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13th KIIT GM Open R9: Amonatov on the verge of a triumph

by Shahid Ahmed - 29/05/2022

GM Farrukh Amonatov (TJK) scored another victory in the penultimate round. He defeated IM Mihail Nikitenko to extend his lead by a full point 8/9. The top seed is now just a draw away from winning 13th KIIT International Chess Festival 2022. Six players are at 7/9 including IM Ameya Audi who will face Amonatov in the final round. KIIT's very own Nilsu Pattnaik and Daksh Goyal beat IM P Saravana Krishnan and IM P Konguvel, FM Ram Aravind L N and Ankit Ray drew with GM Ziaur Rahman (BAN) and IM Asyl Abdyjapar (KGZ) respectively. Final Round 10 starts today at 9:30 a.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Can Ameya stop Amonatov?

Six Indians IM Nitin S, FM Rohith Krishna S, WIM Arpita Mukherjee, GM Laxman R R, IM Himal Gusain and untitled Nilsu Pattnaik are at 6.5/9 each. Four among them will face each other in the final round - Arpita will face Laxman and Nitin will go against Rohith.

GM Farrukh Amonatov needs a draw in the final round to win the tournament | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Nikitenko - Amonatov: 0-1

IM Mihail Nikitenko (2479) had a pleasant position for the better part of the game. However, the complex rook and bishop endgame featuring passed pawns induced some inaccuracies.

Position after 50...Bc8

The game continued 51.Kc3 Ke5 52.Rb8 Rg3+ 53.Kb4 Bxf5 and Black went on to win the game. Find out what White should have done differently.

IM Ameya Audi moved to 7/9 with a victory over FM Aaryan Varshney | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

WIM Arpita Mukherjee - IM Nitin S: 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

FM Ram Aravind L N - GM Ziaur Rahman (BAN): 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy
What did the arbiter come to check? | Video: ChessBase India
13-Year-old Daksh Goyal beats IM P Konguvel | Video: ChessBase India

Nilsu Pattnayak - IM P Saravana Krishnan: 1-0 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Ankit Ray - IM Asyl Abdyjapar (KGZ): 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy
Ankit Ray (1932) holds IM Asyl Abdyjapar (2346) to a draw | Video: ChessBase India

For more Round 9 photos, please click here.

Just go along with the strength of your child and don't pressurize them - Tajinder Singh | 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 9 games

Round 9 results

Bo.No. NameRtgClub/CityPts.ResultPts.NameRtgClub/City No.
16
IMNikitenko Mihail2479Belarus0 - 17GMAmonatov Farrukh2622Tajikistan
1
28
GMStupak Kirill2440Belarus½ - ½GMMirzoev Azer2476Azerbaijan
7
35
GMAleksandrov Aleksej2492Belarus½ - ½6GMFedorov Alexei2529Belarus
3
44
GMSavchenko Boris2524Russia61 - 06IMSidhant Mohapatra2327Odisha
19
515
GMKarthikeyan P.2361Tamil Nadu60 - 16IMAzaladze Shota2420Georgia
11
621
WIMArpita Mukherjee2275West Bengal6½ - ½6IMNitin S.2399Tamil Nadu
12
714
IMAudi Ameya2389Goa61 - 06FMAaryan Varshney2308Delhi
20
82
GMPaichadze Luka2567Georgia1 - 0Dhananjay S2218Chhattisgarh
26
930
FMRam Aravind L N2116Tamil Nadu½ - ½GMRahman Ziaur2431Bangladesh
9
1010
GMLaxman R.R.2420Tamil Nadu1 - 0Santu Mondal2097Delhi
32
1137
Rakesh Kumar Nayak2053Odisha0 - 1IMGusain Himal2396Western Railway
13
1217
FMRohith Krishna S2337Tamil Nadu1 - 0Koustav Chakraborty1945West Bengal
53
1349
Pattnayak Nilsu1992KIIT1 - 0IMSaravana Krishnan P.2269Tamil Nadu
22
1423
IMSangma Rahul2232Western Railway5½ - ½Liyanage Pesandu Rashmitha1730Sri Lanka
94
1555
Ankit Ray1932West Bengal5½ - ½5IMAbdyjapar Asyl2346Kyrgyzstan
16
1678
Daksh Goyal1795Delhi51 - 05IMKonguvel Ponnuswamy2331PSPB
18
1727
CMNayak Rajesh2179Odisha51 - 05Chakrabarty Debasis2008Odisha
45
1862
Adireddy Arjun1898Telangana50 - 15Alekhya Mukhopadhyay2162West Bengal
28
1929
Rohit S2141Tamil Nadu5½ - ½5Shaik Sumer Arsh1999Telangana
47
2031
WGMKiran Manisha Mohanty2098LIC51 - 05Priyankara Chamil1938Sri Lanka
54

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Round 10 pairings

Bo.No. NameRtgClub/CityPts.ResultPts.NameRtgClub/City No.
11
GMAmonatov Farrukh2622Tajikistan87IMAudi Ameya2389Goa
14
27
GMMirzoev Azer2476Azerbaijan77GMSavchenko Boris2524Russia
4
311
IMAzaladze Shota2420Georgia77GMStupak Kirill2440Belarus
8
42
GMPaichadze Luka2567Georgia7GMAleksandrov Aleksej2492Belarus
5
53
GMFedorov Alexei2529BelarusPattnayak Nilsu1992KIIT
49
613
IMGusain Himal2396Western RailwayIMNikitenko Mihail2479Belarus
6
721
WIMArpita Mukherjee2275West BengalGMLaxman R.R.2420Tamil Nadu
10
812
IMNitin S.2399Tamil NaduFMRohith Krishna S2337Tamil Nadu
17
99
GMRahman Ziaur2431Bangladesh66WGMKiran Manisha Mohanty2098LIC
31
1015
GMKarthikeyan P.2361Tamil Nadu66Shiva Pavan Teja Sharma U2064Andhra Pradesh
36
1119
IMSidhant Mohapatra2327Odisha66FMRam Aravind L N2116Tamil Nadu
30
1220
FMAaryan Varshney2308Delhi66Krishnan Ritvik2023Maharashtra
42
1378
Daksh Goyal1795Delhi66CMNayak Rajesh2179Odisha
27
1428
Alekhya Mukhopadhyay2162West Bengal66Liyanage Pesandu Rashmitha1730Sri Lanka
94
1516
IMAbdyjapar Asyl2346KyrgyzstanAGMSahib Singh1991Delhi
50
1622
IMSaravana Krishnan P.2269Tamil NaduSoni Krishan1904Delhi
59
1747
Shaik Sumer Arsh1999TelanganaIMSangma Rahul2232Western Railway
23
1826
Dhananjay S2218ChhattisgarhAnkit Ray1932West Bengal
55
1948
CMKavinda Akila1996Sri LankaRohit S2141Tamil Nadu
29
2032
Santu Mondal2097DelhiBadamundi Tapan1663Odisha
104

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