon Luke, | IND | 2623 | 2606 | Hamburger SK von 1830 eV | 3,5 | 9,5 | 26 | |
| 4 | 1 | GM | Blübaum,Matthias, | GER | 2673 | 2673 | SF Deizisau | 3,5 | 9,5 | 25,5 | |
| 5 | 3 | GM | Adams,Michael, | ENG | 2666 | 2631 | OSG Baden-Baden | 3,5 | 9 | 25 | |
| 15 | GM | Kobo,Ori, | ISR | 2556 | 0 | 3,5 | 9 | 25 | |||
| 7 | 17 | GM | Pranav Anand, | IND | 2510 | 0 | 3,5 | 7,5 | 26 | ||
| 8 | 25 | IM | Rathanvel,V S, | IND | 2463 | 0 | 3,5 | 6,5 | 26,5 | ||
| 9 | 20 | IM | Samunenkov,Ihor, | UKR | 2499 | 0 | 3,5 | 6,5 | 26 | ||
| 10 | 9 | GM | Svane,Frederik, | GER | 2622 | 2622 | Hamburger SK von 1830 eV | 3 | 10 | 22 | |
| 11 | 32 | IM | Guo,Arthur, | USA | 2445 | 0 | 3 | 9,5 | 23,5 | ||
| 12 | 52 | IM | Colpe,Malte, | GER | 2382 | 2368 | Hamburger SK von 1830 eV | 3 | 9 | 23 | |
| 13 | 13 | IM | Laurent-Paoli,Pierre, | FRA | 2572 | 2572 | SC Ötigheim | 3 | 8,5 | 25,5 | |
| 43 | GM | Akesson,Ralf, | SWE | 2402 | 0 | 3 | 8,5 | 25,5 | |||
| 15 | 7 | GM | Svane,Rasmus, | GER | 2625 | 2625 | Hamburger SK von 1830 eV | 3 | 8,5 | 25 | |
| 16 | 35 | IM | Muthaiah AL, | IND | 2439 | 0 | 3 | 8,5 | 24,5 | ||
| 17 | 67 | FM | Woelk,Tom-Frederic, | GER | 2330 | 2330 | Hamburger SK von 1830 eV | 3 | 8,5 | 24 | |
| 18 | 26 | IM | Feuerstack,Aljoscha, | GER | 2462 | 2456 | FC ST.Pauli 1910 eV SAbt | 3 | 8 | 25,5 | |
| 19 | 16 | GM | Bailet,Pierre, | FRA | 2513 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 25 | ||
| 19 | IM | Samant Aditya S, | IND | 2503 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 25 |
Round 5 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | No. | ||||
| 1 | 6 | GM | Aryan Chopra, | 2626 | 4 | 4 | GM | Donchenko,Alexander, | 2667 | 2 | |||
| 2 | 1 | GM | Blübaum,Matthias, | 2673 | 3½ | 3½ | GM | Kobo,Ori, | 2556 | 15 | |||
| 3 | 3 | GM | Adams,Michael, | 2666 | 3½ | 3½ | IM | Samunenkov,Ihor, | 2499 | 20 | |||
| 4 | 17 | GM | Pranav Anand, | 2510 | 3½ | 3½ | GM | Mendonca,Leon Luke, | 2623 | 8 | |||
| 5 | 7 | GM | Svane,Rasmus, | 2625 | 3 | 3½ | IM | Rathanvel,V S, | 2463 | 25 | |||
| 6 | 33 | IM | Buckels,Valentin, | 2442 | 3 | 3 | GM | Ponomariov,Ruslan, | 2664 | 4 | |||
| 7 | 9 | GM | Svane,Frederik, | 2622 | 3 | 3 | IM | Muthaiah AL, | 2439 | 35 | |||
| 8 | 36 | IM | Materia,Marco, | 2436 | 3 | 3 | GM | Wagner,Dennis, | 2616 | 10 | |||
| 9 | 11 | GM | Safarli,Eltaj, | 2609 | 3 | 3 | IM | Wadsworth,Matthew J, | 2431 | 37 | |||
| 10 | 39 | IM | Parvanyan,Ashot, | 2425 | 3 | 3 | GM | Prohaszka,Peter, | 2585 | 12 |
NRW Cup Round 4 results
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | |||||
| 1 | 10 | 2423 | IM | Petrovskiy,Vadim, | 0 - 1 | GM | Saltaev,Mihail, | 2462 | 7 | |||
| 2 | 8 | 2454 | GM | Bagrationi,Alexander, | 0 - 1 | IM | Köllner,Ruben Gideon, | 2429 | 6 | |||
