Sportland NRW Cup: Karthik beats Saltaev
The sole leader of Sportland NRW Cup, WGM Dinara Wagner (GER) needs a draw in the final round to secure her second GM-norm. Her opponent, IM Ruben Gideon Köllner (GER) needs to win to earn his second GM-norm.
Sportland NRW Cup: GM Karthik Venkataraman - GM Mihail Saltaev (UZB): 1-0 | Photo: Official site
Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2023 - 50th International Dortmund Chess Days
GM Raja Rithvik R drew against...
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GM Leon Luke Mendonca, both are now at 6/8 each
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IM Muthaiah Al (pictured) held Germany no.2 GM Matthias Bluebaum to a solid draw | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
GM Gata Kamsky (USA) - IM Sammed Jaykumar Shete: 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed
Karthik - Saltaev, NRW Sportland Cup
Position after 20.Nxh6+!
GM Karthik Venkataraman (2548) launched a brutal attack on his opponent GM Mihail Saltaev's (UZB, 2462) kingside with a knight sacrifice 20.Nxh6+! gxh6 21.Qg3+ Kh7 22.Bxh6 a nice double attack - threatening checkmate at g7 and also the queen 22...Nf5 23.Qf3 Qc8 24.Bxf8 Bxf8 25.Qe4 and White went on to win the game.
WGM Dinara Wagner (GER) defeated WGM Jana Schneider (GER) to maintain her sole lead 6.5/8
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Ingrid Lauterbach, DSB President and also an honorary arbiter at 50th International Dortmund Chess Days, made the ceremonial move on Caruana-Kramnik's board | Photo: Official site
NC World Masters Round 5: Fabiano Caruana (USA) defeated Vladimir Kramnik to regain sole lead 3/5
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The NC World Masters defending champion, GM Dmitrij Kollars (GER) defeated GM Pavel Eljanov (UKR) to move to 2.5/5
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The tounament hall of 50th International Dortmund Chess Days at Westfalenhallen in Dortmund, Germany | Photo: Official site
Interview with Dmitrij Kollars after he beat Pavel Eljanov (German audio) | Video: Dortmund Chess Channel
Replay 50th International Dortmund Chess Days 2023 Day 8 Live commentary by GM Artur Yusupov and WIM Fiona Steil-Antoni | Video: Dortmund Chess Channel
Replay Sportland NRW Cup Round 8 games
Replay Sparkassen Chess Trophy Open A Round 8 games
Replay NC World Masters Round 5 games
Sparkassen Chess Trophy Open A Round 8 results
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | No. | ||||
| 1 | 9 | GM | Svane,Frederik, | 2622 | 6 | 1 - 0 | 6 | GM | Aryan Chopra, | 2626 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 2 | GM | Donchenko,Alexander, | 2667 | 6 | ½ - ½ | 5½ | GM | Svane,Rasmus, | 2625 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 22 | GM | Raja Rithvik R, | 2488 | 5½ | ½ - ½ | 5½ | GM | Mendonca,Leon Luke, | 2623 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 23 | IM | Dudin,Gleb, | 2486 | 5½ | 1 - 0 | 5½ | GM | Safarli,Eltaj, | 2609 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 31 | FM | Seemann,Jakub, | 2446 | 5½ | ½ - ½ | 5½ | GM | Kobo,Ori, | 2556 | 15 | ||
