Sunway Sitges Open R3: Korobov concedes a draw

by Shahid Ahmed - 16/12/2020

Top seed Anton Korobov was held to a draw by Spanish GM Marc Narciso Dublan. Defending champion Korobov had an extra pawn but he couldn't keep it and Dublan managed to find a perpetual check to make a draw. Only six players are at 100% score at the conclusion of Round 3. Leon played the endgame brilliantly to beat Victor Alvarez and Souhardo held IM Christophe Sochacki to a draw, although he had a winning opportunity. Leon will face FM Mahel Boyer and Souhardo will go against IM Hans Moke Niemann in Round 4 starting tonight from 9 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes / Sunway Chess Open

Dublan holds the top seed

Korobov's woes continued as GM Marc Narciso Dublan held the newly crowned Ukraine champion, to a draw. The defending champion had an advantage but it evaporated as he made an inaccuracy and the Spanish GM made a draw eventually by the virtue of a perpetual check. IM Leon Mendonca Luke played the endgame brilliantly against Victor Alvarez Albiol and scored a full point. Untitled Souhardo Basak continues his good form, although this time he missed a win in the endgame, still managed to make a draw against IM Christophe Sochacki. Shubham Bandikatte beat sixth seed Joan Vallbona Domingo to move to 2.5/3 in Group B.

Marc Narciso Dublan held the top seed Anton Korobov to a draw | Photo: Lennart Ootes/Sunway Chess Open

Korobov managed to gain a pawn which gave him decisive advantage. However, he could not maintain it and Dublan equalized the position without any difficulty.

Korobov - Dublan

Position after 20...Ndf6

Find out why 20...Ndf6 is not the correct move for black.

A missed opportunity

Untitled Souhardo Basak held IM Christophe Sochacki to a draw. Although Souhardo had a winning position in the endgame.

Souhardo - Sochacki

Position after 38...Bxe6

White has a decisive advantage after 38...Bxe6. Find out the best continuation for white.

Souhardo played some solid chess in Round 3 | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Sunway Chess Open

Leon plays the endgame brilliantly

Leon's opponent Alvarez made a big positional mistake in the seemingly equal Rook and Opposite Color Bishop endgame.

Leon - Alvarez

Position after 44.Kh3

44.Kh3 is a mistake. Find out why and what white should have done instead.

Leon is back on his winning ways | Photo: Niki Riga

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Round 3 results

Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	No.
1	1	GM	Korobov Anton	2693	2	½ - ½	2	GM	Narciso Dublan Marc	2495	21
2	23	IM	Dardha Daniel	2485	2	0 - 1	2	GM	Cheparinov Ivan	2660	2
3	5	GM	Moussard Jules	2626	2	1 - 0	2	IM	Garriga Cazorla Pere	2487	22
4	29	GM	Vasquez Schroeder Rodrigo	2459	2	½ - ½	2	GM	Santos Latasa Jaime	2588	6
5	7	GM	Santos Ruiz Miguel	2581	2	1 - 0	2	IM	Niemann Hans Moke	2478	24
6	9	GM	Cornette Matthieu	2558	2	½ - ½	2	IM	Maurizzi Marc Andria	2445	30
7	11	GM	Plat Vojtech	2552	2	1 - 0	2	FM	Esplugas Esteve Vicenc	2319	50
8	31	IM	Gines Esteo Pedro Antonio	2437	2	½ - ½	2	GM	Fier Alexandr	2549	12
9	33	IM	Bulmaga Irina	2424	2	½ - ½	2	GM	Krysa Leandro	2544	14
10	45	WGM	Unuk Laura	2346	2	0 - 1	2	GM	Checa Nicolas	2527	18
11	19	GM	Bellahcene Bilel	2510	2	1 - 0	2	FM	Msellek Ilyass	2316	52
12	3	GM	Grigoryan Karen H.	2651	1½	1 - 0	1½	GM	Romanishin Oleg M	2402	39
13	49	WFM	Toncheva Nadya	2321	1½	0 - 1	1½	GM	Dragnev Valentin	2564	8
14	51	FM	Carbonell Sancho Marc	2318	1½	1 - 0	1½	GM	Maze Sebastien	2557	10
15	13	GM	Nevednichy Vladislav	2546	1½	1 - 0	1½		Svoboda Vaclav	2407	38
16	57		Ortega Serra Marc	2288	1½	½ - ½	1½	GM	Flom Gabriel	2499	20
17	25	GM	Asis Gargatagli Hipolito	2470	1½	1 - 0	1½	IM	Eden James	2323	48
18	59		Souhardo Basak	2276	1½	½ - ½	1½	IM	Sochacki Christophe	2469	26
19	27	GM	Batsiashvili Nino	2466	1½	1 - 0	1½	FM	Peycheva Gergana	2257	62
20	63	FM	Ortega Ruiz Jose Miguel	2251	1½	0 - 1	1½	GM	Stefanova Antoaneta	2466	28
21	66	FM	Csiki Endre	2231	1½	1 - 0	1½	GM	Siebrecht Sebastian	2429	32
22	68		Alvarez Albiol Victor	2206	1½	0 - 1	1	IM	Mendonca Leon Luke	2530	16
23	75	WFM	Eizaguerri Floris Maria	2167	1	0 - 1	1	GM	Lagarde Maxime	2651	4
24	15	GM	Lopez Martinez Josep Manuel	2542	1	1 - 0	1	CM	Papadiamandis Elliot	2134	80
25	17	GM	Cuenca Jimenez Jose Fernando	2528	1	½ - ½	1		Villar Reymundo Juan Antonio	2129	82

Details

Prizes

Total Prize fund - €27155. For the entire prize details, click here.

Schedule

13th - 22nd December - 9:00 p.m. IST

23rd December - 2:00 p.m. IST

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