GM Nihal Sarin gained the 2022 Tata Metal Chess India Open Speedy with a spherical to spare, whereas GM Anna Ushenina tied for first and gained the tiebreak match to win the 2022 Tata Metal Chess India Girls’s Speedy.
Within the Open part, whereas Nihal scored 6.5 factors, GM Arjun Erigaisi completed second, half some extent behind. GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi featured in a tie for locations 3-7 with 4.5 factors and completed third on a greater tiebreak rating. The trio thus swept the rostrum end for India.
Within the girls’s part, Ushenina and in a single day chief GM Nana Dzagnidze completed with 6.5 factors on the finish of the ninth and closing spherical to tie for the highest place. Ushenina gained the blitz tiebreak match with a 2-0 rating and thus wins the trophy, however the prize cash will likely be shared equally between them. GM Harika Dronavalli completed third with 5.5 factors.
The blitz part of the occasion continues on Dec 2 at 22:30 p.m. PT/Dec 03 at 07:30 CET after a relaxation day.
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Open
Commenting on the seventh-round encounter between GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Nihal, GM Viswanathan Anand heaped reward on the smoothness of Nihal’s play. He significantly pointed to Nihal’s 21…Rd7 as “majestic”:
There’s a sure lack of objective to White’s piece placement, whereas Black can effortlessly improve strain with seemingly easy however purposeful strikes. After the sport continuation, Nihal was on the way in which to a clean win.
The smoothness of his play carried on to the following spherical too, when he stored the place balanced and outwitted GM Parham Maghsoodloo when the latter obtained a little bit too bold:
After I requested him on the press convention if such smoothness of play is the results of enjoying an incredible variety of on-line blitz video games, Nihal answered: “I do not know. However I suppose it undoubtedly works. Enjoying in easy positions, making fast strikes right here and there. I believe on-line blitz undoubtedly helps”.
A very contrasting efficiency got here from Erigaisi, who defeated GM Hikaru Nakamura within the penultimate spherical and had an unbelievable comeback on the second day. The sport was a tactical melee, and it’s our Sport Of The Day:
After his win in opposition to Nakamura within the penultimate spherical, Erigaisi confronted Nihal within the final spherical and defeated him in a captivating encounter. The viewers witnessed a simply difficult struggle, however the jaw-dropping second got here up in the course of the press convention after the event.
Analyzing the place at 28…Rxd4, Anand remarked: ” [I] can’t recall an analogous place the place you’re a piece down for therefore lengthy, and Black additionally has this a-passed pawn. However but, by some means it simply would not work out [for Black].” And that’s when Erigaisi revealed the depth of his preparation for the viewers:
As Erigaisi rattled out the variations, Anand exclaimed: “That’s merely one of the vital stunning strains I’ve heard. I assume most of you’ll get dwelling and get the transcript completed seeing the board! [Chuckles.] …To play (35.)f3 on the finish is solely spectacular. … I’ve by no means seen prep like that far. Normally, it finishes a little bit bit earlier than—that is wonderful.”
That’s merely one of the vital stunning strains I’ve heard … I’ve by no means seen prep like that far.
—Viswanathan Anand
All Video games Open – Day 2
Standings
Rk. | Fed | Title | Rtg | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts. |
1 | GM Nihal Sarin | 2616 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.5 | ||
2 | GM Erigaisi Arjun | 2628 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 6 | ||
3 | GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi | 2662 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | ||
4 | GM Nakamura Hikaru | 2789 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | ||
5 | GM Gukesh D | 2632 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | ||
6 | GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2747 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | ||
7 | GM Abdusattorov Nodirbek | 2676 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | ||
8 | GM Maghsoodloo Parham | 2656 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
9 | GM So Wesley | 2784 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 4 | ||
10 | GM Sethuraman S.P. | 2545 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 2 |
Girls’s
Comparatively, the ladies’s part rapidly became a two-horse race. Ushenina started the day briskly defeating a heavyweight and one other title aspirant, GM Mariya Muzychuk, who blundered in a troublesome place:
Dzagnidze nonetheless maintained her half-point lead, profitable in opposition to WIM Savitha Shri.
The eighth spherical proved to be probably the most dramatic one. Whereas Ushenina may defeat Savitha, Dzagnidze was left a sure defeat in opposition to GM Anna Muzyuchuk proper out of the opening. In a topsy-turvy encounter, Dzagnidze lastly saved herself from defeat:
Within the closing spherical, each the contenders drew their video games, thus paving means for the blitz tiebreak, which proved to be an anti-climax. Talking on the press convention after the sport, Dzagnidze confessed that each one the defending all through the event left her utterly drained, and she or he collapsed dramatically to lose each the blitz video games, thus giving the title to Ushenina.
All Video games Girls’s – Day 2
Standings
Rk. | Fed | Title | Rtg | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts. |
1 | GM Ushenina Anna | 2371 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.5 | ||
2 | GM Dzagnidze Nana | 2475 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.5 | ||
3 | GM Harika Dronavalli | 2475 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | ||
4 | GM Muzychuk Mariya | 2476 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5 | ||
5 | GM Koneru Humpy | 2474 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
6 | IM Vaishali Rameshbabu | 2351 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
7 | IM Kiolbasa Oliwia | 2304 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | ||
8 | WGM Vantika Agrawal | 2262 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
9 | GM Muzychuk Anna | 2458 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 3 | ||
10 | WIM Savitha Shri B | 2311 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 |
The 2022 Tata Metal Chess India Speedy and Girls’s Speedy are two of India’s most prestigious speedy chess occasions. Gamers compete in a 10-player round-robin in speedy video games with a 15+10 time management. The prize fund for every occasion is $24,000.
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