Harikrishna or Liem - Who will win Prague Chess Masters 2022?
Pentala Harikrishna scored an important victory in the penultimate round against the UAE no.1 Salem Saleh. This win put him in the championship contention with Liem Quang Le. Both of them are now at 5.5/8. It all comes down to the final round and how each of them fare. Harikrishna will face Spain no.2 David Anton Guijarro and Liem will go against Spain no.1 Francisco Vallejo Pons. Harikrishna also moved to India no.2 and World no.27 once again in the live ratings. Final Round 9 starts today at 11 a.m. local time (2:30 p.m. IST). It will be either Harikrishna or Liem who will win the Prague Chess Festival 2022 Masters. Photo: Petr Vrabec/Prague International Chess Festival
Harikrishna climbs to India #2 and World #27
Vidit Gujrathi's search for the first win of the event continues as he made seventh consecutive draw. He is now at 3.5/8. Meanwhile, Sasikiran is at 50% score 4/8 at fourth place currently.
Masters Round 8: Salem - Harikrishna: 0-1
Pentala Harikrishna (2701) scored a very nice win against the UAE no.1 Salem Saleh (2679).
White should have retreated his rook to a3. Instead, he stayed true to his style and opted for 17.Re1. Harikrishna played the precise move 17...Nxc5 clearing up the seventh rank, so that 18.Bd6 is met by Ra7. Even 17...bxa4 would have also been winning for Black, 17...Nxc5 is more definitive.
Challengers Round 8: Sasikiran - Abdusattorov: 0.5-0.5
Krishnan Sasikiran (2635) had a solitary opportunity against the regining World Rapid champion, Uzbekistan no.2 Nodirbek Abdusattorov (2661).
27.Nxb5 Bxb5 28.cxb5 keeps White's chances. However, the game continued 27.Re7 bxc4 28.Bxc4 and the game eventually ended in a draw.
Replay Round 7-8 Masters games
Replay Round 7-8 Challengers games
Schedule
The Round-Robin tournament will take place from 8th to 17th June 2022. Every day except the last round, games will start at 3 p.m. local time (6:30 p.m. IST). Sunday 12th June is a rest day. The ninth round game on 17th June will start at 11 a.m. local time (2:30 p.m. IST).
Masters Round 8 results
Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||||
1 | 10 | 2692 | GM | Anton Guijarro David | ½ - ½ | GM | Maghsoodloo Parham | 2716 | 9 | ||
2 | 1 | 2681 | GM | Navara David | ½ - ½ | GM | Shankland Sam | 2718 | 8 | ||
3 | 2 | 2610 | GM | Nguyen Thai Dai Van | ½ - ½ | GM | Vallejo Pons Francisco | 2703 | 7 | ||
4 | 3 | 2709 | GM | Le Quang Liem | ½ - ½ | GM | Vidit Santosh Gujrathi | 2723 | 6 | ||
5 | 4 | 2679 | GM | Salem A.R. Saleh | 0 - 1 | GM | Harikrishna Pentala | 2701 | 5 |
Round 9 pairings
Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||||
1 | 5 | 2701 | GM | Harikrishna Pentala | GM | Anton Guijarro David | 2692 | 10 | |||
2 | 6 | 2723 | GM | Vidit Santosh Gujrathi | GM | Salem A.R. Saleh | 2679 | 4 | |||
