A crucial victory in Round 4 over GM Nikolic allowed GM David Howell of England to take up the sole lead after Round 4 at the Leiden Chess tournament 2015. This win also helped the British GM to cross the 2700-mark for the first time ever in the live ratings.
Amongst Indians, IM Arghyadip Das succeeded in holding GM Tiviakov to a draw while IM Palit Somak went down to much lesser rated Van Halderen.
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A draw in the final round of the Lake Sevan Tournament 2015 proved just enough for GM Duda Jan Kryzystof to clinch the title ahead of GM Anton Guijarro David. Going into the final game, GMs Duda and Anton led the table with 5.5 points each. However, an excellent display of dynamic chess by GM Vidit Gujrathi saw Anton go down in his crucial final round encounter against Vidit. This made it easy for Duda to clinch a clear first in this 9-round event with a final tally of 6 points.
The third spot, however, was shared by 3 GMs – Vidit Gujrathi, Ter-Sahakyan and Artemiev. The trio finished with a total of 5 points each.
Round 9 Results:
|
Rtg |
Name | Result | Name | Rtg |
| 2632 | Duda Jan Krzysztof | 1/2-1/2 | Petrosyan Tigran L. |
2630 |
|
2578 |
Sevian | 1/2-1/2 | Gabuzyan | 2589 |
| 2611 | Hovhannisyan | 1/2-1/2 | Artemiev |
2660 |
|
2593 |
Ter-Sahakyan | 1-0 | Salem A.R. Saleh | 2615 |
| 2643 | Vidit Gujrathi | 1-0 | Anton Guijarro David |
2626 |
Final Standings:
|
Rank |
Player |
Points |
|
1 |
Duda Jan Kryzystof | 6 |
| 2 | Anton David Guijarro |
5.5 |
|
3-5 |
Vidit Gujrathi | 5 |
| 3-5 | Ter-Sahakyan Samvel |
5 |
|
3-5 |
Artemiev Vladislav | 5 |
| 6-7 | Hovhannisyan Robert |
4.5 |
|
6-7 |
Hovhannes Gabuzyan | 4.5 |
| 8 | Petrosian Tigran L. |
4 |
|
9 |
Samuel Sevian | 3 |
| 10 | Salem A. R. Saleh |
2.5 |
India’s IM Shardul Gagare (2425) and GM Sundararajan Kidambi (2433) lead the tournament with 6.5/7. They now take on each other in the crucial penultimate round encounter with IM Gagare having the white pieces.
IM Sayantan Das (2444) is tied for third place at 5.5/7 while IM Diptayan Ghosh (2523) is playing at 5.0/7. A host of Indian players are placed at 4.5/7.
Check the Round 8 pairings here.
The eighth round of the Lake Sevan Tournament 2015 witnessed 3 decisive results. After making a good comeback in the seventh round, India’s sole representative GM Vidit Gujrathi failed to keep up with the momentum as he went down against GM Tigran L. Petrosyan. In other decisive games, GMs Artemiev and Hovhannisyan overcame GMs Sevian and Salem A. R. Saleh respectively.
Meanwhile, the leaders from Round 7 – GMs Duda Jan Kryzystof and Anton David Guijarro – drew their respective games against GMs Gabuzyan and Ter-Sahakyan respectively. Going into the final round, Duda and Anton lead the pack with 5.5 points each, followed by GM Artemiev on 4.5.
Round 8 Results:
|
Rtg |
Name | Result | Name | Rtg |
| 2630 | Petrosyan Tigran L. | 1 – 0 | Vidit Gujrathi |
2643 |
|
2626 |
Anton Guijarro David | ½ – ½ | Ter-Sahakyan | 2593 |
| 2615 | Salem A.R. Saleh | 0 – 1 | Hovhannisyan |
2611 |
|
2660 |
Artemiev | 1 – 0 | Sevian | 2578 |
| 2589 | Gabuzyan | ½ – ½ | Duda Jan Krzysztof |
2632 |
Standings after Round 8:
|
Rank |
Player | Points |
| 1-2 | Anton Guijarro David |
5.5 |
|
1-2 |
Duda Jan Kryzystof | 5.5 |
| 3 | Artemiev Vladislav |
4.5 |
|
4-7 |
Ter-Sahakyan Samvel | 4 |
| 4-7 | Gabuzyan Hovhannes |
4 |
|
4-7 |
Vidit Gujrathi | 4 |
| 4-7 | Robert Hovhannisyan |
4 |
|
8 |
Petrosyan Tigran L. | 3.5 |
| 9-10 | Salem A. R. Saleh |
2.5 |
|
9-10 |
Samuel Sevian |
2.5 |
The seventh round of the Lake Sevan Tournament 2015 proved to be quite an exciting one with as many as 4 games ending decisively. The wins were generally hard fought, with all the decisive games crossing the 50-move mark. The only ‘peaceful’ game today was a 26-move draw between Duda and Artemiev.