| 6 | 35 | IM | Muthaiah AL, | 2439 | 5 | ½ - ½ | 5 | GM | Blübaum,Matthias, | 2673 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 37 | IM | Wadsworth,Matthew J, | 2431 | 5 | 0 - 1 | 5 | GM | Adams,Michael, | 2666 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 5 | GM | Kamsky,Gata, | 2659 | 5 | ½ - ½ | 5 | IM | Sammed Jaykumar,Shete, | 2440 | 34 | ||
| 9 | 10 | GM | Wagner,Dennis, | 2616 | 5 | 1 - 0 | 5 | IM | Parvanyan,Ashot, | 2425 | 39 | ||
| 10 | 12 | GM | Prohaszka,Peter, | 2585 | 5 | 1 - 0 | 5 | IM | Materia,Marco, | 2436 | 36 |
Standings after Round 8
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | RtgN | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | ||
| 1 | 9 | GM | Svane,Frederik, | GER | 2622 | 2622 | Hamburger SK von 1830 eV | 7 | 39 | 266,5 | |
| 2 | 2 | GM | Donchenko,Alexander, | GER | 2667 | 2656 | OSG Baden-Baden | 6,5 | 41 | 265,5 | |
| 3 | 23 | IM | Dudin,Gleb, | FID | 2486 | 2453 | SV Deggendorf | 6,5 | 36 | 248,5 | |
| 4 | 6 | GM | Aryan Chopra, | IND | 2626 | 0 | 6 | 42 | 262,5 | ||
| 5 | 8 | GM | Mendonca,Leon Luke, | IND | 2623 | 2606 | Hamburger SK von 1830 eV | 6 | 39,5 | 263,5 | |
| 6 | 3 | GM | Adams,Michael, | ENG | 2666 | 2631 | OSG Baden-Baden | 6 | 39,5 | 253,5 | |
| 7 | 7 | GM | Svane,Rasmus, | GER | 2625 | 2625 | Hamburger SK von 1830 eV | 6 | 39 | 253 | |
| 8 | 15 | GM | Kobo,Ori, | ISR | 2556 | 0 | 6 | 38 | 257 | ||
| 9 | 32 | IM | Guo,Arthur, | USA | 2445 | 0 | 6 | 38 | 253 | ||
| 10 | 22 | GM | Raja Rithvik R, | IND | 2488 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 253,5 | ||
| 11 | 10 | GM | Wagner,Dennis, | GER | 2616 | 2616 | SC Viernheim 1934 e.V. | 6 | 37 | 249,5 | |
| 12 | 31 | FM | Seemann,Jakub, | POL | 2446 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 247,5 | ||
| 13 | 12 | GM | Prohaszka,Peter, | HUN | 2585 | 0 | 6 | 35,5 | 249 | ||
| 14 | 18 | GM | Raja Harshit, | IND | 2510 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 239 | ||
| 15 | 17 | GM | Pranav Anand, | IND | 2510 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 244,5 | ||
| 16 | 1 | GM | Blübaum,Matthias, | GER | 2673 | 2673 | SF Deizisau | 5,5 | 40 | 261,5 | |
| 17 | 4 | GM | Ponomariov,Ruslan, | UKR | 2664 | 0 | 5,5 | 37,5 | 251,5 | ||
| 18 | 11 | GM | Safarli,Eltaj, | AZE | 2609 | 0 | 5,5 | 37,5 | 243,5 | ||
| 19 | 25 | IM | Rathanvel,V S, | IND | 2463 | 0 | 5,5 | 37,5 | 238 | ||
| 20 | 35 | IM | Muthaiah AL, | IND | 2439 | 0 | 5,5 | 37 | 247 |
Round 8 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | No. | ||||
| 1 | 23 | IM | Dudin,Gleb, | 2486 | 6½ | 7 | GM | Svane,Frederik, | 2622 | 9 | |||
| 2 | 15 | GM | Kobo,Ori, | 2556 | 6 | 6½ | GM | Donchenko,Alexander, | 2667 | 2 | |||
| 3 | 3 | GM | Adams,Michael, | 2666 | 6 | 6 | GM | Prohaszka,Peter, | 2585 | 12 | |||
| 4 | 6 | GM | Aryan Chopra, | 2626 | 6 | 6 | GM | Raja Rithvik R, | 2488 | 22 | |||
| 5 | 7 | GM | Svane,Rasmus, | 2625 | 6 | 6 | GM | Raja Harshit, | 2510 | 18 | |||
| 6 | 8 | GM | Mendonca,Leon Luke, | 2623 | 6 | 6 | FM | Seemann,Jakub, | 2446 | 31 | |||
| 7 | 17 | GM | Pranav Anand, | 2510 | 6 | 6 | GM | Wagner,Dennis, | 2616 | 10 | |||
