19th Delhi GM Open R4: 1392-rated Yashita Rout draws with GM Mitrabha Guha in 100 moves

by Shahid Ahmed - 25/03/2022

13-year-old Yashita Rout held GM Mitrabha Guha to a draw in Round 4 of 19th Delhi International GM Open 2022. She survived all of her opponent's attempts for 100 moves. Top seeds and rating favorites had a relatively easier round. Seven players are at 4.0/4. They are - GM Arjun Erigaisi, GM Azer Mirzoev (AZE), GM Lalith Rohit, GM Iniyan P, FM Seyed Kian Poormosavi, IM Shahil Dey and GM Visakh N R. GM Cristhian Camilo Rios' (COL) woes continue as he suffered his second loss of the event, this time it was against 14-year-old Hriday Panchal. He is unbeaten so far 2.5/4. Round 5 starts today at 9:30 a.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Hriday Panchal beats GM Cristhian Camilo

16-year-old Devam Makwana held IM D K Sharma to a draw.

Yashita Rout played well against GM Mitrabha Guha | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Yashita - Mitrabha: 0.5-0.5

Yashita Rout (1392) started well against GM Mitrabha Guha (2510). She struck in the center at the first opportunity she got.

Position after 19.d5

White might be rated 1392, however the move 19.d5 speaks volumes that her actual strength is much above what her rating may suggest. In case you are wondering, the d5-pawn is tactically defended. So even after the exchange of queens, Black cannot take it because it will cause him to lose a piece. The game reached to a double bishop vs bishop and knight endgame after 27 moves. The minor piece lasted for another 50 moves before liquidating into a same color bishop endgame which went for 23 moves until the game was drawn.

13-year-old 1396 rated Yashita Rout holds GM Mitrabha Guha (2510) to a draw | Video: ChessBase India

Yashita Rout endured 100 moves against GM Mitrabha Guha | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

"Performance in Bangladesh made me decide at the last moment to play in Delhi" - Arjun Erigaisi | Video: ChessBase India

14-year-old Shivika Rohila on beating the first GM of her chess career | Video: ChessBase India

Youngster Hriday Panchal (1691) speaks about how it felt to beat his first GM opponent | Video: ChessBase India

For more Round 4 photos, please click here.

A total of 298 players including 21 GMs, 26 IMs, 3 WGMs and 6 WIMs are taking part from 13 federations across the world including India. The tournament is organized by Delhi Chess Association from 22nd to 29th March 2022 at Tivoli Grand Resort Hote, New Delhi. The ten-round Swiss league tournament has a time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1. Accelerated pairings are used in the first three rounds.

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Round 4 results

Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	No.
1	1	GM	Erigaisi Arjun	2660	3	1 - 0	3		Jain Kushagra	1452	178
2	7	GM	Lalith Babu M R	2558	3	1 - 0	3		Padmaesh M K	1430	182
3	149		Aritrya Pal	1590	3	0 - 1	3	GM	Visakh N R	2522	8
4	186		Gyaneshwar B	1404	3	0 - 1	3	GM	Iniyan P	2516	10
5	191		Rout Yashita	1392	3	½ - ½	3	GM	Mitrabha Guha	2510	12
6	18	GM	Mirzoev Azer	2476	3	1 - 0	3		Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy	1356	197
7	205		Mayukh Majumder	1320	3	0 - 1	3	IM	Shahil Dey	2400	34
8	211		Oishik Kundu	1272	3	0 - 1	3	FM	Poormosavi Seyed Kian	2229	60
9	5	GM	Sethuraman S.P.	2619	2½	1 - 0	3		Shawn Pravin	1296	208
10	153		Arshpreet Singh	1570	2½	0 - 1	2½	GM	Ponkratov Pavel	2641	2
11	157		Sadbhav Rautela	1552	2½	0 - 1	2½	GM	Delgado Ramirez Neuris	2622	4
12	13	GM	Arjun Kalyan	2506	2½	1 - 0	2½	FM	Rohith Krishna S	2304	46
13	167	AIM	Sushrutha Reddy	1483	2½	0 - 1	2½	GM	Harsha Bharathakoti	2499	14
14	175		Thirunarayanan Sampath Kumar	1458	2½	0 - 1	2½	GM	Karthik Venkataraman	2485	16
15	21	IM	Das Sayantan	2459	2½	1 - 0	2½	WIM	Michelle Catherina P	2176	68
16	23	IM	Neelash Saha	2445	2½	1 - 0	2½		Dhruva Thota	1525	160
17	183		Anshul Mehta	1420	2½	0 - 1	2½	IM	Shyaamnikhil P	2442	26
18	213	AFM	Vihaan Dumir	1263	2½	0 - 1	2½		Gholami Orimi Mahdi	2420	30
19	33	IM	Harshavardhan G B	2402	2½	1 - 0	2½		Vakcheri Mohitha	1459	174
20	35	IM	Srihari L R	2400	2½	1 - 0	2½		Darshan Sasthaa M	1457	176

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Round 5 pairings

Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	No.
1	10	GM	Iniyan P	2516	4		4	GM	Erigaisi Arjun	2660	1
2	34	IM	Shahil Dey	2400	4		4	GM	Lalith Babu M R	2558	7
3	8	GM	Visakh N R	2522	4		4	GM	Mirzoev Azer	2476	18
4	60	FM	Poormosavi Seyed Kian	2229	4		3½	GM	Arjun Kalyan	2506	13
5	2	GM	Ponkratov Pavel	2641	3½		3½	IM	Neelash Saha	2445	23
6	4	GM	Delgado Ramirez Neuris	2622	3½		3½	IM	Harshavardhan G B	2402	33
7	30		Gholami Orimi Mahdi	2420	3½		3½	GM	Sethuraman S.P.	2619	5
8	12	GM	Mitrabha Guha	2510	3½		3½	IM	Srihari L R	2400	35
9	14	GM	Harsha Bharathakoti	2499	3½		3½	IM	Anuj Shrivatri	2350	39
10	16	GM	Karthik Venkataraman	2485	3½		3½		Rout Yashita	1392	191
11	26	IM	Shyaamnikhil P	2442	3½		3½	IM	Das Sayantan	2459	21
12	20	IM	Krishna C R G	2466	3		3½	FM	Liyanage Ranindu Dilshan	2340	41
13	6	GM	Gukesh D	2614	3		3	CM	Singh Ojasva	2141	73
14	75		Manigandan S S	2127	3		3	GM	Deepan Chakkravarthy J.	2520	9
15	83		Santu Mondal	2063	3		3	GM	Mosadeghpour Masoud	2511	11
16	91	IM	Weerawardane Romesh	2005	3		3	GM	Fawzy Adham	2490	15
17	109		Shaik Sumer Arsh	1852	3		3	IM	Tahbaz Arash	2469	19
18	24	IM	Nigmatov Ortik	2445	3		3		Ilamparthi A R	1993	94
19	117	AGM	Sahib Singh	1792	3		3	IM	Vignesh N R	2444	25
20	123		Krishnan Ritvik	1761	3		3	IM	Abdisalimov Abdimalik	2435	27

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