Alef Super Stars 2023 R4: Contrasting draws
Nihal Sarin made a quick draw against Salem Saleh (UAE) in the fourth round of Alef Super Stars 2023. They will still play five more games - two Rapid and three Blitz, against each other. Sanan Sjugirov (HUN) had a hard-fought draw against Yangyi Yu (CHN). The majority of the game was a rook and knight endgame. The China no.3 maintains his sole lead 18/24, followed by Nihal 15/24, Sanan 9/24 and Salem 6/24. Only two more rounds of Classical games left before the triathlon moves to faster time controls. Today is a rest day. Round 5 starts tomorrow Saturday 2nd December 2023 at 4:30 p.m. local time, 6 p.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy
Yangyi maintains his sole lead
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Format
All four players will play Double Round Robin in Classical and Rapid time controls. The Blitz event will be a Triple Round-Robin.
Time control
Classical: 40 moves in 90 minutes + additional 30 minutes with an increment of 30 seconds from move no.1.
Rapid: 15 minutes + 10 seconds increment.
Blitz: 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment.
Scoring
Classical: Win - 6 points, Draw - 3 points and Loss - 0
Rapid: Win - 4, Draw - 2 and Loss - 0
Blitz: Win - 2, Draw - 1 and Loss - 0
Schedule
Classical: 27th November to 3rd December. Every day game starts at 4:30 p.m. local time, 6 p.m. IST. Rest day is on Friday 1st December 2023.
Rapid: 4th and 5th December. Three rounds each day from 4:30 p.m. local time, 6 p.m. IST.
Blitz: 6th December. Round 1 starts at 4:30 p.m. local time, 6 p.m. IST.
Replay Round 4 games
Round 4 results
Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | |||
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1 | 4 | 2635 | GM | Salem, A.R. Saleh | 0.5-0.5 | GM | Nihal, Sarin | 2692 | 1 | |
2 | 3 | 2703 | GM | Sjugirov, Sanan | 0.5-0.5 | GM | Yu, Yangyi | 2720 | 2 |
Round 5 pairings
Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | |||
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1 | 4 | 2635 | GM | Salem, A.R. Saleh | GM | Nihal, Sarin | 2692 | 1 | ||
2 | 3 | 2703 | GM | Sjugirov, Sanan | GM | Yu, Yangyi | 2720 | 2 |