Karel Janeček Open R5: Raja Rithvik R in a six-pack lead
GM Raja Rithvik R defeated IM Jan Vykouk (CZE) to join the lead at Karel Janeček Open part of 7th Prague International Chess Festival 2025. In an already difficult endgame, Vykouk blundered. It cost him a knight and eventually the game. Five more players are also in the lead. They are - GM Evgenios Ioannidis (GRE), GM Thomas Beerdsen (NED), GM Jergus Pechac (SVK), IM Yuanhe Zhao (CHN), IM Iulian Sofronie (ROU). Currently, WGM Maili-Jade Ouellet (CAN) is the top scorer among female participants. The sixth round for Masters, Challengers, Futures and Open starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 7:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Shahid Ahmed
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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