Fagernes GM Open 2023 R4-5: Abhimanyu Puranik and Vahap Sanal are the coleaders
GM Abhimanyu Puranik had a well contested draw against GM Vahap Sanal in the fifth round of Fagernes GM Open 2023. They both are sharing the lead with a 4.5/6 each. They are followed by eight players including three Indians - IM Vantika Agrawal, IM Koustav Chatterjee and GM Aditya Mittal at 4/6 each. Abhimanyu ended WIM Savitha Shri B's winning streak. India's newly crowned IM Vantika drew with GM Erik Blomqvist and then beat IM Prraneeth Vuppala. IM Kushagra Mohan drew against GM Bartosz Socko in the fourth round. FM Tanmay Chopra defeated IM Jonas Hacker in the fifth round. Round 6 starts today at 2 p.m. local time, 5:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Anniken Vestby/SjakkTromsø
Vantika, Koustav and Aditya in pursuit
Round 4
GM Abhimanyu Puranik (2599) ended WIM Savitha Shri B's (2411) winning streak to maintain his lead 4/4. GM Vahap Sanal (TUR, 2582) won against IM Koustav Chatterjee (2520) to also move his score to 4/4. IM Vantika Agrawal (2407) and IM Kushagra Mohan (2400) drew with GM Erik Blomqvist (SWE, 2523) and GM Bartosz Socko (POL, 2601) respectively.
Savitha - Koustav, Round 5
The game between Savitha and Koustav reached a complex double rook endgame. He could have finished things a bit earlier if he spotted the best continuation after 55.Rb3. Find out what he missed here. The game continued 55...g5 56.Rd3 Rhf1+ and Black won the game in another 26 moves.
A total of 92 players including 14 GMs, 21 IMs, 2 WGMs and a WIM are taking part from 25 countries across the world in the GM (>2000) Open section. The tournament is organized by IO IA Hans Olav Lahlum in cooperation with Sotra SK and Innlandet Sjakkrets from 2nd to 9th April 2023 at Scandic Valdres hotel in Fagernes, Norway. The nine-round Swiss league tournament had a time control of 100 minutes/40 moves + 40 minutes/rest with 30 seconds increment from move no. 1.
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Round 5 results
Standings after Round 5
Round 6 pairings
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Vahap Sanal wins Fagernes GM Open 2023, Abhimanyu Puranik second
@ 10/04/2023 by Shahid Ahmed (en) |
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Abhimanyu Puranik on the verge of winning Fagernes GM Open 2023
@ 09/04/2023 by Shahid Ahmed (en) |
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Fagernes GM Open 2023 R7: Abhimanyu Puranik gains sole lead
@ 08/04/2023 by Shahid Ahmed (en) |
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Fagernes GM Open 2023 R6: Samvel makes it a three-way with Vahap and Abhimanyu
@ 07/04/2023 by Shahid Ahmed (en) |
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Fagernes GM Open 2023 R3: Abhimanyu, Koustav, Savitha and Sanket make a perfect start 3/3
@ 05/04/2023 by Shahid Ahmed (en) |
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Fagernes GM Open 2023 R1-2: Savitha and Vantika slay top GMs
@ 04/04/2023 by Shahid Ahmed (en) |