Arjun is on fire

Apart from Arjun Erigaisi, few more Indians are taking part at this event. They are: Group A - GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly (Metz Fischer), GM Pentala Harikrishna (Asnières - Le Grand Echiquier), GM Sankalp Gupta (Marseille-Echecs), GM Karthik Venkataraman (Grasse Echecs); Group B - GM Aravindh Chithambaram (Cannes Echecs), GM Karthikeyan Murali (Cannes Echecs), GM Pranesh M (Cannes Echecs), GM S L Narayanan (Mulhouse Philidor) and GM Nihal Sarin (Mulhouse Philidor).  

GM Arjun Erigaisi defeated is now World no.16 in the live ratings
Arjun Erigaisi beats an IM in 14 moves - Analysis by IM Sagar Shah | Video: ChessBase India

Round 1: Asnières - Le Grand Echiquier - Metz Fischer: 1-2

In the first round, GM Arjun Erigaisi (Metz Fischer, 2761) was up the present India no.6 GM Pentala Harikrishna (Asnières - Le Grand Echiquier, 2699).

Harikrishna - Arjun

Position after 22.Nd2?

22.Nd2? spelled disaster for White Rb4 23.Qa3 Bxg2! 24.Kxg2 Qg5+ and Black recovers the sacrificed piece. 25.Kh1 Qxd2 26.Rb7 Rxd4 27.Rxb3 Nxe5 and eventually the position liquidated into a queen endgame where Arjun had two extra pawns. He had no trouble converting it into a win.

GM Pentala Harikrishna (Asnieres - le Grand Echiquier) - GM Arjun Erigaisi (Metz Fischer): 0-1

Arjun's teammate, GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly (Metz Fischer, 2575) crushed his opponent, GM Sergei Movsesian (Asnieres - le Grand Echiquier, 2618) by checkmating him in 29 moves. Asnieres - le Grand Echiquier lost to Metz Fischer 1-2 in the first round.

GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly (Metz Fischer) - GM Karen Movsesian (Asnieres - le Grand Echiquier): 1-0

Round 1 in progress

Round 2: Metz Fischer - Marseille Echecs: 2-3

Although, GM Arjun Erigaisi's team Metz Fischer lost to Marseille Echecs 2-3, Arjun scored a nice victory over GM Vitaly Kunin (GER, 2522).

Arjun - Kunin

Position after 23...Nc6

Find out the beautiful finish which Arjun executed after 23...Nc6.

Round 3: Club 608-Paris - Metz Fischer: 1-7

Metz Fischer made a strong comeback by decimating Club 608 - Paris 1-7. Arjun outplayed GM Alvar Alonso Rosell (Club 608 - Paris, 2556). This win moved Arjun to World no.5 in the live ratings.

GM Arjun Erigaisi en route his hat-trick win over GM Alvar Alonso Rosell (Club 608 - Paris)

Round 4: Metz Fischer - Cergy-Pontoise Echecs: 4-3

Metz Fischer won their second consecutive match. In the fourth round, they defeated Cergy-Pontoise Echecs 4-3. Arjun defeated IM Loic Travadon (Cergy-Pontoise Echecs, 2445) in just 14 moves.

Arjun Erigaisi is now World no.4 with a live rating of 2771.2 | Source: 2700chess.com
Replay Round 4 Live Commentary by GM Yannick Gozzoli (French audio) | Video: Fédération Française des Echecs

Replay Round 1-4 Group A1 games

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