57th Biel Festival MTO R9: Ayush Sharma stuns Sasikiran, joins the lead with Leon
IM Ayush Sharma outplayed GM Krishnan Sasikiran in Round 9 of 57th Biel Chess Festival MTO. The teenager capitalized his opportunity when the legend made a minute positional mistake. There was an opportunity for the 'Indian wall' to get back and draw the game. However, it was not easy to spot. Ayush also earned his second GM-norm and joined the lead with GM Leon Luke Mendonca. They will inevitably clash in the final round to determine the winner. GM Liem Quang Le (VIE) defeated GM R Praggnanandhaa to win GMT Masters for the third consecutive year. GM Alexander Donchenko (GER) got the better of GM R Vaishali to secure second place in the GMT Challengers. GMT Round 3 Final, MTO Round 10 starts today at 2 p.m. local time, 5:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Biel Chess Festival
Liem Quang Le wins the GMT Masters for third year in-a-row
GM R Vaishali has lost both of her games in the Finals of GMT Challengers. However, finishing third in such a strong field where she was tested in all formats - Classical, Rapid, Blitz and Chess960 is definitely a fantastic performance. In the MTO section, it goes without saying that IM Ayush Sharma is having a great tournament. If he manages to win it, that will be a spectacular finish to his already great run.
MTO: Ayush - Sasikiran: 1-0
IM Ayush Sharma (2342) scored a huge win over the Indian legend - GM Krishnan Sasikiran (2581). The 'Indian wall' made a positional mistake which made things difficult for him.
25...f4?! is something White exactly wants in this position. It blocks the b8-h2 diagonal, stops e4 and g5-g4 threats. In fact, g5, h5, g4 is too slow which is what happened in the game. 26.Bf2 Qe7 27.Bc6 Bd6 28.Qe2 Ra6 29.Rxa6 Bxa6 30.Ra1 Bc8 31.Qe1 h6 32.Bh4 Black should have played g5 immediately Qf7 33.Kh1 g5 34.Bf2 h5 35.Ra5 Qe7 36.Qg1 e4 37.Bxc5 and White has gained the upper hand. However, Black could have saved the game after 37...exf3 38.Bxd6? Qxd6? instead fxg2+ is what Black needed to play to get back in the game.
From Press Release
Every day, the best games from MTO and ATO are voted for on social media.
Winner MTO Round 8: FM Moritz Valentin Collin (SUI, 2255) vs. IM Timothe Razafindratsima (FRA, 2449): 0-1
Winner ATO Round 7: Patrick André Pantillon (SUI, 1782) vs. Frank Dreke (GER, 1915): 1-0
Replay live stream
Scoring in GMT Classical
Win = 4 points
Draw = 1.5 point
Loss = 0
Replay all GMT Masters Finals Round 2 games
Replay GMT Challengers Finals Round 2 game
Replay MTO Round 9 games
GMT Masters Finals Round 2 results
Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | 2757 | GM | Praggnanandhaa, R | 0 - 1 | GM | Le, Quang Liem | 2731 | 1 | |||
2 | 3 | 2604 | GM | Mishra, Abhimanyu | ½ - ½ | GM | Martirosyan, Haik M. | 2661 | 2 |
Standings after Finals Round 2
Finals Round 3 pairings
Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 2661 | GM | Martirosyan, Haik M. | GM | Le, Quang Liem | 2731 | 1 | ||||
2 | 3 | 2604 | GM | Mishra, Abhimanyu | GM | Praggnanandhaa, R | 2757 | 4 |
GMT Challengers Finals Round 2 results
Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 2633 | GM | Donchenko, Alexander | 1 - 0 | GM | Vaishali, Rameshbabu | 2488 | 3 | |||
