Asian Nations Cup 06: Indians vanquish Iran
The sixth round of the Asian Nations Cup 2016 turned out to be an easy day for the Indian team in the Open -- India vanquished Iran 3.5-0.5. In the women's section, our opponents were the Kazakhs, a team that one would not fancy to be posing problems to the Indians. However, India surprisingly lost. A report.
Asian Nations Cup 06: Indians vanquish Iran
The Asian Nations Cup Chess Championship has begun at the Novotel Abu Dhabi Al Bustan hotel with 20 countries competing for the right to represent Asia in the World Chess Team Championship.
India taking on Iran
The sixth round of the Asian Nations Cup 2016 turned out to be an easy day for the Indian team in the Open -- India vanquished Iran 3.5-0.5. The team was facing hardly any danger as Adhiban and Vidit waltzed through their games while Sethu fought on and earned his point. In the women's section, our opponents were the Kazakhs, a team that one would not fancy to be posing problems to the Indians.
Adhiban was playing GM Ehsan Ghaem Maghami (2549) [Photo: Alina L'Ami]
[Event "Asian Nations Cup"]
[Site "http://asianchess.com/live/mn"]
[Date "2016.04.02"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Adhiban, B."]
[Black "Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "2016.03.28"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceDate "2003.06.08"]
[WhiteTeam "India"]
[BlackTeam "Iran"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IND"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IRI"]
[WhiteClock "0:00:42"]
[BlackClock "0:00:40"]
[Site "http://asianchess.com/live/mn"]
[Date "2016.04.02"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Adhiban, B."]
[Black "Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "2016.03.28"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceDate "2003.06.08"]
[WhiteTeam "India"]
[BlackTeam "Iran"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IND"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IRI"]
[WhiteClock "0:00:42"]
[BlackClock "0:00:40"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. e3 Ne4 6. Bd2 Nxd2 7. Qxd2 Bb7 8.
Be2 O-O 9. O-O d6 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Qxc3 Nd7 12. Rfd1 Qe7 13. Nd2 c5 14. Bf3 Nf6
15. b4 cxd4 16. exd4 Rfc8 17. h3 Qc7 18. Rdc1 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 e5 20. dxe5 dxe5
21. c5 Qd7 22. Nc4 e4 23. Qg3 bxc5 24. Nd6 Rc6 25. bxc5 Qe6 26. Rab1 Ne8 27.
Nb5 Qe7 28. Qe3 a6 29. Nd4 Rxc5 30. Rxc5 Qxc5 31. Qxe4 Rd8 32. Nc6 Nf6 33. Qe7
Qxe7 34. Nxe7+ Kf8 35. Nc6 Ra8 36. Rb7 Nd5 37. Ne5 Ne7 38. Nd7+ Ke8 39. Nb6 Rd8
40. Ra7 Rd1+ 41. Kh2 Nf5 42. Rxa6 Rd2 43. Kg1 Rd1+ 44. Kh2 Rd2 45. Ra5 g6 46.
g4 Ng7 47. Kg2 Ne6 48. Nc4 Rc2 49. Ra8+ Ke7 50. Ra7+ Kf6 51. Nd6 Nf4+ 52. Kg3
Ne2+ 53. Kf3 Ng1+ 54. Kg2 Ne2 55. Ne4+ Ke5 56. Re7+ Kd4 57. Ng5 h5 58. Rxf7 Ra2
59. Re7 hxg4 60. hxg4 Nf4+ 61. Kg3 Nd3 62. Ne6+ Kc4 63. Rc7+ Kd5 64. Rd7+ Kc4
65. Rc7+ Kd5 66. Nf4+ Kd6 67. Ra7 Nxf2 68. Nxg6 Kd5 69. Ne7+ Kc4 70. a4 Ne4+
71. Kf4 Nc5 72. g5 Rf2+ 73. Ke3 Rg2 74. g6 Rg5 75. Rc7 Kb3 76. a5 Ka4 77. Ra7
Kb5 1-0
Be2 O-O 9. O-O d6 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Qxc3 Nd7 12. Rfd1 Qe7 13. Nd2 c5 14. Bf3 Nf6
15. b4 cxd4 16. exd4 Rfc8 17. h3 Qc7 18. Rdc1 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 e5 20. dxe5 dxe5
21. c5 Qd7 22. Nc4 e4 23. Qg3 bxc5 24. Nd6 Rc6 25. bxc5 Qe6 26. Rab1 Ne8 27.
