Dubai Police Masters 2024 R1: Ravi Teja and Aradhya score huge upsets

by Shahid Ahmed - 05/05/2024

IM Ravi Teja S scored the biggest upset of the first round at Dubai Police Global Challenge Masters 2024. He defeated the 44th Chess Olympiad Gold medalist when GM Nodirbek Yakubboev (UZB) blundered into a checkmate. IM Aradhya Garg scored the other big upset of the day. He showed his endurance a double bishop vs rook endgame against GM Jinshi Bai (CHN). IM Mohammad Fahad Rahman (BAN) held the top seed GM Yangyi Yu (CHN) to a draw. Among Indians, IM Ethan Vaz, IM P Shyam Nikhil, IM Harsh Suresh and WGM Priyanka Nutakki drew against their stronger GM opponents. Round 2 starts today at 5 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

Exciting start

When a tournament has a strong lineup, there are bound to be tough battles from the first round of the event. The total prize fund of the tournament is US$ 125000. Masters category has a total prize fund of $89000. The top three prizes are $16000, $14500 and $13000.

IM Ravi Teja S scored a huge upset

Ravi - Yakubboev

Position after 37...Kf5??

GM Nodirbek Yakubboev (UZB, 2665) made a big mistake 37...Kf5?? 38.Rd5+ Kg6 39.Rxg4 Kh7?? 40.Rh5# Black could have continued the game 39...Bg5 by giving up material but he quite possibly missed Rh5 checkmate thread. Thus, IM Ravi Teja S (2419) scored the biggest upset of the first round.

Interview with IM Ravi Teja S after his win over GM Nodirbek Yakubboev | Video: ChessBase India

IM Ravi Teja S stunned 44th Olympiad Gold medalist - GM Nodirbek Yakubboev (UZB)

IM Mohammad Fahad Rahman (BAN) held GM Yangyi Yu (CHN) to a draw

IM Ethan Vaz played solid to share the point with GM S L Narayanan

IM Teodora Injac (SRB) - GM Hans Niemann (USA): 0.5-0.5

IM P Shyam Nikhil - GM Haik Martirosyan (ARM): 0.5-0.5

14-year-old IM Khumoyun Begmuratov holds Vasyl Ivanchuk to a draw | Video: ChessBase India

Aradhya - Jinshi

Position after 33...g5

It is only White who can win in the above position but the question is how? Try to find out the winning plan. It is not easy to execute it. IM Aradhya Garg (2388) did it against GM Jinshi Bai (CHN, 2580) and won the game after 100th move.

IM Aradhya Garg showed great tenacity against GM Jinshi Bai (CHN)

GM Aditya Samant - WGM Priyanka Nutakki: 0.5-0.5

FM Jeet Jain - IM Rathanvel V S: 0.5-0.5

Some more notable results

IM Harsh Suresh - GM Mustafa Yilmaz (TUR): 0.5-0.5

FM Nikhil Dixit - IM Bibisara Assaubayev (KAZ): 0.5-0.5

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Inaugural first move

Round 1 games shown live at the venue

The tournament hall at Dubai Police Officers Club - Al Jaddaf

For more Inauguration Ceremony, Round 1 (part 1 and 2) photos, please click at the respective links.

Replay Round 1 Masters games

Round 1 results

Bo.	No.		Name	FED	Rtg	Result		Name	FED	Rtg	No.
1	70	IM	Mohammad Fahad, Rahman	BAN	2431	½ - ½	GM	Yu, Yangyi	CHN	2728	1
2	2	GM	Tabatabaei, M. Amin	IRI	2707	1 - 0	IM	Gan-Erdene, Sugar	MGL	2429	71
3	72	IM	Suyarov, Mukhammadzokhid	UZB	2429	0 - 1	GM	Artemiev, Vladislav	RUS	2705	3
4	4	GM	Narayanan, S L	IND	2695	½ - ½	IM	Vaz, Ethan	IND	2423	73
5	74	IM	Injac, Teodora	SRB	2422	½ - ½	GM	Niemann, Hans Moke	USA	2688	5
6	6	GM	Sindarov, Javokhir	UZB	2684	1 - 0	IM	Ansat, Aldiyar	KAZ	2421	75
7	76	IM	Shyaamnikhil, P	IND	2420	½ - ½	GM	Martirosyan, Haik M.	ARM	2678	7
8	8	GM	Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr.	IND	2670	+ - -	IM	Nie, Xinyang	CHN	2419	77
9	78	IM	Ravi, Teja S.	IND	2417	1 - 0	GM	Yakubboev, Nodirbek	UZB	2665	9
10	10	GM	Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel	ARM	2650	1 - 0	IM	Mayank, Chakraborty	IND	2415	79
11	80	IM	Harsh, Suresh	IND	2414	½ - ½	GM	Yilmaz, Mustafa	TUR	2641	11
12	12	GM	Sargsyan, Shant	ARM	2637	1 - 0	FM	Sathvik, Adiga	IND	2413	81
13	82	IM	Daghli, Arash	IRI	2411	½ - ½	GM	Mishra, Abhimanyu	USA	2634	13
14	14	GM	Donchenko, Alexander	GER	2631	1 - 0	FM	Mamedov, Edgar	KAZ	2410	83
15	84	IM	Nigmatov, Ortik	UZB	2409	1 - 0	GM	Puranik, Abhimanyu	IND	2629	16

