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13th KIIT GM Open R3-4: Nitin in a five-way lead

by Shahid Ahmed - 25/05/2022

IM Nitin S is the only Indian player with a perfect score 4/4 at 13th KIIT International Chess Festival 2022. The remaining four are - GM Farrukh Amonatov (TJK), GM Aleksej Aleksandrov, GM Stupak Kirill and IM Shota Azaladze (GEO). Nitin won an exciting game against IM Mihail Nikitenko in the fourth round. IM Ameya Audi got himself very close to beating GM Boris Savchenko. Double IM-norm holder, FM Aaryan Varshney made an impressive draw against GM Luka Paichadze (GEO). CM Mayank Chakraborty was also on the brink of victory against IM Asyl Abdyjapar (KGZ). Round 5 starts today at 3:00 p.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Exciting games

There were at least four games where the result could have gone either way. Seven players are trailing the leaders by a half point at 3.5/4 each.

IM Nitin S in the lead 4/4 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Round 3: Aaryan - Luka: 0.5-0.5

FM Aaryan Varshney (2308) played really well to draw with GM Luka Paichadze (GEO, 2567).

Double IM-norm holder, FM Aaryan Varshney is very strong | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

IM Himal Gusain - Ritvik Krishnan: 0-1 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Mayank - Asyl: 0.5-0.5

CM Mayank Chakraborty (2015) was on the verge of victory against IM Asyl Abdyjapar (KGZ, 2346).

Position after 46...Kg7

While White promoted a queen 46.b8Q, Black is about to do the same and it is unstoppable. However, White can still win this. How?

CM Mayank Chakraborty drew a completely winning game against IM Asyl Abdyjapar (KGZ) | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

GM Karthikeyan P drew with his better half Harini S | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

WIM Arpita Mukherjee - Sarayu Velpula: 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Round 4: Ameya - Boris: 0.5-0.5

IM Ameya Audi (2389) had one of the most interesting games of the round. He had a Rook against his opponent GM Boris Savchenko's (2524) four pawns. It eventually became two.

Position after 61...b4

Find out the winning continuation for White after 61...b4. The game continued 62.Qc7 Black was happy to exchange the queens Qxc7 63.Kxc7 b3 64.Ra1 b2 65.Rxa2 Bxa2 66.Bxg6 b1B 67.Bxb1 and it's a draw.

When a GM underpromotes his pawn to bishop | Ameya Audi vs Boris Savchenko | Video: ChessBase India

Ameya stretched Boris to his limit | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Nikitenko - Nitin: 0-1

IM Nitin S (2399) won a back and forth exciting game against IM Mihail Nikitenko (2479).

Position after 42...f2

Both sides are trying to promote their respective passed pawns. The position is quite volatile and it's bound to be difficult to calculate all correct lines. White blundered 43.Rc5 Bxd7 and now Black is completely winning. White had his fair share of chances earlier.

IM Nitin S scored an exciting win over IM Mihail Nikitenko | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

GM Azer Mirzoev (AZE) - FM Rohith Krishna S: 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

IM Manish Anto Cristiano F - GM Luka Paichadze (GEO): 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Chidvilash Sai Surapaneni - IM Himal Gusain: 1-0 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Arjun Adireddy - IM Sidhant Mohapatra: 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

WCM Bristy Mukherjee - WIM Arpita Mukherjee : 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

For more Round 3 and Round 4 photos, please click at the respective links.

Grandmasters don't need a chess board | Blindfold analysis | Amonatov vs Laxman | Video: ChessBase India

 

A total of 175 players including 11 GMs, 14 IMs, a WGM and a WIM are taking part from 10 countries across the world including India in Category A. The tournament is 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 has a time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.

