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ChessMood Open R2: Petrosian escapes defeat against Moksh

by Shahid Ahmed - 06/10/2021

GM Narayanan S L, GM R Praggnanandhaa, GM Abhimanyu Puranik and IM Mitrabha Guha are the four Indians along with five other players who are at 100% score 2.0/2 at the conclusion of the second round of ChessMood Open. IM Bharath Subramaniyam H continues his good form as he drew with GM D Gukesh. IM Pranav Anand and IM Moksh Amit Doshi drew with GM Shant Sargsyan and GM Tigran L Petrosian respectively. WIM Aakanksha Hagawane held IM Vaishali to a draw. Round 3 will witness an interesting all-Indian battle, a rematch from the previous event Junior U21 Round Table Open between Arjun Erigaisi and Bharath Subramaniyam H. Round 3 starts today from 4:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Rupali Mullick

Narayanan, Praggnanandhaa, Abhimanyu and Mitrabha among the lead

IM Moksh Amit Doshi scored six IM-norms before becoming an International Master. In the second round, GM Tigran L Petrosian was on the brink of defeat against him, however, the 17-year-old overpushed his strong passed pawn and had to sacrifice it to split the point.

IM Moksh Amit Doshi is a very strong player | Photo: Rupali Mullick

Narayanan - Petriashvili: 1-0

Lasker said, "The hardest game to win is a won game". GM Narayanan S L faced a similar situation against IM Nikoloz Petriashvili (GEO).

Position after 35.Qe6

White got decisive advantage after 25 moves and arrived at a major piece ending after 31st move. There is no doubt that White is completely winning, yet it is not easy to win immediately. You have to plan meticulously and be aware of your opponent's resources. Find out what should be the winning plan for White here. Narayanan showed fine technique and slowly created new weaknesses, exploited them to his advantage to convert into a full point.

GM Narayanan S L is consistently doing well since last year | Photo: Rupali Mullick

Bharath - Gukesh: 0.5-0.5

Both IM Bharath Subramaniyam H and GM D Gukesh are in a terrific form and had a good skirmish.

Position after 40...Ng6

40...Ng6 cost Black the f6-pawn 41.Nxf6 Nxf6 42.Rd6+ Kc5 43.Rxf6 Nxf4 44.Rxf4 and White got himself in a good position to push for a win. 40...Nf5 could have prevented the loss of the pawn.

Position after 55...Kb5

White is in complete control. Find out the correct plan for White after 55...Kb5. The game continued 56.Kf3 Rd3+ 57.Kg2 a3 and it headed towards a draw.

Bharath and Gukesh had an interesting endgame | Photo: Rupali Mullick

IM Pranav Anand drew with GM Shant Sargsyan (ARM) | Photo: Rupali Mullick

GM Arjun Erigaisi survived a massive scare against Amirezza Pour Agha Bala (IRI) | Photo: Rupali Mullick

GM R Praggnanandhaa defeated FM Arash Daghli (IRI) comfortably | Photo: Rupali Mullick

Padmini - Abhimanyu: 0-1

In an already difficult position, IM Padmini Rout made a tactical error which cost her the game against GM Abhimanyu Puranik.

Position after 29.Qxc6

29.Qe4 would have continued the fight. Find out why 29.Qxc6 does not work.

GM Abhimanyu Puranik 2.0/2 | Photo: Rupali Mullick

Petrosian - Moksh: 0.5-0.5

IM Moksh Amit Doshi was better for the better part of the endgame and had GM Tigran L Petrosian on the ropes.

Position after 54.a6

Find out the winning continuation for Black. Unfortunately for Black, he played 54...d2 and allowed White to escape with a draw.

WIM Priyanka Nutakki - GM Harsha Bharathakoti: 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Rupali Mullick

WIM Aakanksha Hagawane - IM Vaishali R: 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Rupali Mullick

For more Round 2 photos, please click here.

