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Khanty FIDE GP 06: Caruana continues to dominate

Dejection: Grischuk missed a nice drawing resource against Caruana. Grischuk 0-1 Caruana (Pic Source: http://khantymansiysk2015.fide.com/)
Dejection: Grischuk missed a nice drawing resource against Caruana. Grischuk 0-1 Caruana (Pic Source: http://khantymansiysk2015.fide.com/)

The 6th round of the Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE Grand Prix 2015 was easily the most exciting round of the tournament so far. Three decisive results were witnessed in this round with the rest of the games ending in draws.

The game that attracted the most interest in Round 6 was undoubtedly Grischuk vs Caruana. After an intense struggle throughout, the former missed an important chance of setting up a fortress in a Rook+Bishop vs Rook+Bishop+Pawn endgame. This allowed Caruana to grab the full-point and maintain his sole lead with 5 more rounds to go.

In the other decisive games, Svidler swiftly overcame Giri while Karjakin beat Vachier-Lagrave. This was Vachier-Lagrave’s 3rd loss on the trot.


Full Round 6 Results:

NAME

 RTG RES. NAME

RTG

Gelfand

 2744 ½ – ½ Dominguez

2734

Svidler

 2734 1 – 0 Giri

2776

Tomashevsky

 2749 ½ – ½ Nakamura 2799
Vachier-Lagrave 2754 0 – 1 Karjakin

2753

Jobava

 2699 ½ – ½ Jakovenko

2738

Grischuk

 2780 0 – 1 Caruana

2803

 

FIDE Grand Prix 05 : Karjakin, Jakovenko win; Caruana in sole lead

Karjakin beat Tomashevsky in 99 moves! (pic : official site)

The round 5 of FIDE Grand Prix in Khanty-Mansiysk saw a marathon struggle between Karjakin & Tomashevsky. Eventually Karjakin beat Tomashevsky in 99 moves when the former’s b-pawn could not be stopped from queening with still 6 pieces on board!

In other decisive game, Vachier-Lagrave (2754) blundered his way into a loss against Jakovenko (2733).

All other games ended in draws.

After round 5, Caruana is in sole lead with 3.5 with Karjakin, Svidler & Dominguez following closely behind the leader with 3 points.

Sivakasi: Four players lead SCS International Chess Tournament

Four players: GM Murali Karthikeyan, IM P. Shyam Nikhil, GM R.R. Laxman and GM Deepan Chakkravarthy share the lead with 6.0/6 at the 1st SCS International Tournament at Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu.

Three Grandmasters and three International Masters are competing for the top honours in a field of 493 players.

Check the pairings for Round 7 here.

European Women’s Individual Chess Championship 2015

The European Women’s Individual Chess Championship will be held in Chakvi, Georgia from May 19 – 30, 2015. Its a strong 11 round swiss tourney featuring 9 GMs and 18 WGMs with an average ELO rating of 2255.

Top players are:

Dzagnidze Nana GEO 2570
Khotenashvili Bela GEO 2527
Stefanova Antoaneta BUL 2512
Girya Olga RUS 2479
Galliamova Alisa RUS 2478

Games start 15:00 local time, 16:30 IST, 11:00GMT (last round at 11:00)

Official site: http://e2e4.ge/

Pairings & Results : http://www.chess-results.com/tnr164130.aspx?lan=1&art=1

Live games will be available in Follow Chess app.

Zalakaros open Round 5: Four players in joint lead

After 5 rounds of the Zalakaros Open 2015, four players – GMs Efimenko, Ragger, Boruchovsky and Papp Gabor – lead the table with 4 points each. GM Efimenko joined the leaders group courtesy of his important victory over GM Vajda Levente in Round 5.

Amongst Indian results, GM Adhiban drew GM Medvegy and now, is on the joint-second position with 3.5 points. Meanwhile, the husband/wife duo of IM Sagar Shah and Amruta Mokal is on 2.5/5 each. The two have been paired against each other for the 6th round of the tournament.

Full Round 5 Results:  http://www.chess-results.com/tnr164932.aspx?lan=1&art=2&rd=5&wi=821

Spain International Open: IM Kanmazalp wins, GM Prasanna second

Turksih IM Kanmazalp Ogulcan (2448) IVth Llucmajor International Open 2015 with a score of 7.5/9, half a point ahead of the second placed Indian GM Vishnu Prasanna (2482) who was adjudged second on tie-break with 7.0/9.

Meanwhile, the other Indian hope, GM Sundararajan Kidambi, could only muster up 5.5/9.

View the Final Standings here.

Zalakaros Open Round 4: Three players in lead

After 4 rounds of the Zalakaros Open Chess Tournament 2015, GMs Ragger, Boruchovsky and Papp Gabor lead the pack with 3.5/4 each. 12 others closely follow the trio on 3/4, including Indian GM B. Adhiban, who is the 7th seeded player in this strong open.

The other Indians in the fray – IM Sagar Shah and Amruta Mokal – have had contrasting results. The former has struggled with a total of 1.5/4 so far while the latter has drawn a couple of higher-rated players and has managed to notch up a total of 2 points.

Complete Round 4 Results: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr164932.aspx?lan=1&art=2&rd=4&wi=821

Khanty FIDE GP 2015 Round 4: Caruana in Sole Lead

Sole leader after Round 4: Fabiano Caruana (Pic Source: http://khantymansiysk2015.fide.com/)
Sole leader after Round 4: Fabiano Caruana
(Pic Source: http://khantymansiysk2015.fide.com/)

Overnight joint-leader GM Fabiano Caruana raced clear ahead of the rest of the field as he won an important game with the black pieces against GM Vachier-Lagrave in the 4th round of the Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP 2015. The latter over-extended on all fronts in the middlegame and Caruana was spot on in taking advantage of the same.

Meanwhile, the rest of the games ended in draws.


Round 4 Results:

PLAYER

 RTG RESULT PLAYER

RTG

Gelfand

 2744 0.5 – 0.5 Giri

2776

Dominguez

 2734 0.5 – 0.5 Nakamura

2799

Svidler

 2734 0.5 – 0.5 Karjakin 2753

Tomashevsky

 2749 0.5 – 0.5 Jakovenko 2738

Vachier-Lagrave

 2754 0 – 1 Caruana

2803

Jobava

 2699 0.5 – 0.5 Grischuk 2780

Khanty FIDE GP Round 3: Three players in joint lead

The magnificent playing arena! (Pic Source: http://khantymansiysk2015.fide.com/)
The magnificent playing arena! (Pic Source: http://khantymansiysk2015.fide.com/)

The 3rd round of the Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP 2015 witnessed two decisive games as GMs Caruana and Svidler overcame GMs Tomashevsky and Jakovenko respectively. This was Jakovenko’s second consecutive defeat. The rest of the games ended in draws, albeit not short of some excitement.

After 3 rounds, Caruana, Svidler and Dominguez lead the table with 2/3 each. The trio is being closely followed by 6 other players on 1.5/3.


Round 3 Results:

PLAYER

 RTG RESULT PLAYER RTG

Jobava

 2699 ½ – ½ Gelfand

2744

Grischuk

 2780 ½ – ½ Vachier-Lagrave

2754

Caruana

 2803 1 – 0 Tomashevsky

2749

Jakovenko

 2738 0 – 1 Svidler

2734

Karjakin

 2753 ½ – ½ Dominguez

2734

Nakamura

 2799 ½ – ½ Giri 2776