Anish scorches Artemiev, now World no.4
Unlike other super tournament, this is a short one featuring eight players which means there are seven rounds. Naturally, players started on the fifth gear in the very first round. Arjun Erigaisi and Anish Giri (NED) scored the victories.
Arjun - Xiangyu: 1-0
The only Classical rated game between Arjun Erigaisi (2738) and Xiangyu Xu (CHN, 2623) took place in 2019. It ended in a draw.
49...Bb5 50.Qb8+ Kf7 was the best course of action for Black. However, he went for a wrong pawn capture 49...Qxa3? 50.Qb8+ Kf7 51.Qh8 Bf5 52.Qxh7+ and White eventually captured the g6-pawn with his h-pawn and won the game.
Giri - Artemiev: 1-0
The only Classical rated game played between Anish Giri (NED, 2762) and Vladislav Artemiev (2711) ended in a draw at 82nd Tata Steel Masters 2020.
16...Nd8? invited trouble. White seized his opportunity 17.Bxh6! gxh6 18.Qxh6 Nf7 19.Qg6+ Kh8 20.Nh2 the human move instead of 20.Ng5 which the computer suggests. Black's queen did not get to participate in the game after moving to c8.
Time Control
The time control is 90 minutes / 40 moves + 30 minutes / end and 30 seconds increment per move from move no.1
Schedule
Every day the round starts at 2 p.m. local time, 11:30 a.m. IST. Only the first round starts at 3 p.m. local time, 12:30 p.m. IST. Sunday 3rd March is a rest day.
Replay Round 1 games
Round 1 results
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2738 | GM | Erigaisi, Arjun | 1 - 0 | GM | Xu, Xiangyu | 2623 | 8 | |||
| 2 | 2 | 2671 | GM | Bu, Xiangzhi | ½ - ½ | GM | Dubov, Daniil | 2708 | 7 | |||
| 3 | 3 | 2762 | GM | Giri, Anish | 1 - 0 | GM | Artemiev, Vladislav | 2711 | 6 | |||
| 4 | 4 | 2651 | GM | Ma, Qun | ½ - ½ | GM | Yu, Yangyi | 2720 | 5 |
Standings after Round 1
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | GM | Erigaisi, Arjun | IND | 2738 | 1 | 0 | 0,00 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | GM | Giri, Anish | NED | 2762 | 1 | 0 | 0,00 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 2 | GM | Bu, Xiangzhi | CHN | 2671 | 0,5 | 0 | 0,25 | 0,5 | 0 | |
| 4 | GM | Ma, Qun | CHN | 2651 | 0,5 | 0 | 0,25 | 0,5 | 0 | ||
| 5 | GM | Yu, Yangyi | CHN | 2720 | 0,5 | 0 | 0,25 | 0,5 | 0 | ||
| 7 | GM | Dubov, Daniil | RUS | 2708 | 0,5 | 0 | 0,25 | 0,5 | 0 | ||
| 7 | 6 | GM | Artemiev, Vladislav | RUS | 2711 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | GM | Xu, Xiangyu | CHN | 2623 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | 0 | 0 |
Round 2 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2623 | GM | Xu, Xiangyu | GM | Yu, Yangyi | 2720 | 5 | ||||
| 2 | 6 | 2711 | GM | Artemiev, Vladislav | GM | Ma, Qun | 2651 | 4 | ||||
| 3 | 7 | 2708 | GM | Dubov, Daniil | GM | Giri, Anish | 2762 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 1 | 2738 | GM | Erigaisi, Arjun | GM | Bu, Xiangzhi | 2671 | 2 |
