ChessMood Open R2: Petrosian escapes defeat against Moksh

by Shahid Ahmed - 06/10/2021

GM Narayanan S L, GM R Praggnanandhaa, GM Abhimanyu Puranik and IM Mitrabha Guha are the four Indians along with five other players who are at 100% score 2.0/2 at the conclusion of the second round of ChessMood Open. IM Bharath Subramaniyam H continues his good form as he drew with GM D Gukesh. IM Pranav Anand and IM Moksh Amit Doshi drew with GM Shant Sargsyan and GM Tigran L Petrosian respectively. WIM Aakanksha Hagawane held IM Vaishali to a draw. Round 3 will witness an interesting all-Indian battle, a rematch from the previous event Junior U21 Round Table Open between Arjun Erigaisi and Bharath Subramaniyam H. Round 3 starts today from 4:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Rupali Mullick

Narayanan, Praggnanandhaa, Abhimanyu and Mitrabha among the lead

IM Moksh Amit Doshi scored six IM-norms before becoming an International Master. In the second round, GM Tigran L Petrosian was on the brink of defeat against him, however, the 17-year-old overpushed his strong passed pawn and had to sacrifice it to split the point.

IM Moksh Amit Doshi is a very strong player | Photo: Rupali Mullick

Narayanan - Petriashvili: 1-0

Lasker said, "The hardest game to win is a won game". GM Narayanan S L faced a similar situation against IM Nikoloz Petriashvili (GEO).

Position after 35.Qe6

White got decisive advantage after 25 moves and arrived at a major piece ending after 31st move. There is no doubt that White is completely winning, yet it is not easy to win immediately. You have to plan meticulously and be aware of your opponent's resources. Find out what should be the winning plan for White here. Narayanan showed fine technique and slowly created new weaknesses, exploited them to his advantage to convert into a full point.

GM Narayanan S L is consistently doing well since last year | Photo: Rupali Mullick

Bharath - Gukesh: 0.5-0.5

Both IM Bharath Subramaniyam H and GM D Gukesh are in a terrific form and had a good skirmish.

Position after 40...Ng6

40...Ng6 cost Black the f6-pawn 41.Nxf6 Nxf6 42.Rd6+ Kc5 43.Rxf6 Nxf4 44.Rxf4 and White got himself in a good position to push for a win. 40...Nf5 could have prevented the loss of the pawn.

Position after 55...Kb5

White is in complete control. Find out the correct plan for White after 55...Kb5. The game continued 56.Kf3 Rd3+ 57.Kg2 a3 and it headed towards a draw.

Bharath and Gukesh had an interesting endgame | Photo: Rupali Mullick

IM Pranav Anand drew with GM Shant Sargsyan (ARM) | Photo: Rupali Mullick

GM Arjun Erigaisi survived a massive scare against Amirezza Pour Agha Bala (IRI) | Photo: Rupali Mullick

GM R Praggnanandhaa defeated FM Arash Daghli (IRI) comfortably | Photo: Rupali Mullick

Padmini - Abhimanyu: 0-1

In an already difficult position, IM Padmini Rout made a tactical error which cost her the game against GM Abhimanyu Puranik.

Position after 29.Qxc6

29.Qe4 would have continued the fight. Find out why 29.Qxc6 does not work.

GM Abhimanyu Puranik 2.0/2 | Photo: Rupali Mullick

Petrosian - Moksh: 0.5-0.5

IM Moksh Amit Doshi was better for the better part of the endgame and had GM Tigran L Petrosian on the ropes.

Position after 54.a6

Find out the winning continuation for Black. Unfortunately for Black, he played 54...d2 and allowed White to escape with a draw.

WIM Priyanka Nutakki - GM Harsha Bharathakoti: 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Rupali Mullick

WIM Aakanksha Hagawane - IM Vaishali R: 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Rupali Mullick

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Highlights

Here are a few interesting finishes of Round 2

Amirezza Pour Agha Bala (IRI) drew with GM Arjun Erigaisi

GM Manuel Petrosyan (ARM) defeated IM Bardiya Daneshvar (IRI)

GM Tigran L Petrosian (ARM) drew with IM Moksh Amit Doshi

Replay Round 2 games

The tournament is taking place at Tsaghkadzor Marriott Hotel, Tsaghkadzor in Armenia from 4th to 12th October 2021. Time control is 90'/40 + 30' + 30" per move. Everyday game starts at 3 p.m. local time (4:30 p.m. IST), except 12th October, the final round will start at 10:30 a.m. local time (12 p.m. IST).

