Ioannidis, Beerdsen, Pechac, Zhao and Sofronie are at the top

Vykouk - Rithvik

33.g3? was a mistake by IM Jan Vykouk (CZE, 2478). GM Raja Rithvik R (2522) correctly found 33...Ne7! Backward moves are not easy to find. This was necessary to capitalize on the second rank absolute pin. 34.Ra8+ Kh7 35.Ra7 Nd5 36.Rxf7 Nc3 Black won the game in five more moves.
Replay Round 1-5 games
Round 5 results
| Rd. | Bo. | No. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | FED | Rtg | No. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2 | 13 | IM | Vykouk Jan | CZE | 2478 | 4 | 0 - 1 | 3½ | GM | Raja Rithvik R | IND | 2522 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 10 | 41 | IM | Das Arghyadip | IND | 2350 | 3½ | 0 - 1 | 3½ | IM | Zhao Yuanhe | CHN | 2466 | 18 | ||
| 5 | 12 | 60 | WGM | Klek Hanna Marie | GER | 2289 | 3 | ½ - ½ | 3 | GM | Sasikiran Krishnan | IND | 2548 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 16 | 17 | IM | Urazayev Arystanbek | KAZ | 2467 | 3 | 1 - 0 | 3 | CM | Soham Datar | IND | 2239 | 70 | ||
| 5 | 19 | 69 | FM | Rasmussen Casper | DEN | 2240 | 3 | ½ - ½ | 3 | IM | Dhulipalla Bala Chandra Prasad | IND | 2432 | 24 | ||
| 5 | 24 | 81 | FM | Chakrabarty Reyaansh | AUS | 2181 | 3 | ½ - ½ | 3 | IM | Vantika Agrawal | IND | 2411 | 29 | ||
| 5 | 41 | 33 | IM | Bitan Banerjee | IND | 2399 | 2½ | 0 - 1 | 2½ | CM | Sofronie Vladimir | ROU | 2078 | 112 | ||
| 5 | 55 | 158 | Avadhoot Lokesh Bhakti Brahme | IND | 2000 | 2½ | 1 - 0 | 2½ | Malkiel Daniel | USA | 2126 | 96 | ||||
| 5 | 93 | 258 | Bakhare Atharva | IND | 1768 | 2 | ½ - ½ | 2 | CM | Popov Roman | CZE | 2010 | 150 | |||
| 5 | 146 | 292 | Rithik Heman Odhrani | IND | 1517 | 0 | 1 - 0 | 0 | Polacek Timotej | CZE | 1639 | 280 |
Standings after Round 5
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | K | rtg+/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | GM | Raja, Rithvik R | IND | 2522 | 4,5 | 15 | 18,5 | 16,50 | 10 | 7,7 | |||
| 2 | 11 | GM | Ioannidis, Evgenios | GRE | 2484 | 4,5 | 15 | 17 | 14,75 | 10 | 9,2 | |||
| 3 | 7 | GM | Beerdsen, Thomas | NED | 2511 | 4,5 | 14,5 | 17,5 | 15,25 | 10 | 8 | |||
| 4 | 1 | GM | Pechac, Jergus | SVK | 2603 | Tj Slávia Caissa Čadca | 4,5 | 13,5 | 15 | 13,00 | 10 | 3,9 | ||
| 5 | 18 | IM | Zhao, Yuanhe | CHN | 2466 | Chinese Sichuan | 4,5 | 13,5 | 14,5 | 12,50 | 10 | 7,5 | ||
| 6 | 36 | IM | Sofronie, Iulian | ROU | 2380 | ACS LOGIC 64 BRASOV | 4,5 | 13 | 15 | 12,50 | 10 | 12,1 | ||
| 7 | 2 | GM | Nyzhnyk, Illya | UKR | 2569 | 4 | 15,5 | 18 | 14,00 | 10 | 0,2 | |||
| 8 | 31 | IM | Eren, Ataberk | TUR | 2402 | 4 | 15,5 | 17,5 | 13,25 | 10 | 6,4 | |||
| 9 | 13 | IM | Vykouk, Jan | CZE | 2478 | SK JOLY Lysa nad Labem, z.s. | 4 | 15 | 17 | 12,50 | 10 | 4,5 | ||
| 10 | 19 | GM | Kraus, Tomas | CZE | 2451 | SK JOLY Lysa nad Labem, z.s. | 4 | 14,5 | 17 | 12,75 | 10 | 5,6 |
Round 6 pairings
| Rd. | Bo. | No. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | FED | Rtg | No. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2 | 6 | GM | Raja Rithvik R | IND | 2522 | 4½ | 4½ | IM | Zhao Yuanhe | CHN | 2466 | 18 | |||
| 6 | 17 | 4 | GM | Sasikiran Krishnan | IND | 2548 | 3½ | 4 | FM | Topencik Bruno | CZE | 2153 | 89 | |||
| 6 | 21 | 24 | IM | Dhulipalla Bala Chandra Prasad | IND | 2432 | 3½ | 3½ | FM | Chakrabarty Reyaansh | AUS | 2181 | 81 | |||
| 6 | 23 | 74 | Santamaria Fernandez Guillermo | ESP | 2225 | 3½ | 3½ | IM | Vantika Agrawal | IND | 2411 | 29 | ||||
| 6 | 29 | 78 | IM | Welling Gerard | NED | 2195 | 3½ | 3½ | IM | Das Arghyadip | IND | 2350 | 41 | |||
| 6 | 37 | 158 | Avadhoot Lokesh Bhakti Brahme | IND | 2000 | 3½ | 3½ | WGM | Klek Hanna Marie | GER | 2289 | 60 | ||||
| 6 | 48 | 70 | CM | Soham Datar | IND | 2239 | 3 | 3 | Pintor Simao | POR | 2038 | 134 | ||||
| 6 | 65 | 155 | WCM | Ejsymont Blanka | POL | 2003 | 2½ | 2½ | IM | Bitan Banerjee | IND | 2399 | 33 | |||
| 6 | 78 | 137 | WFM | Silva Mariana | POR | 2030 | 2½ | 2½ | Bakhare Atharva | IND | 1768 | 258 | ||||
| 6 | 136 | 249 | Kusova Nikola | CZE | 1790 | 1 | 1 | Rithik Heman Odhrani | IND | 1517 | 292 |
Time Control
The time control is 90'/40 moves + 30'/end & 30"/move.
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