2 | 1 | 2638 | GM | Salem, A.R. Saleh | 0 | bye | 0 | -1 |
Standings after Finals Round 2
Final Round 3 pairings
Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 2638 | GM | Salem, A.R. Saleh | GM | Donchenko, Alexander | 2633 | 2 | ||||
2 | 3 | 2488 | GM | Vaishali, Rameshbabu | 0 | bye | 0 | -1 |
MTO Round 9 results
Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9 | GM | Jumabayev, Rinat | 2565 | 6 | ½ - ½ | 6½ | GM | Mendonca, Leon Luke | 2615 | 2 | PGN | ||
2 | 1 | GM | Aryan, Chopra | 2632 | 6 | ½ - ½ | 6 | IM | Madaminov, Mukhiddin | 2512 | 15 | PGN | ||
3 | 3 | GM | Nesterov, Arseniy | 2602 | 6 | ½ - ½ | 6 | IM | Gan-Erdene, Sugar | 2407 | 30 | PGN | ||
4 | 44 | IM | Ayush, Sharma | 2342 | 6 | 1 - 0 | 6 | GM | Sasikiran, Krishnan | 2581 | 6 | PGN | ||
5 | 26 | IM | Fromm, Marius | 2448 | 5½ | 1 - 0 | 5½ | GM | Ganguly, Surya Shekhar | 2592 | 4 | PGN | ||
6 | 29 | IM | Amartuvshin, Ganzorig | 2427 | 5½ | ½ - ½ | 5½ | GM | Gavrilescu, David | 2540 | 10 | PGN | ||
7 | 13 | Xiao, Tong(Qd) | 2518 | 5½ | 0 - 1 | 5½ | IM | Tahay, Alexis | 2392 | 32 | PGN | |||
8 | 18 | IM | Assaubayeva, Bibisara | 2472 | 5½ | ½ - ½ | 5½ | FM | Dotzer, Lukas | 2375 | 38 | PGN | ||
9 | 23 | Xue, Haowen | 2452 | 5½ | 1 - 0 | 5½ | IM | Ritviz, Parab | 2334 | 46 | PGN | |||
10 | 7 | GM | Moiseenko, Alexander | 2570 | 5 | ½ - ½ | 5 | WIM | Balabayeva, Xeniya | 2210 | 69 | PGN |
Standings after Round 9
Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | GM | Mendonca, Leon Luke | IND | 2615 | 7 | 0 | 37,25 | 46 | ||
2 | 44 | IM | Ayush, Sharma | IND | 2342 | 7 | 0 | 35,00 | 43 | ||
3 | 9 | GM | Jumabayev, Rinat | KAZ | 2565 | 6,5 | 0 | 35,75 | 47 | ||
4 | 1 | GM | Aryan, Chopra | IND | 2632 | 6,5 | 0 | 35,00 | 46,5 | ||
5 | 23 | Xue, Haowen | CHN | 2452 | 6,5 | 0 | 34,00 | 45 | |||
6 | 15 | IM | Madaminov, Mukhiddin | UZB | 2512 | 6,5 | 0 | 33,25 | 45,5 | ||
7 | 3 | GM | Nesterov, Arseniy | FID | 2602 | 6,5 | 0 | 33,25 | 44,5 | ||
8 | 30 | IM | Gan-Erdene, Sugar | MGL | 2407 | 6,5 | 0 | 33,00 | 44,5 | ||
9 | 32 | IM | Tahay, Alexis | FRA | 2392 | 6,5 | 0 | 32,25 | 42 | ||
10 | 26 | IM | Fromm, Marius | GER | 2448 | 6,5 | 0 | 28,00 | 36,5 |
Round 10 pairings
Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | No. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | GM | Mendonca, Leon Luke | 2615 | 7 | 7 | IM | Ayush, Sharma | 2342 | 44 | |||
2 | 30 | IM | Gan-Erdene, Sugar | 2407 | 6½ | 6½ | GM | Aryan, Chopra | 2632 | 1 | |||
3 | 3 | GM | Nesterov, Arseniy | 2602 | 6½ | 6½ | Xue, Haowen | 2452 | 23 | ||||
4 | 32 | IM | Tahay, Alexis | 2392 | 6½ | 6½ | GM | Jumabayev, Rinat | 2565 | 9 | |||
5 | 15 | IM | Madaminov, Mukhiddin | 2512 | 6½ | 6½ | IM | Fromm, Marius | 2448 | 26 | |||
6 | 6 | GM | Sasikiran, Krishnan | 2581 | 6 | 6 | IM | Saraci, Nderim | 2447 | 27 | |||
7 | 10 | GM | Gavrilescu, David | 2540 | 6 | 6 | GM | Bilguun, Sumiya | 2458 | 19 | |||
8 | 20 | IM | Ansat, Aldiyar | 2458 | 6 | 6 | IM | Assaubayeva, Bibisara | 2472 | 18 | |||
9 | 38 | FM | Dotzer, Lukas | 2375 | 6 | 6 | IM | Razafindratsima, Timothe | 2449 | 25 | |||
10 | 4 | GM | Ganguly, Surya Shekhar | 2592 | 5½ | 6 | IM | Amartuvshin, Ganzorig | 2427 | 29 |