Replay Round 3-4 games

Round 4 results

Bo.No. NameRtgClub/CityPts.ResultPts.NameRtgClub/City No.
11
GMAmonatov Farrukh2622Tajikistan31 - 03GMLaxman R.R.2420Tamil Nadu
10
23
GMFedorov Alexei2529Belarus30 - 13IMAzaladze Shota2420Georgia
11
314
IMAudi Ameya2389Goa3½ - ½3GMSavchenko Boris2524Russia
4
418
IMKonguvel Ponnuswamy2331PSPB30 - 13GMAleksandrov Aleksej2492Belarus
5
56
IMNikitenko Mihail2479Belarus30 - 13IMNitin S.2399Tamil Nadu
12
67
GMMirzoev Azer2476Azerbaijan3½ - ½3FMRohith Krishna S2337Tamil Nadu
17
742
Krishnan Ritvik2023Maharashtra30 - 13GMStupak Kirill2440Belarus
8
834
IMManish Anto Cristiano F2071Tamil Nadu½ - ½GMPaichadze Luka2567Georgia
2
99
GMRahman Ziaur2431Bangladesh1 - 0Rohit S2141Tamil Nadu
29
1016
IMAbdyjapar Asyl2346Kyrgyzstan1 - 0Rakesh Kumar Nayak2053Odisha
37
1120
FMAaryan Varshney2308Delhi½ - ½CMMayank Chakraborty2015Assam
44
1236
Shiva Pavan Teja Sharma U2064Andhra Pradesh1 - 0Baivab Mishra2219Odisha
25
1357
Chidvilash Sai Surapaneni1912Telangana21 - 02IMGusain Himal2396Western Railway
13
1461
Ayush Jha1900West Bengal20 - 12GMKarthikeyan P.2361Tamil Nadu
15
1562
Adireddy Arjun1898Telengana2½ - ½2IMSidhant Mohapatra2327Odisha
19
1663
WCMBristy Mukherjee1887West Bengal2½ - ½2WIMArpita Mukherjee2275West Bengal
21
1722
IMSaravana Krishnan P.2269Tamil Nadu21 - 02Mahendra Teja Mekala1871Andhra Pradesh
64
1866
Aditya P Melani1855Gujarat20 - 12IMSangma Rahul2232Western Railway
23
1926
Dhananjay S2218Chhattisgarh21 - 02Ghosh Samriddhaa1844West Bengal
70
2069
Velpula Sarayu1845Telangana21 - 02CMNayak Rajesh2179Odisha
27

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Round 5 pairings

Bo.No. NameRtgClub/CityPts.ResultPts.NameRtgClub/City No.
18
GMStupak Kirill2440Belarus44GMAmonatov Farrukh2622Tajikistan
1
211
IMAzaladze Shota2420Georgia44GMAleksandrov Aleksej2492Belarus
5
312
IMNitin S.2399Tamil Nadu4GMMirzoev Azer2476Azerbaijan
7
44
GMSavchenko Boris2524RussiaIMAbdyjapar Asyl2346Kyrgyzstan
16
517
FMRohith Krishna S2337Tamil NaduGMRahman Ziaur2431Bangladesh
9
636
Shiva Pavan Teja Sharma U2064Andhra PradeshIMAudi Ameya2389Goa
14
72
GMPaichadze Luka2567Georgia33IMWeerawardane Romesh2027Sri Lanka
41
842
Krishnan Ritvik2023Maharashtra33GMFedorov Alexei2529Belarus
3
943
Harini S.2021Tamill Nadu33IMNikitenko Mihail2479Belarus
6
1010
GMLaxman R.R.2420Tamil Nadu33Priyankara Chamil1938Sri Lanka
54
1115
GMKarthikeyan P.2361Tamil Nadu33Chidvilash Sai Surapaneni1912Telangana
57
1244
CMMayank Chakraborty2015Assam33IMKonguvel Ponnuswamy2331PSPB
18
1353
Koustav Chakraborty1945West Bengal33FMAaryan Varshney2308Delhi
20
1455
Ankit Ray1932West Bengal33IMSaravana Krishnan P.2269Tamil Nadu
22
1523
IMSangma Rahul2232Western Railway33Velpula Sarayu1845Telangana
69
1694
Liyanage Pesandu Rashmitha1730Sri Lanka33Dhananjay S2218Chhattisgarh
26
17118
Sinthia Sarkar1569West Bengal33Alekhya Mukhopadhyay2162West Bengal
28
18136
Eshan Bhattacharjee1440West Bengal33IMManish Anto Cristiano F2071Tamil Nadu
34
1935
Praloy Sahoo2065West Bengal33Daaevik Wadhawan1603Delhi
113
2019
IMSidhant Mohapatra2327OdishaSoham Dey1928West Bengal
56

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