Aaditya Dhingra loosens grip against Shamsiddin Vokhidov

GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) scored his first win of the event against WGM Alicja Sliwicka (POL). IM Moksh Amit Doshi continues his good run as he drew with GM Pranav V. GM Leon Luke Mendonca missed a win and allowed IM Vantika Agrawal to salvage a draw.

GM Nihal Sarin - GM Sankalp Gupta: 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Anna Shtourman

GM Raja Rithvik R - GM Karthikeyan Murali: 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Anna Shtourman

Saidakbar - Arjun

Position after 32.Kh1

GM Arjun Erigaisi (2801) found the winning continuation 32...Nxf3! 33.Rf1 Ref8 34.gxf3 Qxh3+ 35.Qh2 Qxh2+ 36.Kxh2 Rf5 and checkmate is inevitable.

GM Arjun Erigaisi bounced back with a win over IM Saidakbar Saydaliev (UZB) | Photo: Anna Shtourman

IM Goutham Krishna H - GM M Amin Tabatabaei (IRI): 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Anna Shtourman

Aaditya - Vokhidov

Position after 22...Bg6

IM Aaditya Dhingra (2448) got himself a good position in the middlegame against GM Shamsiddin Vokhidov (UZB, 2681). However, he could not capitalize on it. 23.Qe2 Bd6 24.Nh4 is one of the better ways to continue for White.

IM Aaditya Dhingra played well against GM Shamsiddin Vokhidov (UZB) | Photo: Anna Shtourman

IM Moksh Amit Doshi - GM Pranav V: 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Anna Shtourman

GM Leon Luke Mendonca (2642) missed a win and allowed IM Vantika Agrawal (2392) to escape with a draw.

IM Vantika Agrawal salvaged a draw after surviving a losing position against GM Leon Luke Mendonca | Photo: Anna Shtourman

GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) scored his first win of the tournament against WGM Alicja Sliwicka (POL) | Photo: Anna Shtourman

Notable results

FM Mohamed Anees M - GM Adham Fawzy (EGY): 0.5-0.5

FM Arjun Adireddy - IM Mukhammadzokhid Suyarov (UZB): 0.5-0.5

GM Prraneeth Vuppala - WGM Nandhidhaa P V: 0-1

IM Leya Garifullina - FM Ankit Ray: 0.5-0.5

GM P Shyam Nikhil - FM Kashish Manoj Jain: 0.5-0.5

IM Edgar Mamedov (KAZ) - FM Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy: 0.5-0.5

Vignesh Advaith Vemula - IM Kirill Klukin: 0.5-0.5

CM Vaibhav Jayant Raut - IM Gunay Mammadzada (AZE): 0.5-0.5

IM Mukhammadali Abdurakhmonov (UZB) - Sriansh Das: 0.5-0.5

IM Ganzorig Amartuvshin (MGL) - Kushal R Jani: 0.5-0.5

Schedule

There is one round every day from 3rd to 12th December 2024 starting from 4 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Sunday 8th December 2024 is a rest day. Only last round on 12th December starts at 12 p.m. local time, 2:30 p.m. IST.

Time control

Time control for each tournament game is 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from move 1.

Prizes

The total prize fund of the tournament is US$ 108250, $94250 for Open A (≥2300) and $14400 for Open B (≤2299). The top three prizes are $25000, $15000 and $10000 each.

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Round 3 results

Bo.No. WhiteRtgPts.ResultPts.BlackRtg No.
16
GMEsipenko, Andrey268221 - 02GMGanguly, Surya Shekhar2578
25
28
GMNihal, Sarin26762½ - ½2GMSankalp, Gupta2545
29
330
GMZemlyanskii, Ivan25432½ - ½2GMNarayanan, S L2647
11
432
GMAdhiban, B.253520 - 12GMSargsyan, Shant2646
13
534
GMRaja, Rithvik R25212½ - ½2GMKarthikeyan, Murali2637
15
616
GMNaiditsch, Arkadij263621 - 02IMShuvalova, Polina2504
37
722
GMIdani, Pouya260321 - 02IMTahbaz, Arash2432
59
871
FMMahdavi, Reza23942½ - ½2GMDaneshvar, Bardiya2600
23
944
IMSaydaliev, Saidakbar24731½0 - 11½GMErigaisi, Arjun2801
1
1046
IMGoutham, Krishna H24661½½ - ½1½GMTabatabaei, M. Amin2695
5

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Standings after Round 3

Rk.SNo NameTypsexGrFEDRtgIPts. TB1  TB2  TB3 
16
GMEsipenko, AndreyFID26823032853,5
213
GMSargsyan, ShantARM26463032503,5
316
GMNaiditsch, ArkadijBUL26363032433,5
422
GMIdani, PouyaIRI26033032103,5
571
FMMahdavi, RezaU16IRI23942,5029014,5
640
GMKazhgaleyev, MurtasS50KAZ24882,5027634
729
GMSankalp, GuptaIND25452,5027474
88
GMNihal, SarinU20IND26762,5027444
930
GMZemlyanskii, IvanU14FID25432,5027424,5
1011
GMNarayanan, S LIND26472,5027343,5
1134
GMRaja, Rithvik RU20IND25212,5027303,5
121
GMErigaisi, ArjunIND28012,5027254
1315
GMKarthikeyan, MuraliIND26372,5027164,5
1410
GMMartirosyan, Haik M.ARM26562,5027153
1518
GMSalem, A.R. SalehUAE26222,5026743
1623
GMDaneshvar, BardiyaU18IRI26002,5026674,5
1724
GMPranesh, MU18IND25822,5026623
1831
GMAbdisalimov, AbdimalikUZB25362,5026173
1978
IMMoksh, Amit DoshiIND23832027294
2046
IMGoutham, Krishna HU14IND24662026854

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Round 4 pairings

Bo.No. WhiteRtgPts.ResultPts.BlackRtg No.
116
GMNaiditsch, Arkadij263633GMEsipenko, Andrey2682
6
213
GMSargsyan, Shant264633GMIdani, Pouya2603
22
31
GMErigaisi, Arjun28012½2½GMPranesh, M2582
24
430
GMZemlyanskii, Ivan25432½2½GMNihal, Sarin2676
8
529
GMSankalp, Gupta25452½2½GMMartirosyan, Haik M.2656
10
611
GMNarayanan, S L26472½2½GMRaja, Rithvik R2521
34
715
GMKarthikeyan, Murali26372½2½FMMahdavi, Reza2394
71
831
GMAbdisalimov, Abdimalik25362½2½GMSalem, A.R. Saleh2622
18
923
GMDaneshvar, Bardiya26002½2½GMKazhgaleyev, Murtas2488
40
103
GMMaghsoodloo, Parham270322GMMadaminov, Mukhiddin2501
38

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