Highlights

Here are a few interesting finishes of Round 2

Amirezza Pour Agha Bala (IRI) drew with GM Arjun Erigaisi

GM Manuel Petrosyan (ARM) defeated IM Bardiya Daneshvar (IRI)

GM Tigran L Petrosian (ARM) drew with IM Moksh Amit Doshi

Replay Round 2 games

The tournament is taking place at Tsaghkadzor Marriott Hotel, Tsaghkadzor in Armenia from 4th to 12th October 2021. Time control is 90'/40 + 30' + 30" per move. Everyday game starts at 3 p.m. local time (4:30 p.m. IST), except 12th October, the final round will start at 10:30 a.m. local time (12 p.m. IST).

Round 2 results

Bo.No. NameRtgPts.ResultPts.NameRtg No.
11
GMNarayanan.S.L264711 - 01IMPetriashvili Nikoloz2432
34
233
IMBharath Subramaniyam H24351½ - ½1GMGukesh D2640
2
33
GMSargsyan Shant26401½ - ½1IMPranav Anand2430
36
435
Pour Agha Bala Amirreza24321½ - ½1GMErigaisi Arjun2634
4
55
GMPraggnanandhaa R261811 - 01FMDaghli Arash2427
38
641
GMHarutjunyan Gevorg240910 - 11GMTer-Sahakyan Samvel2607
6
77
GMPetrosyan Manuel260511 - 01IMBardiya Daneshvar2403
42
844
IMKrishna Teja N238510 - 11GMHakobyan Aram2603
8
945
IMPadmini Rout238010 - 11GMPuranik Abhimanyu2568
10
1013
GMPetrosian Tigran L.25621½ - ½1IMMoksh Amit Doshi2379
46
1147
FMOhanyan Emin23731½ - ½1GMGoganov Aleksey2557
14
1217
GMQuparadze Giga249511 - 01IMMullick Raahil2368
48
1349
IMSidhant Mohapatra236710 - 11IMSturt Raven2485
20
1450
FMBarseghyan Armen Ar.235611 - 01GMMovsziszian Karen2480
22
1523
IMMitrabha Guha247911 - 01Panesar Vedant2266
62
1666
FMPoormosavi Seyed Kian225510 - 11GMMinasian Artashes2472
24
1725
GMKasparov Sergey247111 - 01WFMMkrtchyan Mariam2234
70
1872
FMDilanyan Grigor221410 - 11IMGharibyan Mamikon2471
26
1927
IMShahinyan David246911 - 01Panda Sambit2102
90
2094
WFMSahithi Varshini M207010 - 11IMDavtyan Artur2453
28

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Round 3 pairings

Bo.No. NameRtgPts.ResultPts.NameRtg No.
124
GMMinasian Artashes247222GMNarayanan.S.L2647
1
226
IMGharibyan Mamikon247122GMPraggnanandhaa R2618
5
36
GMTer-Sahakyan Samvel260722IMMitrabha Guha2479
23
428
IMDavtyan Artur245322GMPetrosyan Manuel2605
7
58
GMHakobyan Aram260322GMKasparov Sergey2471
25
610
GMPuranik Abhimanyu256822IMShahinyan David2469
27
732
GMBabujian Levon244722GMQuparadze Giga2495
17
820
IMSturt Raven248522IMSchekachikhin Maksim2448
31
92
GMGukesh D26402FMBarseghyan Armen Ar.2356
50
1029
IMShyaamnikhil P2453GMSargsyan Shant2640
3
114
GMErigaisi Arjun2634IMBharath Subramaniyam H2435
33
1246
IMMoksh Amit Doshi2379GMPantsulaia Levan2570
9
1312
GMPaichadze Luka2566FMOhanyan Emin2373
47
1436
IMPranav Anand2430GMPetrosian Tigran L.2562
13
1514
GMGoganov Aleksey2557Pour Agha Bala Amirreza2432
35
1654
WIMVantika Agrawal232211GMHarutyunyan Tigran K.2567
11
1755
FMAlaverdyan Gevorg232011GMChanda Sandipan2543
15
1816
GMHarsha Bharathakoti251711IMSharma Dinesh K.2289
59
1918
GMMikaelyan Arman248711WIMPriyanka Nutakki2263
63
2058
Kunal M229011GMMosadeghpour Masoud2486
19

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