The biggest result of the day, as regards the top standings, was GM Anton David Guijarro’s victory over GM Hovhannisyan. This win has helped the young Spanish Grandmaster join GM Duda Jan Kryzystof at the top of the table with 5/7. Meanwhile, GM Vidit Gujrathi came back strongly from a disastrous 6th round to notch up a win over GM Ter-Sahakyan. The sole Indian hope is now placed second with a tally of 4 points.
Round 7 Results:
|
Rtg |
Name | Result | Name | Rtg |
| 2589 | Gabuzyan | 1 – 0 | Petrosyan Tigran L. |
2630 |
|
2632 |
Duda Jan Krzysztof | ½ – ½ | Artemiev | 2660 |
| 2578 | Sevian | 0 – 1 | Salem A.R. Saleh |
2615 |
|
2611 |
Hovhannisyan | 0 – 1 | Anton Guijarro David | 2626 |
| 2593 | Ter-Sahakyan | 0 – 1 | Vidit Gujrathi |
2643 |
GM Sundararajan Kidambi (2433) beat compatriot IM Swapnil Dhopade (2454) with the black pieces. He moved into joint lead with IM Tigran Petrosyan (2441) at 5.0/5.
IM Shardul Gagare (2425) managed to beat IM Diptayan Ghosh (2523) with the black pieces to move to joint second spot with untitled Indian Prantik Roy (2292). Both moved to 4.5/5.
Check the Round 6 pairings here.
The sixth round of the Lake Sevan Tournament 2015 witnessed one of the rarest of occurrences as GM Vidit Gujrathi, rated 2643, dramatically allowed a mate in 1 against GM Hovhannisyan. After playing the opening quite strongly, Vidit was already ruling the roost by move 20. However, that was when the disaster struck. Vidit, after thinking for 5 minutes, moved his Rook to h3 from h1 and in the process, completely overlooked a mate-in-1 with Qf1. Hovhannisyan promptly played the mating move, thus clinching the game.
The other decisive game of the day saw GM Duda Jan Kryzystof overcome GM Salem A. R. Saleh with the black pieces. With this win, Duda has taken up the sole lead after Round 6. The young Polish GM is being closely followed by GMs Anton David Guijarro and Ter-Sahakyan on the 2nd and 3rd spots respectively.
GM Sundararajan Kidambi (2433) and IM Swapnil Dhopade (2453) are having a fruitful run at the Sant Marti International Open, 2015. They now share the lead with Armenian IM Tigran Petrosyan (2441) at 4.0/4.
Among a host of Indians tied at the second spot, GM Shyam Sundar M. (2492), IM Diptayan Ghosh (2523), IM Shardul Gagare (2425), IM Sayantan Das (2444) and Prantik Roy (2292) managed to win their respective games to move to 3.5/4.
Check the Round 5 pairings here.
Six players are leading the Sant Marti International Tournament with a perfect score of 3.0/3. The star of the round was undoubtedly Indian GM Sundararajan Kidambi (2433) who managed to upstage the top seed GM Karen Grigoryan (2580) with the white pieces to share the lead.
IM Swapnil Dhopade (2453) also won his game to move into shared lead. In another upset loss, IM MS Thejkumar (2467) slumped to his second straight loss, this time to WIM Ivana Maria Furtado (2236).
Check the Round 4 pairings here.
In an interesting turn of events at the Lake Sevan Tournament 2015, GM Duda Jan Krzysztof overcame overnight joint-leader GM Vidit Gujrathi to join GM Anton Guijarro David at the top of the table after Round 4.
The Vidit – Duda game, which took off with the Semi-Slav defence, looked pleasant for Vidit in the early middlegame. However, Duda’s excellent move 25…g5 pretty much equalized the situation. With the trend against him, Vidit kept making small errors which eventually gave Duda a pleasant endgame. However, both the players struggled to find the best moves in the endgame, and on move 56, the Indian youngster had a chance to pull things back. Vidit not only missed the opportunity but also committed a flurry of mistakes which allowed Duda to decide the matters on move 64.
Amongst other results, GM Hovhannisyan toppled GM Petrosyan Tigran L while GM Artemiev, the top-seed, overcame GM Salem A. R. Saleh. Interestingly, all the wins in Round 4 were scored by players playing with the black pieces.
Round 4 Results:
|
Rtg |
Name | Result | Name | Rtg |
| 2630 | Petrosyan Tigran L. | 0 – 1 | Hovhannisyan |
2611 |
|
2593 |
Ter-Sahakyan | ½ – ½ | Sevian | 2578 |
| 2643 | Vidit Gujrathi | 0 – 1 | Duda |
2632 |
|
2626 |
Anton Guijarro David | ½ – ½ | Gabuzyan | 2589 |
| 2615 | Salem | 0 – 1 | Artemiev |
2660 |