Six players in the chase

The third round witnessed three decisive games in the top three boards. In fact, only four games ended in draws among top 15 boards. It shows that everyone is willing to play fighting games.

IM Sayantan Das defeated FM Debaraj Chatterjee in Round 3 | Photo: Bangladesh Chess Federation

The tournament logo | Photo: Bangladesh Chess Federation

Round 1: Nasir - Deep: 1-0

FM Sheikh Nasir Ahmed (BAN) caused the biggest upset of the first round when he defeated GM Deep Sengupta.

Position after 31...Nd8

The game continued 32.Qxa5 and Black managed to get back in the game before blundering his queen. What was the quicker finish for White here?

FM Sheikh Nasir Ahmed scored a big win over GM Deep Sengupta | Photo: Bangladesh Chess Federation

Manon - Aronyak: 0-1

10-year-old CM Manon Reja Neer put up a very good fight against IM Aronyak Ghosh. He fought back difficult position and managed to get the following in a knight vs bishop ending.

Position after 50..Kg3

White can still hold this 51.Nc4 Bf3 is forced as White is threatening Nxd6. 52.a4 h5 and Black promotes the queen before White because there is nice tactical trick. The talented young kid probably missed this in time trouble and went for 51.Kd7 and lost the game eventually.

Manon is definitely a budding talent | Photo: Bangladesh Chess Federation

Round 2: Mitrabha - Srijit: 1-0

IM Mitrabha Guha escaped jaws of defeat in a topsy-turvy game against IM Srijit Paul.

Position after 34.Re1

White has back rank weakness which could have been exploited 34...Re2 35.Rd8+ Kf7 36.Rc1 Rc2 37.Re1 Rbb2. Later also Black got few more opportunities but Mitrabha kept his fight and managed to swindle his opponent at the very end.

Subhayan - Sankalp: 0.5-0.5

Subhayan Kundu and IM Sankalp Gupta arguably had the sharpest game of the second round.

Position after 44...Nxf5

White is completely winning here. 45.Qe4 and Black has no good way to defend the position. Even 45.Rxf5 is also winning, although it allows Black to continue the fight for a bit. However, White blundered 45.Qh5 and Black managed to salvage a draw. Find out how.

Minhaz - Sayantan: 0-1

IM Sayantan Das made a short work of IM Minhaz Uddin (BAN) in just 21 moves.

Round 3: Neelash - Mitrabha: 0-1

IM Mitrabha Guha defeated IM Neelash Saha after liquidating into a favorable double rook endgame.

Position after 27...Nb8

27...Nb8 gets rid of the sole thorn in Black's territory. White cannot avoid the exchange. Black eventually converted it into a win.

WIM Arpita Mukherjee lost to IM Nubairshah Shaikh | Photo: Bangladesh Chess Federation

Highlights

Here are a few interesting finishes from Round 1-3:

IM Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh defeated Sanket Chakravarty, Round 2

IM Minhaz Uddin (BAN) lost to IM Sayantan Das, Round 2

Photo Gallery:

Inaugural first move is being made | Photo: Bangladesh Chess Federation

Inauguration Ceremony | Photo: Bangladesh Chess Federation

GM Ghaem Maghami Ehsan (IRI) drew with CM Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage (SRI) in Round 1 | Photo: Bangladesh Chess Federation

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Joytu Sheikh Hasina International Grandmasters Chess Tournament 2021 Round 3 Live stream | Video: Bangladesh Chess Federation

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Round 3 results

Bo.No. NameGrFEDRtgPts.ResultPts.NameGrFEDRtg No.
113
IMNeelash SahaIND241820 - 12IMMitrabha GuhaIND2467
5
231
WIMArpita MukherjeeIND220620 - 12IMMohammad Nubairshah ShaikhIND2432
9
310
IMDas SayantanIND243121 - 02FMChatterjee DebarajBAN2206
30
423
FMSubrota BiswasBAN22821½0 - 11½GMSumets AndreyUKR2541
1
54
GMMosadeghpour MasoudIRI24861½0 - 11½GMKislinsky AlexeyCZE2328
20
66
GMMalakhatko VadimBEL24471½½ - ½1½GMHossain EnamulBAN2402
17
727
FMPiyumantha M Sasith NipunSRI22311½0 - 11½IMAronyak GhoshIND2440
7
88
IMSankalp GuptaIND24331½½ - ½1½IMAbu Sufian ShakilBAN2242
26
918
IMMohammad Fahad RahmanBAN23391½0 - 11½IMKoustav ChatterjeeIND2431
11
1012
GMRahman ZiaurBAN24241½1 - 01½Subhayan KunduIND2301
22
1114
IMSammed Jaykumar SheteIND24121½1 - 01½CMLiyanage Ranindu DilshanSRI2197
33
1215
GMZubarev AlexanderUKR240911 - 01½CMZia Tahsin TajwarBAN2229
28
1338
CMManon Reja NeerBAN216210 - 11GMSengupta DeepIND2527
3
1416
IMAbdyjapar AsylKGZ24091½ - ½1FMMehdi Hasan ParagBAN2177
35
1542
CMNayem HaqueBAN20801½ - ½1IMLodhi MahmoodPAK2334
19

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Round 4 pairings

Bo.No. NameGrFEDRtgPts.ResultPts.NameGrFEDRtg No.
15
IMMitrabha GuhaIND246733IMDas SayantanIND2431
10
29
IMMohammad Nubairshah ShaikhIND243232½GMSumets AndreyUKR2541
1
37
IMAronyak GhoshIND24402½2½GMRahman ZiaurBAN2424
12
411
IMKoustav ChatterjeeIND24312½2½IMSammed Jaykumar SheteIND2412
14
520
GMKislinsky AlexeyCZE23282½2IMSankalp GuptaIND2433
8
63
GMSengupta DeepIND252722Sourath BiswasIND2219
29
726
IMAbu Sufian ShakilBAN224222GMMalakhatko VadimBEL2447
6
830
FMChatterjee DebarajBAN220622IMNeelash SahaIND2418
13
934
FMAhmed Sheikh NasirBAN218522GMZubarev AlexanderUKR2409
15
1017
GMHossain EnamulBAN240222WIMArpita MukherjeeIND2206
31
1144
CMChowdhury SohelBAN207522IMSrijit PaulIND2312
21
1228
CMZia Tahsin TajwarBAN22291½1½GMGhaem Maghami EhsanIRI2536
2
1333
CMLiyanage Ranindu DilshanSRI21971½1½GMMosadeghpour MasoudIRI2486
4
1439
Ahmed ShafiqBAN21271½1½IMAbdyjapar AsylKGZ2409
16
1535
FMMehdi Hasan ParagBAN21771½1½IMMohammad Fahad RahmanBAN2339
18

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Links

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