The Suvrajit 'Saga' at Kandy, Sri Lanka
Suvrajit Saha is in a habit of winning Open tournaments. The last one he won was in December in his home state West Bengal.
Suvrajit sent us an annotated game of him from round 8 against his country mate Komal Srivatsav Sajja.
A short interview was done after he returned back to his hometown by yours truly.
Shahid Ahmed (SA): Congratulations Suvrajit. How does it feel to win two tournaments in Sri Lanka?
Suvrajit Saha (SS): I am very happy to win both tournaments in Sri Lanka.
SA: Out of all games, why did you choose the game which you have annotated and sent us?
SS: Out of many games I choose this game irrespective of my opponent rating because in this game I played with great accuracy. I followed the principles and calculated variations accordingly.
SA: Was it your first visit to Sri Lanka? How was the experience?
SS: This is my first visit to Sri Lanka beautiful country, friendly people, organizer was also very good. I loved the place.
SA: When you won the Blitz tournament, you were in the title fray. Did you think that you have chances of winning the Classical format?
SA: What was the mindset you had when you were heading to Sri Lanka to play the tournament?
SS: It was a very short time around 7 days or so when I got the invitation. So there was no specific plan for the tournament. What I tried was to play the best and minimize the mistakes.
SA: Earlier this year, you were seen in action in Nepal and now in Sri Lanka, where are you planning to play next?
SS: My performance in Nepal was not good. Then in Kolkata Open GM tournament I played decent chess. In Sri Lanka I played quite a few good games. Next I will be playing a tournament in Adra, West Bengal. I have played many tournaments in Asia and Europe but never visited neighboring countries like Nepal and Sri Lanka before .So when I came to know about this tournament, I gladly accepted the invitation.
SA: Thank you very much and wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
SS: You are most welcome.