Nb5 Qe7 28. Qe3 a6 29. Nd4 Rxc5 30. Rxc5 Qxc5 31. Qxe4 Rd8 32. Nc6 Nf6 33. Qe7
Qxe7 34. Nxe7+ Kf8 35. Nc6 Ra8 36. Rb7 Nd5 37. Ne5 Ne7 38. Nd7+ Ke8 39. Nb6 Rd8
40. Ra7 Rd1+ 41. Kh2 Nf5 42. Rxa6 Rd2 43. Kg1 Rd1+ 44. Kh2 Rd2 45. Ra5 g6 46.
g4 Ng7 47. Kg2 Ne6 48. Nc4 Rc2 49. Ra8+ Ke7 50. Ra7+ Kf6 51. Nd6 Nf4+ 52. Kg3
Ne2+ 53. Kf3 Ng1+ 54. Kg2 Ne2 55. Ne4+ Ke5 56. Re7+ Kd4 57. Ng5 h5 58. Rxf7 Ra2
59. Re7 hxg4 60. hxg4 Nf4+ 61. Kg3 Nd3 62. Ne6+ Kc4 63. Rc7+ Kd5 64. Rd7+ Kc4
65. Rc7+ Kd5 66. Nf4+ Kd6 67. Ra7 Nxf2 68. Nxg6 Kd5 69. Ne7+ Kc4 70. a4 Ne4+
71. Kf4 Nc5 72. g5 Rf2+ 73. Ke3 Rg2 74. g6 Rg5 75. Rc7 Kb3 76. a5 Ka4 77. Ra7
Kb5 1-0
Sethu played a fighting game to get rid of GM Darini Pouria (2496) [Photo: Sophie Tray]
[Event "http://asianchess.com/live/mna"]
[Site "http://asianchess.com/live/mn"]
[Date "2016.04.02"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Darini, Pouria"]
[Black "Sethuraman, S.P."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2496"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "180"]
[EventDate "2016.03.28"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceDate "2003.06.08"]
[WhiteTeam "Iran"]
[BlackTeam "India"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IRI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IND"]
[Site "http://asianchess.com/live/mn"]
[Date "2016.04.02"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Darini, Pouria"]
[Black "Sethuraman, S.P."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2496"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "180"]
[EventDate "2016.03.28"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceDate "2003.06.08"]
[WhiteTeam "Iran"]
[BlackTeam "India"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IRI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IND"]
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h6 5. g4 Bd7 6. h5 c5 7. dxc5 Qc7 8. Bf4 e6
9. Nc3 Bxc5 10. Qd2 Ne7 11. O-O-O a6 12. Nf3 Nbc6 13. g5 hxg5 14. Nxg5 Bb4 15.
a3 Ba5 16. Qe2 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Na5 18. Qf3 Rc8 19. h6 g6 20. Rh3 Nf5 21. Rxd5 Bc6
