Karthikeyan and Pranesh in Top 10, Abdusattorov makes a great comeback
World Rapid 2021 champion and 44th Olympiad Gold medalist, GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) made a fantastic comeback. After a 0.5/2 start, he scored 6.5/7 in the remaining seven games to finish third.
Champion - GM Andrey Esipenko 7/9 | Photo: Anna Shtourman
Top 3 (L to R): 2nd GM Arjun Erigaisi 7/9, 1st GM Andrey Esipenko 7.5/9 and 3rd GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) 7/9 | Photo: Anna Shtourman
GM Karthikeyan Murali (2637) capitalized well on his opponent GM Shamsiddin Vokhidov's (UZB) mistakes to finish with 6.5/9 and get fifth place.
5th GM Karthikeyan Murali 6.5/9 | Photo: Anna Shtourman
10th GM Pranesh M 6/9 | Photo: Saji Mathew
Time control
Time control for each tournament game was 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 was US$ 108250, $94250 for Open A (≥2300) and $14400 for Open B (≤2299). The top three prizes are $25000, $15000 and $10000 each.
Replay live stream
Replay Round 9 Live Commentary by GM Srinath Narayanan and IM Irene Sukandar | Video: Qatar Chess Association
Replay Round 9 games
Round 9 results
| Bo. | No. | White | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Black | Rtg | No. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | GM | Erigaisi, Arjun | 2801 | 6½ | ½ - ½ | 7 | GM | Esipenko, Andrey | 2682 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 2 | GM | Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | 2777 | 6 | 1 - 0 | 6 | GM | Mendonca, Leon Luke | 2642 | 14 | ||
| 3 | 13 | GM | Sargsyan, Shant | 2646 | 6 | ½ - ½ | 6 | GM | Salem, A.R. Saleh | 2622 | 18 | ||
| 4 | 4 | GM | Artemiev, Vladislav | 2701 | 5½ | ½ - ½ | 5½ | GM | Zemlyanskii, Ivan | 2543 | 30 | ||
| 5 | 22 | GM | Idani, Pouya | 2603 | 5½ | ½ - ½ | 5½ | GM | Tabatabaei, M. Amin | 2695 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 15 | GM | Karthikeyan, Murali | 2637 | 5½ | 1 - 0 | 5½ | GM | Vokhidov, Shamsiddin | 2681 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 8 | GM | Nihal, Sarin | 2676 | 5½ | ½ - ½ | 5½ | GM | Daneshvar, Bardiya | 2600 | 23 | ||
| 8 | 31 | GM | Abdisalimov, Abdimalik | 2536 | 5½ | ½ - ½ | 5½ | GM | Yakubboev, Nodirbek | 2668 | 9 | ||
| 9 | 36 | IM | Galaviz Medina, Sion Radamantys | 2508 | 5 | ½ - ½ | 5 | GM | Narayanan, S L | 2647 | 11 | ||
| 10 | 28 | GM | Bharath, Subramaniyam H | 2561 | 5 | ½ - ½ | 5 | GM | Nguyen, Ngoc Truong Son | 2646 | 12 |
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | Gr | FED | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | GM | Esipenko, Andrey | FID | 2682 | 7,5 | 0 | 2860 | 46,5 | 2 | ||||
| 2 | 1 | GM | Erigaisi, Arjun | IND | 2801 | 7 | 0 | 2787 | 48 | 3 | ||||
| 3 | 2 | GM | Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | U20 | UZB | 2777 | 7 | 0 | 2695 | 40 | 2 | |||
| 4 | 13 | GM | Sargsyan, Shant | ARM | 2646 | 6,5 | 0 | 2758 | 48 | 3 | ||||
| 5 | 15 | GM | Karthikeyan, Murali | IND | 2637 | 6,5 | 0 | 2738 | 45,5 | 2 | ||||
| 6 | 18 | GM | Salem, A.R. Saleh | UAE | 2622 | 6,5 | 0 | 2690 | 46 | 2 | ||||
| 7 | 22 | GM | Idani, Pouya | IRI | 2603 | 6 | 0 | 2683 | 44 | 1 | ||||
| 8 | 31 | GM | Abdisalimov, Abdimalik | UZB | 2536 | 6 | 0 | 2680 | 44 | 1 | ||||
| 9 | 30 | GM | Zemlyanskii, Ivan | U14 | FID | 2543 | 6 | 0 | 2677 | 43,5 | 1 | |||
| 10 | 24 | GM | Pranesh, M | U18 | IND | 2582 | 6 | 0 | 2654 | 42 | 1 | |||
| 11 | 8 | GM | Nihal, Sarin | U20 | IND | 2676 | 6 | 0 | 2646 | 45,5 | 2 | |||
| 12 | 26 | GM | Lodici, Lorenzo | ITA | 2564 | 6 | 0 | 2643 | 40 | 3 | ||||
| 13 | 23 | GM | Daneshvar, Bardiya | U18 | IRI | 2600 | 6 | 0 | 2630 | 45,5 | 1 | |||
| 14 | 5 | GM | Tabatabaei, M. Amin | IRI | 2695 | 6 | 0 | 2620 | 43 | 1 | ||||
| 15 | 20 | GM | Paravyan, David | FID | 2620 | 6 | 0 | 2617 | 42 | 2 | ||||
| 16 | 14 | GM | Mendonca, Leon Luke | U18 | IND | 2642 | 6 | 0 | 2608 | 42,5 | 3 | |||
| 17 | 4 | GM | Artemiev, Vladislav | FID | 2701 | 6 | 0 | 2604 | 42 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | 9 | GM | Yakubboev, Nodirbek | UZB | 2668 | 6 | 0 | 2603 | 43,5 | 1 | ||||
| 19 | 19 | GM | Pranav, V | U18 | IND | 2621 | 6 | 0 | 2566 | 39 | 2 | |||
| 20 | 41 | IM | Srihari, L R | U20 | IND | 2484 | 6 | 0 | 2566 | 37,5 | 3 |
