Shymkent GP R5: Divya scores her first win
The fifth round had four decisive games which is the highest so far at FIDE Shymkent GP. GM Aleksandra Goryachkina has emerged sole leade 4/5. She defeated GM Zhongyi Tan (CHN) comfortably. IM Divya Deshmukh scored her first win of the event, against IM Batkhuyag Munguntuul (MGL). Divya capitalized on her opponent's tactical mistake. GM Koneru Humpy suffered her first loss. She made a positional mistake by breaking the position open at inopportune time against IM Bibisara Assaubayeva (KAZ). IM Stavroula Tsolakidou (GRE) won the only other game of the round against GM Elisabeth Paehtz (GER). Today is the sole rest day of the event. Round 6 starts tomorrow Tuesday 5th November at 3 p.m. local time, 3:30 p.m. IST. Photo: FIDE/Konstantin Chalabov
Goryachkina gains sole lead, four decisive games
IM Nurgul Salimova (BUL) had the only draw of the round against GM Kateryna Lagno. The three-time World Blitz Women's champion had some chances in the endgame but she could not seize them. IM Bibisara Assaubayeva (KAZ) is the only player trailing the sole leader by a half point at 3.5/5. She is followed by GM Koneru Humpy, IM Stavroula Tsolakidou (GRE) and GM Zhongyi Tan (CHN) at 3/5 each.
Batkhuyag - Divya: 0-1
IM Divya Deshmukh (2493) had never beaten IM Batkhuyag Munguntuul (MGL, 2344) in a Classical rated game until this event. Two of the last three encounters ended in draws. The remaining one was won by the Mongolian.
White was struggling for a while to find a proper place for her knight. After trading a rook at d8, 36.Rd1?? spelled disaster for White Rxd1 37.Qxd1 Qa7 38.Nd3 Nxb2! a nice tactical shot 39.Nxb2 Qxf2+ 40.Kh1 Qxb2 Black won the game in the next few moves.
Bibisara - Humpy
23...Rba8 or h6 would have been fine for Black. However, she made a positional mistake 23...f5? 24.exf5 Bxf5 lost control of the key square d5 allowing White to jump her knight to d5 25.Nd5 Bg6 26.Rb5 forcing the queen move further away from the center Qa3 27.Ne7+ Kh8 28.Nxg6 hxg6 not only the black king is vulnerable but also the kingside pawn structure is damaged 29.d4 exd4 30.Qxd4 Ne5 31.c5 White is trying to open up the position and exploit Black's weaknesses Rc8 32.cxd6 Rc5 33.Qh4+ Kg8 34.Bb3+ and it's over.
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Prizes
Total prize fund is €80000. The top three prizes are €18000, €13000 and €10500 each. The top three GP points are - 130, 105 and 85. For more details, check out the regulations below.
Schedule
Every day round starts at 3 p.m. local time, 3:30 p.m. IST. Only the last round starts at 1 p.m. local time, 1:30 p.m. IST. The tournament will go on till 8th November 2024. Sole rest day is on Monday 4th November.
Round 5 results
| Bo. | No. | FED | Rtg | White | Result | Black | FED | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | CHN | 2551 | GM | Tan, Zhongyi | 0 - 1 | GM | Goryachkina, Aleksandra | FID | 2533 | 10 | PGN | ||
| 2 | 4 | MGL | 2344 | IM | Munguntuul, Batkhuyag | 0 - 1 | IM | Divya, Deshmukh | IND | 2501 | 2 | PGN | ||
| 3 | 5 | BUL | 2405 | IM | Salimova, Nurgyul | ½ - ½ | GM | Lagno, Kateryna | FID | 2527 | 1 | PGN | ||
| 4 | 6 | KAZ | 2487 | IM | Assaubayeva, Bibisara | 1 - 0 | GM | Koneru, Humpy | IND | 2530 | 9 | PGN | ||
| 5 | 7 | GRE | 2439 | IM | Tsolakidou, Stavroula | 1 - 0 | GM | Paehtz, Elisabeth | GER | 2458 | 8 | PGN |
Standings after Round 5
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | GM | Goryachkina, Aleksandra | FID | 2533 | 4 | 3 | 11,00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 6 | IM | Assaubayeva, Bibisara | KAZ | 2487 | 3,5 | 3 | 8,50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 9 | GM | Koneru, Humpy | IND | 2530 | 3 | 3 | 6,25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 7 | IM | Tsolakidou, Stavroula | GRE | 2439 | 3 | 3 | 5,50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 3 | GM | Tan, Zhongyi | CHN | 2551 | 3 | 2 | 5,25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 2 | IM | Divya, Deshmukh | IND | 2501 | 2,5 | 2 | 5,75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 4 | IM | Munguntuul, Batkhuyag | MGL | 2344 | 2 | 2 | 2,50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 1 | GM | Lagno, Kateryna | FID | 2527 | 1,5 | 2 | 4,00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 5 | IM | Salimova, Nurgyul | BUL | 2405 | 1,5 | 2 | 2,75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 8 | GM | Paehtz, Elisabeth | GER | 2458 | 1 | 3 | 2,50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Round 6 pairings
| Bo. | No. | FED | Rtg | White | Result | Black | FED | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | FID | 2533 | GM | Goryachkina, Aleksandra | GM | Paehtz, Elisabeth | GER | 2458 | 8 | ||||
| 2 | 9 | IND | 2530 | GM | Koneru, Humpy | IM | Tsolakidou, Stavroula | GRE | 2439 | 7 | ||||
| 3 | 1 | FID | 2527 | GM | Lagno, Kateryna | IM | Assaubayeva, Bibisara | KAZ | 2487 | 6 | ||||
| 4 | 2 | IND | 2501 | IM | Divya, Deshmukh | IM | Salimova, Nurgyul | BUL | 2405 | 5 | ||||
| 5 | 3 | CHN | 2551 | GM | Tan, Zhongyi | IM | Munguntuul, Batkhuyag | MGL | 2344 | 4 |