22. Rc5 Bxf3 23. Rxc7 Rxc7 24. Nxf3 Rxc3 25. Bd3 Nc4 26. Ng5 Nd4 27. Ne4 Rxa3
28. Kb1 Ne2 29. Bxc4 Rxh3 30. Bxe2 R8xh6 31. Nd6+ Kd7 32. Bxh6 Rxh6 33. Nxb7
Rh1+ 34. Kb2 Re1 35. Nc5+ Kc7 36. Bxa6 Rxe5 37. Nd3 Rf5 38. Bc4 Kd6 39. Ba6 Ra5
40. Bc4 Rf5 41. Ba6 Ra5 42. Bc4 g5 43. Kc3 f5 44. Bb3 e5 45. Nb2 Ra1 46. Nc4+
Ke6 47. Ne3+ Kf6 48. Nd5+ Kf7 49. Kd2 e4 50. c4 Rf1 51. c5 Rxf2+ 52. Kc3 Ke6
53. Bc4 Rh2 54. Nb6+ Ke7 55. Kd4 g4 56. Nd5+ Kd7 57. Bb5+ Ke6 58. Nf4+ Ke7 59.
Nd5+ Ke6 60. Nf4+ Ke7 61. Nd5+ Kf7 62. c6 g3 63. c7 g2 64. c8=Q g1=Q+ 65. Ke5
Qg7+ 66. Kd6 Qg6+ 67. Ke5 Qg7+ 68. Kd6 Qg3+ 69. Kd7 Qe5 70. Qc4 Qe6+ 71. Kc7
Qe5+ 72. Kb7 Kg6 73. Qc6+ Kh5 74. Qd7 Kg4 75. Ne3+ Kg5 76. Qd8+ Kf4 77. Nd5+
Kf3 78. Qd7 Rd2 79. Bc6 Rb2+ 80. Bb5 e3 81. Nc3 Qxc3 82. Qxf5+ Kg3 83. Qg5+ Kf2
84. Qh4+ Kg1 85. Qg4+ Rg2 86. Qd1+ Kf2 87. Qf1+ Kg3 88. Qf5 e2 89. Qg5+ Kf2 90.
Qh4+ Kg1 0-1
9. Nc3 Bxc5 10. Qd2 Ne7 11. O-O-O a6 12. Nf3 Nbc6 13. g5 hxg5 14. Nxg5 Bb4 15.
a3 Ba5 16. Qe2 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Na5 18. Qf3 Rc8 19. h6 g6 20. Rh3 Nf5 21. Rxd5 Bc6
22. Rc5 Bxf3 23. Rxc7 Rxc7 24. Nxf3 Rxc3 25. Bd3 Nc4 26. Ng5 Nd4 27. Ne4 Rxa3
28. Kb1 Ne2 29. Bxc4 Rxh3 30. Bxe2 R8xh6 31. Nd6+ Kd7 32. Bxh6 Rxh6 33. Nxb7
Rh1+ 34. Kb2 Re1 35. Nc5+ Kc7 36. Bxa6 Rxe5 37. Nd3 Rf5 38. Bc4 Kd6 39. Ba6 Ra5
40. Bc4 Rf5 41. Ba6 Ra5 42. Bc4 g5 43. Kc3 f5 44. Bb3 e5 45. Nb2 Ra1 46. Nc4+
Ke6 47. Ne3+ Kf6 48. Nd5+ Kf7 49. Kd2 e4 50. c4 Rf1 51. c5 Rxf2+ 52. Kc3 Ke6
53. Bc4 Rh2 54. Nb6+ Ke7 55. Kd4 g4 56. Nd5+ Kd7 57. Bb5+ Ke6 58. Nf4+ Ke7 59.
Nd5+ Ke6 60. Nf4+ Ke7 61. Nd5+ Kf7 62. c6 g3 63. c7 g2 64. c8=Q g1=Q+ 65. Ke5
Qg7+ 66. Kd6 Qg6+ 67. Ke5 Qg7+ 68. Kd6 Qg3+ 69. Kd7 Qe5 70. Qc4 Qe6+ 71. Kc7
Qe5+ 72. Kb7 Kg6 73. Qc6+ Kh5 74. Qd7 Kg4 75. Ne3+ Kg5 76. Qd8+ Kf4 77. Nd5+
Kf3 78. Qd7 Rd2 79. Bc6 Rb2+ 80. Bb5 e3 81. Nc3 Qxc3 82. Qxf5+ Kg3 83. Qg5+ Kf2
84. Qh4+ Kg1 85. Qg4+ Rg2 86. Qd1+ Kf2 87. Qf1+ Kg3 88. Qf5 e2 89. Qg5+ Kf2 90.
Qh4+ Kg1 0-1
Vidit made it 3-0 with a win over Parham Magsudhloo (2489)
[Event "Asian Nations Cup"]
[Site "http://asianchess.com/live/mn"]
[Date "2016.04.02"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi"]
[Black "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2489"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2016.03.28"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceDate "2003.06.08"]
[WhiteTeam "India"]
[BlackTeam "Iran"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IND"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IRI"]
[WhiteClock "0:23:59"]
[BlackClock "0:07:11"]
[Site "http://asianchess.com/live/mn"]
[Date "2016.04.02"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi"]
[Black "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2489"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2016.03.28"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceDate "2003.06.08"]
[WhiteTeam "India"]
[BlackTeam "Iran"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IND"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IRI"]
[WhiteClock "0:23:59"]
[BlackClock "0:07:11"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O f5 10. e5 Nb4 11. Nh3 Be6 12. Kb1 Qd7 13. Nf4 Nc4 14. Qc1 Nxe3 15.
Qxe3 c6 16. Nxe6 Qxe6 17. a3 Nd5 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. h4 h6 20. Qb3 Rfc8 21. Bd3
Rc7 22. g4 fxg4 23. fxg4 Rf8 24. h5 Qxg4 25. Qxd5+ e6 26. Qb3 Rc6 27. Bxg6 Rf2
28. Rhg1 Rb6 29. Rxg4 Rxb3 30. Rdg1 Rbf3 31. Bh7+ Kh8 32. Rxg7 Rf1+ 33. Kc2
Rxg1 34. Rxg1 Kxh7 35. Rg6 Rf5 36. Rxe6 Rxh5 37. d5 Rh4 38. d6 Rd4 39. Re7+ Kg6
40. d7 1-0
Nc6 9. O-O-O f5 10. e5 Nb4 11. Nh3 Be6 12. Kb1 Qd7 13. Nf4 Nc4 14. Qc1 Nxe3 15.