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Standings after Round 1

Rk.	SNo		Name	sex	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5	K	rtg+/-
1	2	GM	Tabatabaei, M. Amin		IRI	2707	1	0	0	0	0	1	10	1,7
	3	GM	Artemiev, Vladislav		RUS	2705	1	0	0	0	0	1	10	1,7
	6	GM	Sindarov, Javokhir		UZB	2684	1	0	0	0	0	1	10	1,8
	8	GM	Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr.		IND	2670	1	0	0	0	0	1	10	0
	10	GM	Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel		ARM	2650	1	0	0	0	0	1	10	2,1
	12	GM	Sargsyan, Shant		ARM	2637	1	0	0	0	0	1	10	2,2
	14	GM	Donchenko, Alexander		GER	2631	1	0	0	0	0	1	10	2,2
	17	GM	Salem, A.R. Saleh		UAE	2629	1	0	0	0	0	1	10	2,2
	22	GM	Karthik, Venkataraman		IND	2605	1	0	0	0	0	1	10	2,3
	23	GM	Indjic, Aleksandar		SRB	2603	1	0	0	0	0	1	10	2,3
	25	GM	Safarli, Eltaj		AZE	2594	1	0	0	0	0	1	10	2,4
	27	GM	Pranav, V		IND	2587	1	0	0	0	0	1	10	2,4
	29	GM	Liu, Yan		CHN	2575	1	0	0	0	0	1	10	2,5
	30	GM	Sanal, Vahap		TUR	2566	1	0	0	0	0	1	10	2,6
	31	GM	Ghosh, Diptayan		IND	2560	1	0	0	0	0	1	10	2,6

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Round 2 pairings

Bo.	No.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	Pts.		Name	FED	Rtg	No.
1	45	GM	Iniyan, Pa	IND	2493	1	1	GM	Tabatabaei, M. Amin	IRI	2707	2
2	3	GM	Artemiev, Vladislav	RUS	2705	1	1	GM	Fawzy, Adham	EGY	2486	49
3	48	GM	Miladinovic, Igor	SRB	2489	1	1	GM	Sindarov, Javokhir	UZB	2684	6
4	8	GM	Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr.	IND	2670	1	1	IM	Srihari, L R	IND	2485	51
5	50	IM	Nogerbek, Kazybek	KAZ	2486	1	1	GM	Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel	ARM	2650	10
6	53	IM	Urazayev, Arystanbek	KAZ	2473	1	1	GM	Sargsyan, Shant	ARM	2637	12
7	55	IM	Gholami Orimi, Mahdi	IRI	2470	1	1	GM	Donchenko, Alexander	GER	2631	14
8	56	IM	Isik, Alparslan	TUR	2467	1	1	GM	Salem, A.R. Saleh	UAE	2629	17
9	22	GM	Karthik, Venkataraman	IND	2605	1	1	IM	Movahed, Sina	IRI	2463	57
10	58	FM	Panesar, Vedant	IND	2462	1	1	GM	Indjic, Aleksandar	SRB	2603	23
11	59	IM	Malek, Jan	POL	2461	1	1	GM	Safarli, Eltaj	AZE	2594	25
12	60	IM	Tarhan, Adar	TUR	2457	1	1	GM	Pranav, V	IND	2587	27
13	61	IM	Nitish, Belurkar	IND	2449	1	1	GM	Liu, Yan	CHN	2575	29
14	30	GM	Sanal, Vahap	TUR	2566	1	1	IM	Krishna, C R G	IND	2437	65
15	64	IM	Ilamparthi, A R	IND	2440	1	1	GM	Ghosh, Diptayan	IND	2560	31

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