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Farrukh Amonatov dominates 13th KIIT GM Open 2022

by Shahid Ahmed - 30/05/2022

Top seed of the tournament, GM Farrukh Amonatov (TJK) scored an unbeaten 8.5/10 to win 13th KIIT International Chess Festival Category A, He finished a full point ahead of the competition. Nine players scored 7.5/10. GM Stupak Kirill and GM Boris Savchenko were placed second and third according to tie-breaks. IM Ameya Audi 7.5/10 is the highest finisher among Indians. He is also the highest placed non-GM player. WIM Arpita Mukherjee is the only other Indian among the top 10. She is also the top finisher among female participants. Total prize fund for Category A was ₹1300000. Top three prizes were ₹200000, ₹100000 and ₹80000 along with a trophy each. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Ameya fourth, Arpita top woman finisher

14-year-old Alekhya Mukhopadhyay (2162) scored 7/10. He is the highest untitled finisher. His no-draw approach earned him a 13th place finish and gained 14.4 Elo rating points.

Champion - GM Farrukh Amonatov 8.5/10 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy
I would have been a singer if not a Chess player - GM Farrukh Amonatov | Video: ChessBase India

Runner-up - GM Stupak Kirill 7.5/10 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Second Runner-up - GM Boris Savchenko 7.5/10 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy
I don't understand why players play for a draw - GM Boris Savchenko | Video: ChessBase India

Top 3 (L to R) - 3rd GM Boris Savchenko, 2nd GM Stupak Kirill and 1st GM Farrukh Amonatov | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Arpita - Laxman: 1-0

WIM Arpita Mukherjee (2275) avenged her previous event loss against GM Laxman R R (2420). She got the same color once again and this time made the most out of her opportunity.

Position after 24...Nh5

White took the e5-pawn 25.Rxe5 deliberately knowing that Nh5 is on the horizon. Find out White's answer to the discover attack which is also a skewer.

WIM Arpita Mukherjee scored a nice victory over GM Laxman R R | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Aaryan - Ritvik: 1-0

Double IM-norm holder, FM Aaryan Varshney (2308) was kind enough to annotate his final round victory over Ritvik Krishnan (2023).

Position after 20...Qb8

A couple of moves ago, White sacrificed a pawn 18.d5 to blindside the b7-bishop. White has got a substantial positional advantage. Find out how Aaryan seized the advantage in the above position.

FM Aaryan Varshney - Ritvik Krishnan: 1-0 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Sumer - Rahul: 1-0

13-year-old Shaik Sumer Arsh (1999) showed great display of attack against IM Rahul Sangma (2232).

Position after 22...Rad8

Black's king is vulnerable. Find out the winning continuation for White after 22...Rad8.

Photo Gallery

GM Farrukh Amonatov - IM Ameya Audi: 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

IM Asyl Abdyjapar (KGZ) - Sahib Singh: 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

4th IM Ameya Audi 7.5/10 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy
I am always playing to win every tournament - IM Ameya Audi | Video: ChessBase India

10th WIM Arpita Mukherjee 7.5/10 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Highest untitled finisher, 13th - Alekhya Mukhopadhyay (left) 7/10 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

For more Round 10 and Prize Distribution Ceremony photos, please click at the respective links.

At one point I thought I may never return home - Sunyasakta Satpathy | Video: ChessBase India

A total of 175 players including 11 GMs, 14 IMs, a WGM and a WIM took part from 10 countries across the world including India in Category A. The tournament was organized by All Odisha Chess Association & KIIT University from 22nd to 29th May 2022 at KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The ten-round Swiss league tournament had a time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.