Qxe3 c6 16. Nxe6 Qxe6 17. a3 Nd5 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. h4 h6 20. Qb3 Rfc8 21. Bd3
Rc7 22. g4 fxg4 23. fxg4 Rf8 24. h5 Qxg4 25. Qxd5+ e6 26. Qb3 Rc6 27. Bxg6 Rf2
28. Rhg1 Rb6 29. Rxg4 Rxb3 30. Rdg1 Rbf3 31. Bh7+ Kh8 32. Rxg7 Rf1+ 33. Kc2
Rxg1 34. Rxg1 Kxh7 35. Rg6 Rf5 36. Rxe6 Rxh5 37. d5 Rh4 38. d6 Rd4 39. Re7+ Kg6
40. d7 1-0
The young Iranian talen Alireza Firouzja (2475) is already the Iranian champion and held Sasi to a draw.
[Event "Asian Nations Cup"]
[Site "http://asianchess.com/live/mn"]
[Date "2016.04.02"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Black "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2016.03.28"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceDate "2003.06.08"]
[WhiteTeam "Iran"]
[BlackTeam "India"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IRI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IND"]
[WhiteClock "0:18:40"]
[BlackClock "0:09:15"]
[Site "http://asianchess.com/live/mn"]
[Date "2016.04.02"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Black "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2016.03.28"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceDate "2003.06.08"]
[WhiteTeam "Iran"]
[BlackTeam "India"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IRI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IND"]
[WhiteClock "0:18:40"]
[BlackClock "0:09:15"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 Be6 14. Nce3
Ne7 15. a4 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 O-O 17. Be2 e4 18. O-O Qg5 19. Ne3 b4 20. Qxd6 bxc3
21. bxc3 Bxc3 22. Rac1 Rfc8 23. Bxa6 Rd8 24. Qc6 Bd2 25. Rc5 Qh6 26. Bb7 Bxe3
27. fxe3 Qxe3+ 28. Kh1 Rxa4 29. Qxa4 Qxc5 30. Qxe4 Qd4 31. Qf3 1/2-1/2
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 Be6 14. Nce3
Ne7 15. a4 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 O-O 17. Be2 e4 18. O-O Qg5 19. Ne3 b4 20. Qxd6 bxc3
21. bxc3 Bxc3 22. Rac1 Rfc8 23. Bxa6 Rd8 24. Qc6 Bd2 25. Rc5 Qh6 26. Bb7 Bxe3
27. fxe3 Qxe3+ 28. Kh1 Rxa4 29. Qxa4 Qxc5 30. Qxe4 Qd4 31. Qf3 1/2-1/2
India won the match 3.5-0.5
The women's team, after a shock loss to the Vietnamese in the fifth round, looked to make amends against the Kazakhstan team.
Harika, Tania and Padmini drew their games, with all hopes falling on the shoulders of Soumya, who has been the cleanest performer for India in this tournament...
Here, she has a clearly better position, and a move like Qd3 is good enough, but she blundered with...
[Event "Asian Nations Cup - Women"]
[Site "http://asianchess.com/live/mn"]
[Date "2016.04.02"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Soumya, Swaminathan"]
[Black "Dauletova, Gulmira"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2384"]
[BlackElo "2269"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1r2q2k/4r1b1/1N2p2p/N1Pp2p1/1P6/8/3Q2BP/4R2K w - - 0 33"]
[PlyCount "10"]
[EventDate "2016.03.28"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceDate "2003.06.08"]
[WhiteTeam "India"]
[BlackTeam "Kazakhstan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IND"]
[BlackTeamCountry "KAZ"]
[WhiteClock "0:04:56"]
[BlackClock "0:00:59"]
[Site "http://asianchess.com/live/mn"]
[Date "2016.04.02"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Soumya, Swaminathan"]
[Black "Dauletova, Gulmira"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2384"]
[BlackElo "2269"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1r2q2k/4r1b1/1N2p2p/N1Pp2p1/1P6/8/3Q2BP/4R2K w - - 0 33"]
[PlyCount "10"]
[EventDate "2016.03.28"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceDate "2003.06.08"]
[WhiteTeam "India"]
[BlackTeam "Kazakhstan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IND"]
[BlackTeamCountry "KAZ"]
[WhiteClock "0:04:56"]
[BlackClock "0:00:59"]
33. b5 {?} Qxb5 34. Bxd5 {this was the point, but} exd5 35. Nxd5 (35. Rxe7 Qf1#
{! Soumya, possibly, just forgot about this.}) 35... Rxe1+ 36. Qxe1 Qxc5 37.
Ne7 Qc2 0-1
{! Soumya, possibly, just forgot about this.}) 35... Rxe1+ 36. Qxe1 Qxc5 37.
Ne7 Qc2 0-1
India ended up losing 1.5-2.5 in a sad end to the match
Pairings, PGN and other information
The Round 07 games are underway and in the men's section, the Indians are taking on the Bangladeshis. The women's team is playing Sri Lanka. Catch the live action with high-quality engine analysis and many other features, here!