3 | 7 | 2703 | GM | Vallejo Pons Francisco | GM | Le Quang Liem | 2709 | 3 | |||
4 | 8 | 2718 | GM | Shankland Sam | GM | Nguyen Thai Dai Van | 2610 | 2 | |||
5 | 9 | 2716 | GM | Maghsoodloo Parham | GM | Navara David | 2681 | 1 |
Standings after Round 8
Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
1 | 5 | GM | Harikrishna Pentala | IND | 2701 | 5,5 | 0,5 | 21,00 | 4 | |
2 | 3 | GM | Le Quang Liem | VIE | 2709 | 5,5 | 0,5 | 21,00 | 3 | |
3 | 2 | GM | Nguyen Thai Dai Van | CZE | 2610 | 4,5 | 0,0 | 16,50 | 3 | |
4 | 8 | GM | Shankland Sam | USA | 2718 | 4,5 | 0,0 | 15,75 | 5 | |
5 | 1 | GM | Navara David | CZE | 2681 | 4,5 | 0,0 | 15,50 | 3 | |
6 | 7 | GM | Vallejo Pons Francisco | ESP | 2703 | 4,0 | 0,0 | 14,50 | 5 | |
7 | 6 | GM | Vidit Santosh Gujrathi | IND | 2723 | 3,5 | 0,5 | 14,25 | 5 | |
8 | 9 | GM | Maghsoodloo Parham | IRI | 2716 | 3,5 | 0,5 | 13,00 | 5 | |
9 | 4 | GM | Salem A.R. Saleh | UAE | 2679 | 2,5 | 0,0 | 8,00 | 3 | |
10 | 10 | GM | Anton Guijarro David | ESP | 2692 | 2,0 | 0,0 | 8,50 | 4 |
Challengers Round 8 results
Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||||
1 | 10 | 2564 | GM | Hracek Zbynek | 0 - 1 | GM | Warmerdam Max | 2613 | 9 | ||
2 | 1 | 2675 | GM | Keymer Vincent | ½ - ½ | GM | Stocek Jiri | 2541 | 8 | ||
3 | 2 | 2635 | GM | Sasikiran Krishnan | ½ - ½ | GM | Abdusattorov Nodirbek | 2661 | 7 | ||
4 | 3 | 2598 | GM | Pechac Jergus | 0 - 1 | GM | Krzyzanowski Marcin | 2535 | 6 | ||
5 | 4 | 2678 | GM | Niemann Hans Moke | 1 - 0 | GM | Michalik Peter | 2577 | 5 |
Round 9 pairings
Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||||
1 | 5 | 2577 | GM | Michalik Peter | GM | Hracek Zbynek | 2564 | 10 | |||
2 | 6 | 2535 | GM | Krzyzanowski Marcin | GM | Niemann Hans Moke | 2678 | 4 | |||
3 | 7 | 2661 | GM | Abdusattorov Nodirbek | GM | Pechac Jergus | 2598 | 3 | |||
4 | 8 | 2541 | GM | Stocek Jiri | GM | Sasikiran Krishnan | 2635 | 2 | |||
5 | 9 | 2613 | GM | Warmerdam Max | GM | Keymer Vincent | 2675 | 1 |
Standings after Round 8
Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
1 | 7 | GM | Abdusattorov Nodirbek | UZB | 2661 | 5,5 | 1,0 | 20,50 | 5 | |
2 | 4 | GM | Niemann Hans Moke | USA | 2678 | 5,5 | 1,0 | 20,25 | 3 | |
3 | 1 | GM | Keymer Vincent | GER | 2675 | 5,5 | 1,0 | 19,75 | 3 | |
4 | 2 | GM | Sasikiran Krishnan | IND | 2635 | 4,0 | 0,5 | 13,25 | 3 | |
5 | 9 | GM | Warmerdam Max | NED | 2613 | 4,0 | 0,5 | 12,25 | 5 | |
6 | 6 | GM | Krzyzanowski Marcin | POL | 2535 | 3,5 | 2,0 | 14,50 | 5 | |
7 | 3 | GM | Pechac Jergus | SVK | 2598 | 3,5 | 1,0 | 14,25 | 3 | |
8 | 8 | GM | Stocek Jiri | CZE | 2541 | 3,5 | 0,0 | 14,75 | 5 | |
9 | 10 | GM | Hracek Zbynek | CZE | 2564 | 2,5 | 0,0 | 9,75 | 4 | |
10 | 5 | GM | Michalik Peter | CZE | 2577 | 2,5 | 0,0 | 8,75 | 4 |
Time Control
The time control is 90'/40 moves + 30'/end & 30"/move.
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