Round 2 results

Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	No.
1	1	GM	Narayanan.S.L	2647	1	1 - 0	1	IM	Petriashvili Nikoloz	2432	34
2	33	IM	Bharath Subramaniyam H	2435	1	½ - ½	1	GM	Gukesh D	2640	2
3	3	GM	Sargsyan Shant	2640	1	½ - ½	1	IM	Pranav Anand	2430	36
4	35		Pour Agha Bala Amirreza	2432	1	½ - ½	1	GM	Erigaisi Arjun	2634	4
5	5	GM	Praggnanandhaa R	2618	1	1 - 0	1	FM	Daghli Arash	2427	38
6	41	GM	Harutjunyan Gevorg	2409	1	0 - 1	1	GM	Ter-Sahakyan Samvel	2607	6
7	7	GM	Petrosyan Manuel	2605	1	1 - 0	1	IM	Bardiya Daneshvar	2403	42
8	44	IM	Krishna Teja N	2385	1	0 - 1	1	GM	Hakobyan Aram	2603	8
9	45	IM	Padmini Rout	2380	1	0 - 1	1	GM	Puranik Abhimanyu	2568	10
10	13	GM	Petrosian Tigran L.	2562	1	½ - ½	1	IM	Moksh Amit Doshi	2379	46
11	47	FM	Ohanyan Emin	2373	1	½ - ½	1	GM	Goganov Aleksey	2557	14
12	17	GM	Quparadze Giga	2495	1	1 - 0	1	IM	Mullick Raahil	2368	48
13	49	IM	Sidhant Mohapatra	2367	1	0 - 1	1	IM	Sturt Raven	2485	20
14	50	FM	Barseghyan Armen Ar.	2356	1	1 - 0	1	GM	Movsziszian Karen	2480	22
15	23	IM	Mitrabha Guha	2479	1	1 - 0	1		Panesar Vedant	2266	62
16	66	FM	Poormosavi Seyed Kian	2255	1	0 - 1	1	GM	Minasian Artashes	2472	24
17	25	GM	Kasparov Sergey	2471	1	1 - 0	1	WFM	Mkrtchyan Mariam	2234	70
18	72	FM	Dilanyan Grigor	2214	1	0 - 1	1	IM	Gharibyan Mamikon	2471	26
19	27	IM	Shahinyan David	2469	1	1 - 0	1		Panda Sambit	2102	90
20	94	WFM	Sahithi Varshini M	2070	1	0 - 1	1	IM	Davtyan Artur	2453	28

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Round 3 pairings

Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	No.
1	24	GM	Minasian Artashes	2472	2		2	GM	Narayanan.S.L	2647	1
2	26	IM	Gharibyan Mamikon	2471	2		2	GM	Praggnanandhaa R	2618	5
3	6	GM	Ter-Sahakyan Samvel	2607	2		2	IM	Mitrabha Guha	2479	23
4	28	IM	Davtyan Artur	2453	2		2	GM	Petrosyan Manuel	2605	7
5	8	GM	Hakobyan Aram	2603	2		2	GM	Kasparov Sergey	2471	25
6	10	GM	Puranik Abhimanyu	2568	2		2	IM	Shahinyan David	2469	27
7	32	GM	Babujian Levon	2447	2		2	GM	Quparadze Giga	2495	17
8	20	IM	Sturt Raven	2485	2		2	IM	Schekachikhin Maksim	2448	31
9	2	GM	Gukesh D	2640	1½		2	FM	Barseghyan Armen Ar.	2356	50
10	29	IM	Shyaamnikhil P	2453	1½		1½	GM	Sargsyan Shant	2640	3
11	4	GM	Erigaisi Arjun	2634	1½		1½	IM	Bharath Subramaniyam H	2435	33
12	46	IM	Moksh Amit Doshi	2379	1½		1½	GM	Pantsulaia Levan	2570	9
13	12	GM	Paichadze Luka	2566	1½		1½	FM	Ohanyan Emin	2373	47
14	36	IM	Pranav Anand	2430	1½		1½	GM	Petrosian Tigran L.	2562	13
15	14	GM	Goganov Aleksey	2557	1½		1½		Pour Agha Bala Amirreza	2432	35
16	54	WIM	Vantika Agrawal	2322	1		1	GM	Harutyunyan Tigran K.	2567	11
17	55	FM	Alaverdyan Gevorg	2320	1		1	GM	Chanda Sandipan	2543	15
18	16	GM	Harsha Bharathakoti	2517	1		1	IM	Sharma Dinesh K.	2289	59
19	18	GM	Mikaelyan Arman	2487	1		1	WIM	Priyanka Nutakki	2263	63
20	58		Kunal M	2290	1		1	GM	Mosadeghpour Masoud	2486	19

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