Replay Round 10 games

Round 10 results

Bo.No. NameRtgClub/CityPts.ResultPts.NameRtgClub/City No.
11
GMAmonatov Farrukh2622Tajikistan8½ - ½7IMAudi Ameya2389Goa
14
27
GMMirzoev Azer2476Azerbaijan7½ - ½7GMSavchenko Boris2524Russia
4
311
IMAzaladze Shota2420Georgia7½ - ½7GMStupak Kirill2440Belarus
8
42
GMPaichadze Luka2567Georgia½ - ½7GMAleksandrov Aleksej2492Belarus
5
53
GMFedorov Alexei2529Belarus1 - 0Pattnayak Nilsu1992KIIT
49
613
IMGusain Himal2396Western Railway0 - 1IMNikitenko Mihail2479Belarus
6
721
WIMArpita Mukherjee2275West Bengal1 - 0GMLaxman R.R.2420Tamil Nadu
10
812
IMNitin S.2399Railways½ - ½FMRohith Krishna S2337Tamil Nadu
17
99
GMRahman Ziaur2431Bangladesh61 - 06WGMKiran Manisha Mohanty2098LIC
31
1015
GMKarthikeyan P.2361Tamil Nadu61 - 06Shiva Pavan Teja Sharma U2064Andhra Pradesh
36
1119
IMSidhant Mohapatra2327Odisha6½ - ½6FMRam Aravind L N2116Tamil Nadu
30
1220
FMAaryan Varshney2308Delhi61 - 06Krishnan Ritvik2023Maharashtra
42
1378
Daksh Goyal1795Delhi6½ - ½6CMNayak Rajesh2179Odisha
27
1428
Alekhya Mukhopadhyay2162West Bengal61 - 06Liyanage Pesandu Rashmitha1730Sri Lanka
94
1516
IMAbdyjapar Asyl2346Kyrgyzstan½ - ½AGMSahib Singh1991Delhi
50
1622
IMSaravana Krishnan P.2269Tamil Nadu1 - 0Soni Krishan1904Delhi
59
1747
Shaik Sumer Arsh1999Telangana1 - 0IMSangma Rahul2232Western Railway
23
1826
Dhananjay S2218Chhattisgarh1 - 0Ankit Ray1932West Bengal
55
1948
CMKavinda Akila1996Sri Lanka1 - 0Rohit S2141Tamil Nadu
29
2032
Santu Mondal2097Delhi1 - 0Badamundi Tapan1663Odisha
104

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Final standings

Rk.SNo NamesexFEDRtgClub/CityPts. TB1  TB2  TB3 
11
GMAmonatov FarrukhTJK2622Tajikistan8,563,568,557,25
28
GMStupak KirillBLR2440Belarus7,563,568,048,75
34
GMSavchenko BorisRUS2524Russia7,563,068,549,50
414
IMAudi AmeyaIND2389Goa7,562,067,048,50
53
GMFedorov AlexeiBLR2529Belarus7,562,067,048,25
65
GMAleksandrov AleksejBLR2492Belarus7,562,066,047,00
77
GMMirzoev AzerAZE2476Azerbaijan7,561,567,048,75
811
IMAzaladze ShotaGEO2420Georgia7,560,564,545,75
96
IMNikitenko MihailBLR2479Belarus7,558,062,543,75
1021
WIMArpita MukherjeewIND2275West Bengal7,555,560,045,00
1112
IMNitin S.IND2399Railways7,061,565,542,75
122
GMPaichadze LukaGEO2567Georgia7,059,063,542,75
1328
Alekhya MukhopadhyayIND2162West Bengal7,058,562,540,00
1417
FMRohith Krishna SIND2337Tamil Nadu7,057,561,540,00
159
GMRahman ZiaurBAN2431Bangladesh7,057,062,041,25
1620
FMAaryan VarshneyIND2308Delhi7,055,059,038,75
1715
GMKarthikeyan P.IND2361Tamil Nadu7,051,556,037,50
1822
IMSaravana Krishnan P.IND2269Tamil Nadu6,558,563,539,00
1930
FMRam Aravind L NIND2116Tamil Nadu6,557,561,538,50
2019
IMSidhant MohapatraIND2327Odisha6,556,559,534,50

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