13th KIIT GM Open R2: Sarayu Velpula splits the point with GM Karthikeyan P

Top seeds are still unscathed

The top seed of the event is Tajikistan no.1 GM FST Farrukh Amonatov (2622). The highest rated Indian player in the event is GM Laxman R R (2420).

Nikitenko - Koustav: 0.5-0.5

Newly crowned National Amateur U-2300 champion, Koustav Chakraborty (1945) almost managed to save the day against IM Mihail Nikitenko (2479).

Black is suddenly back in the game 30...g4 31.Rh5 gxf3+ 32.Kf2 Ra8 33.Nd6 Bxd6 34.cxd6 Qxe4 35.Rch1 Qe3+ 36.Kf1

The position is very sharp, although neither player is getting checkmated. The game continued 36...Qe2+ 37.Qxe2 fxe2+ 38.Kxe2 Kf7 and Black blundered in another four moves. Correct play could have had a different outcome altogether.

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A total of 174 players including 11 GMs, 14 IMs, a WGM and a WIM are taking part from 10 countries across the world including India in Category A. The tournament is organized by All Odisha Chess Association & KIIT University from 22nd to 29th May 2022 at KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The ten-round Swiss league tournament has a time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.

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