Thai Dai Van misses a win against Aravindh
All five games of the Future section ended decisively.
Keymer - Wei: 1-0
Vincent Keymer (GER, 2731) and Wei Yi (CHN, 2755) had played two Classical rated games against each other, until today. Both ended in draws. Wei decided to sacrifice an exchange which was quite fine.
Wei Yi needed to find the correct continuation 48...Ra1 49.Rf1 Ra2 50.Rxe4 d2 would have kept the game going. Instead, 48...Bf5?? turned things in White's favor 49.Rf4 d2 50.Bxd2 and White won the game in five more moves.
Aravindh - Thai Dai: 0.5-0.5
Aravindh Chithambaram (2729) faced Thai Dai Van Nguyen (CZE, 2668) for the first time in a Classical rated game. The Czech Republic no.2 was pressing for the better part of the game.
In time trouble, White made an error 66.Rc1? which allowed Black to sacrifice an exchange 66...Rxc3! to gain a decisive advantage. 67.Bxc3 Qxf2+ 68.Kh3 bxc3 69.Qd4 Bc7 70.Rxc3 Qxe2? Instead 70...Bd6 would have been winning for Black. Being low on time, it became difficult for Black to spot the win and the game ended in a draw via perpetual check.
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Schedule
The Round-Robin tournaments will take place from 26th February to 7th March 2025. Every day except the last round, games will start at 3 p.m. local time, 7:30 p.m. IST. Monday 3rd March is a rest day. The ninth round game on 7th March will start at 11 a.m. local time, 3:30 p.m. IST.
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Replay Round 1 Challengers games
Round 1 Masters results
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | White | Result | Black | Rtg | No. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2731 | GM | KEYMER Vincent | 1 - 0 | GM | WEI Yi | 2755 | 10 | |||
| 2 | 2 | 2729 | GM | ARAVINDH Chithambaram Vr. | ½ - ½ | GM | NGUYEN Thai Dai Van | 2668 | 9 | |||
| 3 | 3 | 2670 | GM | SHANKLAND Sam | 1 - 0 | GM | GUREL Ediz | 2624 | 8 | |||
| 4 | 4 | 2741 | GM | PRAGGNANANDHAA R | ½ - ½ | GM | NAVARA David | 2677 | 7 | |||
| 5 | 5 | 2739 | GM | LE Quang Liem | ½ - ½ | GM | GIRI Anish | 2728 | 6 |
Standings after Round 1
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | GM | KEYMER Vincent | GER | 2731 | 1 | 0 | 0,00 | 0 | |
| 3 | GM | SHANKLAND Sam | USA | 2670 | 1 | 0 | 0,00 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 6 | GM | GIRI Anish | NED | 2728 | 0,5 | 0 | 0,25 | 1 | |
| 7 | GM | NAVARA David | CZE | 2677 | 0,5 | 0 | 0,25 | 1 | ||
| 9 | GM | NGUYEN Thai Dai Van | CZE | 2668 | 0,5 | 0 | 0,25 | 1 | ||
| 6 | 2 | GM | ARAVINDH Chithambaram Vr. | IND | 2729 | 0,5 | 0 | 0,25 | 0 | |
| 4 | GM | PRAGGNANANDHAA R | IND | 2741 | 0,5 | 0 | 0,25 | 0 | ||
| 5 | GM | LE Quang Liem | VIE | 2739 | 0,5 | 0 | 0,25 | 0 | ||
| 9 | 8 | GM | GUREL Ediz | TUR | 2624 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | 1 | |
| 10 | GM | WEI Yi | CHN | 2755 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | 1 |
Round 2 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | White | Result | Black | Rtg | No. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2755 | GM | WEI Yi | GM | GIRI Anish | 2728 | 6 | ||||
| 2 | 7 | 2677 | GM | NAVARA David | GM | LE Quang Liem | 2739 | 5 | ||||
| 3 | 8 | 2624 | GM | GUREL Ediz | GM | PRAGGNANANDHAA R | 2741 | 4 | ||||
| 4 | 9 | 2668 | GM | NGUYEN Thai Dai Van | GM | SHANKLAND Sam | 2670 | 3 | ||||
| 5 | 1 | 2731 | GM | KEYMER Vincent | GM | ARAVINDH Chithambaram Vr. | 2729 | 2 |
Round 1 Challengers results
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | White | Result | Black | Rtg | No. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2433 | FM | NEMEC Jachym | ½ - ½ | IM | FINEK Vaclav | 2478 | 10 | |||
| 2 | 2 | 2580 | GM | KOURKOULOS-ARDITIS Stamatis | 0 - 1 | GM | BJERRE Jonas Buhl | 2640 | 9 | |||
| 3 | 3 | 2599 | GM | SALGADO LOPEZ Ivan | 1 - 0 | IM | DIVYA Deshmukh | 2490 | 8 | |||
| 4 | 4 | 2449 | IM | STALMACH Richard | ½ - ½ | GM | MAURIZZI Marc`andria | 2581 | 7 | |||
| 5 | 5 | 2659 | GM | YAKUBBOEV Nodirbek | ½ - ½ | GM | MA Qun | 2645 | 6 |
Standings after Round 1
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | GM | BJERRE Jonas Buhl | DEN | 2640 | 1 | 0 | 0,00 | 1 | |
| 2 | 3 | GM | SALGADO LOPEZ Ivan | ESP | 2599 | 1 | 0 | 0,00 | 0 | |
| 3 | 6 | GM | MA Qun | CHN | 2645 | 0,5 | 0 | 0,25 | 1 | |
| 7 | GM | MAURIZZI Marc`andria | FRA | 2581 | 0,5 | 0 | 0,25 | 1 | ||
| 10 | IM | FINEK Vaclav | CZE | 2478 | 0,5 | 0 | 0,25 | 1 | ||
| 6 | 1 | FM | NEMEC Jachym | CZE | 2433 | 0,5 | 0 | 0,25 | 0 | |
| 4 | IM | STALMACH Richard | CZE | 2449 | 0,5 | 0 | 0,25 | 0 | ||
| 5 | GM | YAKUBBOEV Nodirbek | UZB | 2659 | 0,5 | 0 | 0,25 | 0 | ||
| 9 | 8 | IM | DIVYA Deshmukh | IND | 2490 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | 1 | |
| 10 | 2 | GM | KOURKOULOS-ARDITIS Stamatis | GRE | 2580 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | 0 |
Round 2 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | White | Result | Black | Rtg | No. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2478 | IM | FINEK Vaclav | GM | MA Qun | 2645 | 6 | ||||
| 2 | 7 | 2581 | GM | MAURIZZI Marc`andria | GM | YAKUBBOEV Nodirbek | 2659 | 5 | ||||
| 3 | 8 | 2490 | IM | DIVYA Deshmukh | IM | STALMACH Richard | 2449 | 4 | ||||
| 4 | 9 | 2640 | GM | BJERRE Jonas Buhl | GM | SALGADO LOPEZ Ivan | 2599 | 3 | ||||
| 5 | 1 | 2433 | FM | NEMEC Jachym | GM | KOURKOULOS-ARDITIS Stamatis | 2580 | 2 |
Time Control
The time control is 90'/40 moves + 30'/end & 30"/move.
Links
Tournament Regulations: Masters, Challengers, Futures and Open
