Praggnanandhaa scores his first win over Thai Dai Van
R Praggnanandhaa registered his first victory of the event against Thai Dai Van Nguyen (CZE). It moved him up to World no.7 with a live rating 2759.7.
Aravindh - Wei: 1-0
GM Aravindh Chithambaram (2729) faced GM Wei Yi (CHN, 2755) for the first time and he won the game convincingly.
18.Bxc6 bxc6 19.g4 that's modern day chess for you. Aravindh was aware of this idea and decided to go for it.
30...Bb5? misplaced the bishop 31.Ne4 allowed White to bring the knight into action Kg7? 32.Rh1 Qg6 and White won the game after a dozen more moves. Black had one small opportunity to get back in the game. However, it was not easy to spot with less time on the clock.
Praggnanandhaa - Thai Dai Van
Thai Dai Van Nguyen's (CZE, 2668) break 14...f5? did not pan out the way he wanted it to. 15.dxe6 f4 16.Rad1 Qe8 17.gxf4 Nxf4 18.Bxf4 Rxf4 19.Nd5 Black could not recover his position and R Praggnanandhaa (2741) won the game in another ten moves.
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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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Round 3 Masters results
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | White | Result | Black | Rtg | No. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2729 | GM | ARAVINDH Chithambaram Vr. | 1 - 0 | GM | WEI Yi | 2755 | 10 | |||
| 2 | 3 | 2670 | GM | SHANKLAND Sam | 0 - 1 | GM | KEYMER Vincent | 2731 | 1 | |||
| 3 | 4 | 2741 | GM | PRAGGNANANDHAA R | 1 - 0 | GM | NGUYEN Thai Dai Van | 2668 | 9 | |||
| 4 | 5 | 2739 | GM | LE Quang Liem | ½ - ½ | GM | GUREL Ediz | 2624 | 8 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 2728 | GM | GIRI Anish | ½ - ½ | GM | NAVARA David | 2677 | 7 |
Standings after Round 3
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | GM | ARAVINDH Chithambaram Vr. | IND | 2729 | 2,5 | 0 | 3,00 | 1 | |
| 2 | 4 | GM | PRAGGNANANDHAA R | IND | 2741 | 2 | 0 | 2,25 | 1 | |
| 3 | 1 | GM | KEYMER Vincent | GER | 2731 | 2 | 0 | 2,00 | 1 | |
| 4 | 7 | GM | NAVARA David | CZE | 2677 | 1,5 | 0 | 2,50 | 2 | |
| 5 | 5 | GM | LE Quang Liem | VIE | 2739 | 1,5 | 0 | 2,00 | 1 | |
| 6 | 6 | GM | GIRI Anish | NED | 2728 | 1,5 | 0 | 1,75 | 2 | |
| 7 | 3 | GM | SHANKLAND Sam | USA | 2670 | 1,5 | 0 | 1,50 | 1 | |
| 8 | 9 | GM | NGUYEN Thai Dai Van | CZE | 2668 | 1 | 0 | 2,00 | 2 | |
| 9 | 8 | GM | GUREL Ediz | TUR | 2624 | 1 | 0 | 1,75 | 2 | |
| 10 | 10 | GM | WEI Yi | CHN | 2755 | 0,5 | 0 | 0,75 | 2 |
Round 4 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | White | Result | Black | Rtg | No. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2755 | GM | WEI Yi | GM | NAVARA David | 2677 | 7 | ||||
| 2 | 8 | 2624 | GM | GUREL Ediz | GM | GIRI Anish | 2728 | 6 | ||||
| 3 | 9 | 2668 | GM | NGUYEN Thai Dai Van | GM | LE Quang Liem | 2739 | 5 | ||||
| 4 | 1 | 2731 | GM | KEYMER Vincent | GM | PRAGGNANANDHAA R | 2741 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 2729 | GM | ARAVINDH Chithambaram Vr. | GM | SHANKLAND Sam | 2670 | 3 |
Round 3 Challengers results
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | White | Result | Black | Rtg | No. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2580 | GM | KOURKOULOS-ARDITIS Stamatis | ½ - ½ | IM | FINEK Vaclav | 2478 | 10 | |||
| 2 | 3 | 2599 | GM | SALGADO LOPEZ Ivan | 0 - 1 | FM | NEMEC Jachym | 2433 | 1 | |||
| 3 | 4 | 2449 | IM | STALMACH Richard | 0 - 1 | GM | BJERRE Jonas Buhl | 2640 | 9 | |||
| 4 | 5 | 2659 | GM | YAKUBBOEV Nodirbek | 1 - 0 | IM | DIVYA Deshmukh | 2490 | 8 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 2645 | GM | MA Qun | ½ - ½ | GM | MAURIZZI Marc`andria | 2581 | 7 |
Standings after Round 3
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | GM | YAKUBBOEV Nodirbek | UZB | 2659 | 2,5 | 0 | 2,75 | 1 | |
| 2 | 9 | GM | BJERRE Jonas Buhl | DEN | 2640 | 2,5 | 0 | 2,25 | 2 | |
| 3 | 1 | FM | NEMEC Jachym | CZE | 2433 | 2 | 0 | 2,75 | 1 | |
| 4 | 6 | GM | MA Qun | CHN | 2645 | 1,5 | 0 | 2,50 | 2 | |
| 5 | 10 | IM | FINEK Vaclav | CZE | 2478 | 1,5 | 0 | 2,25 | 2 | |
| 6 | 3 | GM | SALGADO LOPEZ Ivan | ESP | 2599 | 1,5 | 0 | 2,25 | 1 | |
| 7 | 2 | GM | KOURKOULOS-ARDITIS Stamatis | GRE | 2580 | 1 | 0 | 1,75 | 1 | |
| 8 | 7 | GM | MAURIZZI Marc`andria | FRA | 2581 | 1 | 0 | 1,00 | 2 | |
| 9 | 8 | IM | DIVYA Deshmukh | IND | 2490 | 1 | 0 | 0,50 | 2 | |
| 10 | 4 | IM | STALMACH Richard | CZE | 2449 | 0,5 | 0 | 0,50 | 1 |
Round 4 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | White | Result | Black | Rtg | No. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2478 | IM | FINEK Vaclav | GM | MAURIZZI Marc`andria | 2581 | 7 | ||||
| 2 | 8 | 2490 | IM | DIVYA Deshmukh | GM | MA Qun | 2645 | 6 | ||||
| 3 | 9 | 2640 | GM | BJERRE Jonas Buhl | GM | YAKUBBOEV Nodirbek | 2659 | 5 | ||||
| 4 | 1 | 2433 | FM | NEMEC Jachym | IM | STALMACH Richard | 2449 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 2580 | GM | KOURKOULOS-ARDITIS Stamatis | GM | SALGADO LOPEZ Ivan | 2599 | 3 |
Time Control
The time control is 90'/40 moves + 30'/end & 30"/move.
Links
Tournament Regulations: Masters, Challengers, Futures and Open
