Abhimanyu performs at 2706
GM Abhimanyu Puranik, GM B Adhiban, GM Vignesh N R and GM Visakh N R were the four Indians taking part in this event. He won this event for the second time and bettered his previous performance by scoring an unbeaten 7.5/10 at a performance of 2706. He also gained 10 Elo rating points, one point away from 2650.
Abhimanyu - Sarana, Round 9
GM Abhimanyu Puranik (2639) made a fantastic exchange sacrifice 25.Rxd6! Bxd6 26.Qxd6 White did not gain anything immediately. However, the queen preventing the black king from castling is a big thorn which GM Alexey Sarana (2713) had to get rid of. 26...f6 27.e5! White does not care about his g5-bishop as it is trapped anyway. Instead, he is aiming for the knight at c6. 27...Ncb8 28.Bxf6 gxf6 29.Bxa8 Qxa8 30.Rd1 Bxb3 31.exf6 Rh7 32.Rg1 Qa7?? Black just blundered into a mate in five. 32...Nxf6 would have kept the game going. 33.Rg8+ Kf7 34.Rg7+! true to the essence of the game, checkmate is unstoppable.
A total of 12 teams took part in a round-robin tournament. Only six out of 6-9 could play in each round. The tournament took place at Hotel Cepter Drina in Bajina Bašta, Serbia from 27th September to 7th October 2024. The time control was 40 moves in 90 minutes+ 30 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.
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Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Team | Games | + | = | - | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | ZMAJ (BEOGRAD) | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 41 | 0 |
| 2 | 12 | SLOVEN (RUMA) | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 39,5 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | JUGOVIĆ (KAĆ) | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 38 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | JELICA PEP (GORAČIĆI) | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 38,5 | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | PTT (BEOGRAD) | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 34,5 | 0 |
| 6 | 9 | NAFTAGAS (ELEMIR) | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 37,5 | 0 |
| 7 | 8 | NOVOSADSKI ŠAHOVSKI KLUB (NOVI SAD) | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 33,5 | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | 365.rs POŽEGA (POŽEGA) | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 32,5 | 0 |
| 9 | 7 | RUDAR (KOSTOLAC) | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 0 |
| 10 | 5 | KRUŠIK (VALJEVO) | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 0 |
| 11 | 11 | SPARTAK (SUBOTICA) | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 27,5 | 0 |
| 12 | 3 | LAJOŠ SEGI (BAJŠA) | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 19,5 | 0 |
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