13th KIIT GM Open R8: Amonatov emerges sole leader

by Shahid Ahmed - 28/05/2022

GM Farrukh Amonatov (TJK) scored an emphatic victory over GM Boris Savchenko. The top seed of 13th KIIT International Chess Festival is now the sole leader 7/8. Four players - GM Aleksej Aleksandrov, GM Azer Mirzoev (AZE), GM Stupak Kirill and IM Mihail Nikitenko are trailing by a half point. GM Luka Paichadze (GEO) went wrong in the opening against Nikitenko. WIM Arpita Mukherjee and IM P Saravana Krishnan drew with GM Alexei Fedorov and GM Laxman R R respectively. IM Nitin S made a short work of WGM Kiran Manish Mohanty in 22 moves. Round 9 starts today at 3:00 p.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Four players at 6.5/8

Six Indians are at 6/8 each. Four of them will clash against each other in the penultimate round. WIM Arpita Mukherjee will face IM Nitin S and IM Ameya Audi will be up against FM Aaryan Varshney. The remaining two IM Sidhant Mohapatra and GM Karthikeyan P are set to go against GM Boris Savchenko and IM Shota Azaladze (GEO) respectively.

GM Farrukh Amonatov has gained sole lead 7/8 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Amonatov - Boris: 1-0

GM Boris Savchenko (2524) went for an adventurous line in the Sicilian Scheveningen. It did not work out against the top seed of the event, GM Farrukh Amonatov (TJK, 2622).

Position after 9...Nxe4

It goes without saying that 9...Nxe4 is a bad idea. It neglects Black's development and opening up the center while the king is still not castled into safety, makes things more difficult for Black. White unleashed 10.f4 g6 11.f5 gxf5 12.Nxf5 Rg8 13.Bd5. White is in complete control within the first 15 moves of the game. He had no trouble converting his advantage into a win.

Final moments: Farrukh Amonatov vs Boris Savchenko - Round 8 | Video: ChessBase India

"I came prepared but he surprised me" - GM Farrukh Amonatov on his game with GM Boris Savchenko | Video: ChessBase India

Nikitenko - Luka: 1-0

GM Luka Paichadze (GEO, 2567) went wrong early in the opening against IM Mihail Nikitenko (2479).

Position after 13...bxc5

13...bxc5 completely imploded the position for Black. 14.Bc4 Qe7 15.Qc6 Kd8 16.e6 Rc7 17.Ne5 and it's all over. 13...Be7 was required to be played and things would have been fine for Black.

GM Luka Paichadze was unable to get out of the gate against IM Mihail Nikitenko | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

GM Alexei Fedorov - WIM Arpita Mukherjee: 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

IM P Saravana Krishnan - GM Laxman R R: 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

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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.

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Round 8 results

Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	No.
1	1	GM	Amonatov Farrukh	2622	Tajikistan	6	1 - 0	6	GM	Savchenko Boris	2524	Russia	4
2	7	GM	Mirzoev Azer	2476	Azerbaijan	6	½ - ½	6	GM	Aleksandrov Aleksej	2492	Belarus	5
3	6	IM	Nikitenko Mihail	2479	Belarus	5½	1 - 0	5½	GM	Paichadze Luka	2567	Georgia	2
4	3	GM	Fedorov Alexei	2529	Belarus	5½	½ - ½	5½	WIM	Arpita Mukherjee	2275	West Bengal	21
5	9	GM	Rahman Ziaur	2431	Bangladesh	5½	0 - 1	5½	GM	Stupak Kirill	2440	Belarus	8
6	22	IM	Saravana Krishnan P.	2269	Tamil Nadu	5	½ - ½	5	GM	Laxman R.R.	2420	Tamil Nadu	10
7	11	IM	Azaladze Shota	2420	Georgia	5	1 - 0	5	IM	Sangma Rahul	2232	Western Railway	23
8	12	IM	Nitin S.	2399	Tamil Nadu	5	1 - 0	5	WGM	Kiran Manisha Mohanty	2098	LIC	31
9	28		Alekhya Mukhopadhyay	2162	West Bengal	5	0 - 1	5	IM	Audi Ameya	2389	Goa	14
10	35		Praloy Sahoo	2065	West Bengal	5	0 - 1	5	GM	Karthikeyan P.	2361	Tamil Nadu	15
11	30	FM	Ram Aravind L N	2116	Tamil Nadu	5	½ - ½	5	FM	Rohith Krishna S	2337	Tamil Nadu	17
12	19	IM	Sidhant Mohapatra	2327	Odisha	5	1 - 0	5		Shiva Pavan Teja Sharma U	2064	Andhra Pradesh	36
13	20	FM	Aaryan Varshney	2308	Delhi	5	1 - 0	5		Ankit Ray	1932	West Bengal	55
14	13	IM	Gusain Himal	2396	Western Railway	4½	1 - 0	5		Rajanya Datta	1589	West Bengal	116
15	26		Dhananjay S	2218	Chhattisgarh	4½	1 - 0	4½		Aditya P Melani	1855	Gujarat	66
16	76		Tamhankar Siddhant	1802	Maharashtra	4½	½ - ½	4½	CM	Nayak Rajesh	2179	Odisha	27
17	32		Santu Mondal	2097	Delhi	4½	1 - 0	4½		Priansh Das	1754	KIIT	90
18	69		Velpula Sarayu	1845	Telangana	4½	0 - 1	4½		Rakesh Kumar Nayak	2053	Odisha	37
19	94		Liyanage Pesandu Rashmitha	1730	Sri Lanka	4½	1 - 0	4½		Harini S.	2021	Tamil Nadu	43
20	135		Uddipan Roy	1453	West Bengal	4½	0 - 1	4½		Pattnayak Nilsu	1992	KIIT	49