| 8 | 32 | IM | Guo,Arthur, | 2445 | 6 | 5½ | GM | Kamsky,Gata, | 2659 | 5 | |||
| 9 | 1 | GM | Blübaum,Matthias, | 2673 | 5½ | 5½ | GM | Akesson,Ralf, | 2402 | 43 | |||
| 10 | 42 | FM | Bilovil,Bogdan, | 2404 | 5½ | 5½ | GM | Ponomariov,Ruslan, | 2664 | 4 |
NRW Cup Round 8 results
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | |||||
| 1 | 10 | 2423 | IM | Petrovskiy,Vadim, | 1 - 0 | IM | Souleidis,Georgios, | 2419 | 9 | |||
| 2 | 1 | 2378 | FM | De Winter,Arthur, | ½ - ½ | GM | Bagrationi,Alexander, | 2454 | 8 | |||
| 3 | 2 | 2548 | GM | Karthik Venkataraman, | 1 - 0 | GM | Saltaev,Mihail, | 2462 | 7 | |||
| 4 | 3 | 2325 | FM | Besou,Hussain, | 0 - 1 | IM | Köllner,Ruben Gideon, | 2429 | 6 | |||
| 5 | 4 | 2447 | WGM | Wagner,Dinara, | 1 - 0 | FM | Schneider,Jana, | 2326 | 5 |
Standings after Round 8
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | ||
| 1 | 4 | WGM | Wagner,Dinara, | GER | 2447 | SC Viernheim 1934 e.V. | 6,5 | 5 | 20,75 | |
| 2 | 6 | IM | Köllner,Ruben Gideon, | GER | 2429 | SF Deizisau | 6 | 5 | 18,50 | |
| 3 | 2 | GM | Karthik Venkataraman, | IND | 2548 | 5,5 | 4 | 19,50 | ||
| 4 | 1 | FM | De Winter,Arthur, | NED | 2378 | SV Erkenschwick 1923 e | 4,5 | 3 | 16,25 | |
| 5 | 10 | IM | Petrovskiy,Vadim, | UKR | 2423 | Sfr. Bad Emstal/Wolfhagen | 3,5 | 2 | 14,50 | |
| 6 | 9 | IM | Souleidis,Georgios, | GRE | 2419 | Hamburger SK von 1830 eV | 3,5 | 2 | 12,75 | |
| 7 | 8 | GM | Bagrationi,Alexander, | ISR | 2454 | 3,5 | 2 | 9,75 | ||
| 8 | 3 | FM | Besou,Hussain, | GER | 2325 | LSV Turm Lippstadt | 3,5 | 1 | 12,50 | |
| 9 | 7 | GM | Saltaev,Mihail, | UZB | 2462 | SV Mülheim-Nord 1931 e | 2,5 | 1 | 7,50 | |
| 10 | 5 | FM | Schneider,Jana, | GER | 2326 | SC Bavaria Regensburg von 1881 e | 1 | 0 | 3,00 |
Round 9 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | |||||
| 1 | 5 | 2326 | FM | Schneider,Jana, | IM | Petrovskiy,Vadim, | 2423 | 10 | ||||
| 2 | 6 | 2429 | IM | Köllner,Ruben Gideon, | WGM | Wagner,Dinara, | 2447 | 4 | ||||
| 3 | 7 | 2462 | GM | Saltaev,Mihail, | FM | Besou,Hussain, | 2325 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 8 | 2454 | GM | Bagrationi,Alexander, | GM | Karthik Venkataraman, | 2548 | 2 | ||||
| 5 | 9 | 2419 | IM | Souleidis,Georgios, | FM | De Winter,Arthur, | 2378 | 1 |
NC World Masters Round 5 results
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | |||
| 1 | 3 | 2773 | GM | Caruana,Fabiano, | 1 - 0 | GM | Kramnik,Vladimir, | 2753 | 4 | |
| 2 | 2 | 2618 | GM | Kollars,Dmitrij, | 1 - 0 | GM | Eljanov,Pavel, | 2694 | 1 |
Standings after Round 5
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | |
| 1 | 3 | GM | Caruana,Fabiano, | 2773 | 3 | 2 | 7,25 | |
| 2 | 2 | GM | Kollars,Dmitrij, | 2618 | 2,5 | 2 | 6,00 | |
| 4 | GM | Kramnik,Vladimir, | 2753 | 2,5 | 2 | 6,00 | ||
| 4 | 1 | GM | Eljanov,Pavel, | 2694 | 2 | 1 | 5,25 |
Round 6 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | |||
| 1 | 4 | 2753 | GM | Kramnik,Vladimir, | GM | Kollars,Dmitrij, | 2618 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 2694 | GM | Eljanov,Pavel, | GM | Caruana,Fabiano, | 2773 | 3 |
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