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Sheikh Russel GM R7: Srinath's 103-move long draw

by Shahid Ahmed - 26/10/2021

GM Srinath Narayanan had a 103-move long marathon draw with GM Misratdin Iskandarov (AZE) in the seventh round of Sheikh Russel International GM 2021. Srinath is still in the lead 6.0/7. He is followed by three players at a half point behind, GMs Vitaliy Bernadskiy (UKR), Masoud Mosadeghpour (IRI) and Vugar Rasulov (AZE). Nine players including four Indians are at 5.0/9. They are - GM Shyam Sundar M, IMs Mitrabha Guha, Aditya Mittal and Koustav Chatterjee. Mitrabha and Aditya drew with Rasulov and Shyam respectively, Koustav beat IM Vignesh N R. Round 8 starts today at 2:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Bangladesh Chess Federation

Bernadskiy, Rasulov and Masoud in the title fray

IM Srijit Paul won against GM Debashis Das. IM Shahil Dey held GM Deepan Chakkravarthy to a draw.

Misratdin Iskandarov (AZE) reduced Srinath's lead | Photo: Bangladesh Chess Federation

Misratdin - Srinath: 0.5-0.5

GM Misratdin Iskandarov (AZE) and GM Srinath Narayanan had a 103-move long marathon draw.

IM Mitrabha Guha held GM Vugar Asadli (AZE) to a draw | Photo: Bangladesh Chess Federation

Srijit - Debashis: 1-0

IM Srijit Paul capitalized on his opponent GM Debashis Das' positional mistake in the middlegame.

Position after 21...Ra4

21...Ra4 turns things in White's favor. Find out how.

GM Sergei Tiviakov (NED) defeated IM Abdimalik Abdisalimov (UZB) | Photo: Bangladesh Chess Federation

Highlights

A few interesting finishes from Round 7

GM Michal Krasenkow (POL) defeated GM Mikhail Ulybin (RUS)

IM Vignesh N R lost to IM Koustav Chatterjee

GM Stanislav Savchenko (UKR) lost to GM Alexander Zubarev (UKR)

FM M Sasith Nipun Piyumantha (SRI) lost to IM Neelash Saha

Replay Round 7 games

The tournament is taking place at Hotel Purbani International, Dhaka in Bangladesh from 19th to 27th October 2021. Time control is 90'/40 + 30' + 30" per move. Round 1-8 starts at 3 p.m. local time (2:30 p.m. IST). Round 9 will start at 11:00 a.m. local time (10:30 a.m. IST).

Round 7 results

Bo.No. NameGrTypFEDRtgPts.ResultPts.NameGrTypFEDRtg No.
16
GMIskandarov MisratdinAZE2552½ - ½GMNarayanan SrinathIND2540
7
22
GMAsadli VugarU20AZE2585½ - ½IMMitrabha GuhaU20IND2479
18
33
GMBernadskiy VitaliyUKR25801 - 0IMMousavi Seyed KhalilIRI2510
13
49
GMStany G.A.IND25220 - 1GMRasulov VugarAZE2452
22
523
IMAditya MittalU16IND2447½ - ½GMShyam Sundar M.IND2518
10
617
GMMosadeghpour MasoudIRI24861 - 0GMVisakh N RIND2515
12
730
GMHaznedaroglu KivancTUR2438½ - ½GMSumets AndreyUKR2497
15
84
GMKrasenkow MichalS50POL257841 - 04GMUlybin MikhailS50RUS2443
28
95
GMSolodovnichenko YuriUKR25774½ - ½4GMRahman ZiaurBAN2431
32
1025
GMMalakhatko VadimBEL24444½ - ½4GMRios Cristhian CamiloCOL2457
20
1121
IMVignesh N RIND245340 - 14IMKoustav ChatterjeeU18IND2431
33
1234
IMHarikrishnan.A.RaU20IND24294½ - ½4IMAronyak GhoshU18IND2445
24
131
GMTiviakov SergeiNED26001 - 04IMAbdisalimov AbdimalikU20UZB2406
40
1442
IMShahil DeyU14IND2398½ - ½GMDeepan Chakkravarthy J.IND2535
8
1549
IMSrijit PaulU20IND23321 - 0GMDebashis DasIND2501
14

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Round 8 pairings

Bo.No. NameGrTypFEDRtgPts.ResultPts.NameGrTypFEDRtg No.
122
GMRasulov VugarAZE24526GMNarayanan SrinathIND2540
7
217
GMMosadeghpour MasoudIRI2486GMBernadskiy VitaliyUKR2580
3
333
IMKoustav ChatterjeeU18IND243155GMAsadli VugarU20AZE2585
2
44
GMKrasenkow MichalS50POL257855GMSumets AndreyUKR2497
15
518
IMMitrabha GuhaU20IND247955GMIskandarov MisratdinAZE2552
6
610
GMShyam Sundar M.IND251855GMHaznedaroglu KivancTUR2438
30
75
GMSolodovnichenko YuriUKR25775IMAditya MittalU16IND2447
23
832
GMRahman ZiaurBAN2431GMTiviakov SergeiNED2600
1
944
GMZubarev AlexanderUKR2395GMStany G.A.IND2522
9
1012
GMVisakh N RIND2515GMHossain EnamulBAN2396
43
1136
IMNeelash SahaU20IND2421IMMousavi Seyed KhalilIRI2510
13
1220
GMRios Cristhian CamiloCOL2457IMHarikrishnan.A.RaU20IND2429
34
1324
IMAronyak GhoshU18IND2445GMKarthikeyan P.IND2404
41
1438
GMLaxman R.R.IND2411GMMalakhatko VadimBEL2444
25
158
GMDeepan Chakkravarthy J.IND25354IMSrijit PaulU20IND2332
49

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Bangladesh Chess Federation