Alef Super Stars 2023 R6: Yangyi tops the Classical segment, Nihal in pursuit

Shahid AhmedDecember 4, 20232 min read

Nihal Sarin had a tepid draw against Sanan Sjugirov (HUN) in the sixth round of Alef Super Stars 2023. Thus, Nihal remains undefeated in the Classical segment. Salem Saleh (UAE) and Yangyi Yu (CHN) had an exciting draw. At one point, it seemed like Yangyi can go for a win. However, he decided to repeat moves as the position was very sharp. Yangyi topped the Classical segment of the tournament 24/36, Nihal is close behind 21/36, followed by Sanan 18/36 and Salem 9/36. Three rounds of Rapid games will be played today. Rapid Round 1 starts today at 4:30 p.m. local time, 6 p.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

Yangyi and Nihal remain undefeated

All three rounds starting with an even number, witnessed both games ending in draws

Salem Saleh (UAE) and Yangyi Yu (CHN) had an exciting draw

Salem Saleh (UAE) vs Yangyi Yu (CHN) - game and their analysis | Video: ChessBase India

Nihal Sarin and Sanan Sjugirov (HUN) had a tepid draw

Nihal and Sanan take a glance of Salem-Yangyi's game

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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 6 games

Round 6 results

Bo.	No.	Rtg		Name	Result		Name	Rtg	No.
1	4	2635	GM	Salem, A.R. Saleh	½ - ½	GM	Yu, Yangyi	2720	2
2	1	2692	GM	Nihal, Sarin	½ - ½	GM	Sjugirov, Sanan	2703	3

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Standings after Round 6

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB2
1	2	GM	Yu, Yangyi	CHN	2720	24	2802
2	1	GM	Nihal, Sarin	IND	2692	21	2743
3	3	GM	Sjugirov, Sanan	HUN	2703	18	2682
4	4	GM	Salem, A.R. Saleh	UAE	2635	9	2512

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Rapid Round 1-3 pairings

Bo.	No.	Rtg		Name	Result		Name	Rtg	No.
Round 1 on 2023/12/04 at 16:30
1	1	2667	GM	Nihal, Sarin		GM	Salem, A.R. Saleh	2680	4
2	2	2699	GM	Yu, Yangyi		GM	Sjugirov, Sanan	2571	3
Round 2 on 2023/12/04 at 17:45
Bo.	No.	Rtg		Name	Result		Name	Rtg	No.
1	4	2680	GM	Salem, A.R. Saleh		GM	Sjugirov, Sanan	2571	3
2	1	2667	GM	Nihal, Sarin		GM	Yu, Yangyi	2699	2
Round 3 on 2023/12/04 at 19:00
Bo.	No.	Rtg		Name	Result		Name	Rtg	No.
1	2	2699	GM	Yu, Yangyi		GM	Salem, A.R. Saleh	2680	4
2	3	2571	GM	Sjugirov, Sanan		GM	Nihal, Sarin	2667	1

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Alef Super Stars 2023 R6: Yangyi tops the Classical segment, Nihal in pursuit