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Round 9 pairings

Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	Club/City	No.
1	6	IM	Nikitenko Mihail	2479	Belarus	6½		7	GM	Amonatov Farrukh	2622	Tajikistan	1
2	8	GM	Stupak Kirill	2440	Belarus	6½		6½	GM	Mirzoev Azer	2476	Azerbaijan	7
3	5	GM	Aleksandrov Aleksej	2492	Belarus	6½		6	GM	Fedorov Alexei	2529	Belarus	3
4	4	GM	Savchenko Boris	2524	Russia	6		6	IM	Sidhant Mohapatra	2327	Odisha	19
5	15	GM	Karthikeyan P.	2361	Tamil Nadu	6		6	IM	Azaladze Shota	2420	Georgia	11
6	21	WIM	Arpita Mukherjee	2275	West Bengal	6		6	IM	Nitin S.	2399	Tamil Nadu	12
7	14	IM	Audi Ameya	2389	Goa	6		6	FM	Aaryan Varshney	2308	Delhi	20
8	2	GM	Paichadze Luka	2567	Georgia	5½		5½		Dhananjay S	2218	Chhattisgarh	26
9	30	FM	Ram Aravind L N	2116	Tamil Nadu	5½		5½	GM	Rahman Ziaur	2431	Bangladesh	9
10	10	GM	Laxman R.R.	2420	Tamil Nadu	5½		5½		Santu Mondal	2097	Delhi	32
11	37		Rakesh Kumar Nayak	2053	Odisha	5½		5½	IM	Gusain Himal	2396	Western Railway	13
12	17	FM	Rohith Krishna S	2337	Tamil Nadu	5½		5½		Koustav Chakraborty	1945	West Bengal	53
13	49		Pattnayak Nilsu	1992	KIIT	5½		5½	IM	Saravana Krishnan P.	2269	Tamil Nadu	22
14	23	IM	Sangma Rahul	2232	Western Railway	5		5½		Liyanage Pesandu Rashmitha	1730	Sri Lanka	94
15	55		Ankit Ray	1932	West Bengal	5		5	IM	Abdyjapar Asyl	2346	Kyrgyzstan	16
16	78		Daksh Goyal	1795	Delhi	5		5	IM	Konguvel Ponnuswamy	2331	PSPB	18
17	27	CM	Nayak Rajesh	2179	Odisha	5		5		Chakrabarty Debasis	2008	Odisha	45
18	62		Adireddy Arjun	1898	Telangana	5		5		Alekhya Mukhopadhyay	2162	West Bengal	28
19	29		Rohit S	2141	Tamil Nadu	5		5		Shaik Sumer Arsh	1999	Telangana	47
20	31	WGM	Kiran Manisha Mohanty	2098	LIC	5		5		Priyankara Chamil	1938	Sri Lanka	54

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