Aaryan earns his second GM-norm, his 19th overall, eighth rating tournament triumph of the year
Top 3 (L to R): 2nd GM Abdimalik Abdisalimov (UZB) 6.5/9, 1st IM Aaryan Varshney 7/9 and 3rd IM Mohammad Fahad Rahman (BAN) 6/9 | Photo: Bangladesh Chess Federation
All participants with guests and officials | Photo: Bangladesh Chess Federation
Aaryan - Fahad, Round 4
Position after 16...Rc7?
IM Mohammad Fahad Rahman (BAN, 2414) made a critical mistake 16...Rc7? IM Aaryan Varshney (2500) had no difficulty spotting the correct continuation 17.Nxd7 Rxd7 18.Bxf6 Bxf6 19.d5 e5 20.Qg4 e4 21.Nxe4 Bxb2 22.Re2 and the central passed pawn played a key role in White earning a victory. Check out the game annotated by Aaryan himself.
IM Aaryan Varshney has now reached a LIVE rating of 2513.4 Elo
IM Aaryan Varshney scored an unbeaten 7/9, finished a half point ahead of the rest and gained 11.1 Elo rating points
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Final standings
Rk. | SNo |
| Name | Typ | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9 | IM | U20 | IND | 2500 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 3,5 ... | 28,75 | ||
2 | 7 | GM | UZB | 2553 | 6,5 | 0 | 6 | 2,5 ... | 26 | |||
3 | 5 | IM | BAN | 2414 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 ... | 24 | |||
4 | 6 | GM | VIE | 2430 | 5,5 | 0 | 3 | 2,5 ... | 23 | |||
5 | 3 | IM | U16 | BAN | 2360 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 ... | 19 | ||
6 | 1 | FM | IND | 2419 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1,5 ... | 15,5 | |||
7 | 2 | FM | U14 | BAN | 2360 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 ... | 11 | ||
8 | 8 | GM | S50 | BAN | 2331 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1,5 ... | 10,75 | ||
9 | 4 | IM | BAN | 2239 | 2,5 | 1 | 1 | 1,5 ... | 9,75 | |||
10 | 10 | FM | U20 | BAN | 2338 | 2,5 | 2 | 1 | 1 ... | 10,75 |