| 3 | 9 | 2419 | IM | Souleidis,Georgios, | 1 - 0 | FM | Schneider,Jana, | 2326 | 5 | |||
| 4 | 1 | 2378 | FM | De Winter,Arthur, | ½ - ½ | WGM | Wagner,Dinara, | 2447 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 2 | 2548 | GM | Karthik Venkataraman, | ½ - ½ | FM | Besou,Hussain, | 2325 | 3 |
Standings after Round 4
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | ||
| 1 | 6 | IM | Köllner,Ruben Gideon, | GER | 2429 | SF Deizisau | 3,5 | 3 | 3,75 | |
| 2 | 9 | IM | Souleidis,Georgios, | GRE | 2419 | Hamburger SK von 1830 eV | 3 | 2 | 5,75 | |
| 3 | 4 | WGM | Wagner,Dinara, | GER | 2447 | SC Viernheim 1934 e.V. | 3 | 2 | 4,50 | |
| 4 | 2 | GM | Karthik Venkataraman, | IND | 2548 | 2,5 | 2 | 3,75 | ||
| 5 | 3 | FM | Besou,Hussain, | GER | 2325 | LSV Turm Lippstadt | 2,5 | 1 | 4,25 | |
| 6 | 10 | IM | Petrovskiy,Vadim, | UKR | 2423 | Sfr. Bad Emstal/Wolfhagen | 1,5 | 1 | 2,75 | |
| 7 | 7 | GM | Saltaev,Mihail, | UZB | 2462 | SV Mülheim-Nord 1931 e | 1,5 | 1 | 1,75 | |
| 8 | 8 | GM | Bagrationi,Alexander, | ISR | 2454 | 1 | 1 | 0,50 | ||
| 9 | 1 | FM | De Winter,Arthur, | NED | 2378 | SV Erkenschwick 1923 e | 1 | 0 | 2,75 | |
| 10 | 5 | FM | Schneider,Jana, | GER | 2326 | SC Bavaria Regensburg von 1881 e | 0,5 | 0 | 0,75 |
Round 5 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | |||||
| 1 | 3 | 2325 | FM | Besou,Hussain, | IM | Petrovskiy,Vadim, | 2423 | 10 | ||||
| 2 | 4 | 2447 | WGM | Wagner,Dinara, | GM | Karthik Venkataraman, | 2548 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | 5 | 2326 | FM | Schneider,Jana, | FM | De Winter,Arthur, | 2378 | 1 | ||||
| 4 | 6 | 2429 | IM | Köllner,Ruben Gideon, | IM | Souleidis,Georgios, | 2419 | 9 | ||||
| 5 | 7 | 2462 | GM | Saltaev,Mihail, | GM | Bagrationi,Alexander, | 2454 | 8 |
NC World Masters Round 2 results
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | |||
| 1 | 2 | 2618 | GM | Kollars,Dmitrij, | 1 - 0 | GM | Kramnik,Vladimir, | 2753 | 4 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2773 | GM | Caruana,Fabiano, | ½ - ½ | GM | Eljanov,Pavel, | 2694 | 1 |
Standings after Round 2
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | |
| 1 | 3 | GM | Caruana,Fabiano, | 2773 | 1,5 | 1 | 1,25 | |
| 2 | 2 | GM | Kollars,Dmitrij, | 2618 | 1 | 1 | 1,00 | |
| 3 | 4 | GM | Kramnik,Vladimir, | 2753 | 1 | 1 | 0,50 | |
| 4 | 1 | GM | Eljanov,Pavel, | 2694 | 0,5 | 0 | 0,75 |
Round 3 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | |||
| 1 | 4 | 2753 | GM | Kramnik,Vladimir, | GM | Caruana,Fabiano, | 2773 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 2694 | GM | Eljanov,Pavel, | GM | Kollars,Dmitrij, | 2618 | 2 |
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