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1st Bikaner GM Open R4: Abhijeet and Tahbaz in the lead

by Shahid Ahmed - 04/10/2022

GM Abhijeet Gupta defeated IM Kushagra Mohan comfortably to maintain his lead at 1st Bikaner GM Open 2022. He is joined by IM Tahbaz Arash (IRI) who won against FM Ram Aravind L N in an interesting encounter. While, Kushagra got a worse position out of the Closed Sicilian opening, Ram Aravind faltered in the final moments of the endgame. IM Anuj Shrivatri saved a difficult position against GM Michal Krasenkow (POL). The teenager managed to salvage a draw eventually. Abhijeet will inevitably clash against Tahbaz in the fifth round, which starts today at 2:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Anuj survives against Krasenkow

Seven out of the top ten games ended decisively.

GM Abhijeet Gupta would certainly love to win the tournament in his home state | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Kushagra - Abhijeet: 0-1

Things went wrong for IM Kushagra Mohan (2395) right out of the opening against GM Abhijeet Gupta (2607).

Position after 16.Bxe5

16.0-0-0 Ng4 17.Nc3 was a relatively better choice for White. 17.Bxe5 Nxe5 18.Qc3+ Nc4 19.bxc4 Rhe8 20.c5 Qb5 21.0-0 Ne4 22.Bxe4 dxe4 White's position fell apart in a hurry.

Final moments: IM Kushagra Mohan vs GM Abhijeet Gupta | Video: ChessBase India

IM Kushagra Mohan - GM Abhijeet Gupta: 0-1 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy
Final moments: GM Michal Krasenkow (POL) vs IM Anuj Shrivatri | Video: ChessBase India

GM Michal Krasenkow (POL) - IM Anuj Shrivatri: 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Sarthak Rawat - IM Anup Deshmukh: 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

The tournament hall | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

For more Round 4 photos, please click here.

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A total of 75 players including 10 GMs, 7 IMs and 4 WIMs are taking part from 13 countries across the world in the Category A. The nine-day ten-round Swiss league tournament is organized by Rajasthan Chess Association from 1st to 9th October 2022. The ten-round Swiss league tournament has a time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move 1. Category B witnesses the participation of 304 players from various parts of India along with players from Bangladesh and Nepal.

Replay Round 4 games

Round 4 results

Bo.No. NameGrTypFEDRtgPts.ResultPts.NameGrTypFEDRtg No.PGN
112
CMKUSHAGRA MOHANIND239530 - 13GMGUPTA ABHIJEETIND2607
2PGN
218
OMIDI ARYAIRI23213½ - ½3GMSAVCHENKO BORISRUS2550
4PGN
322
FMRAM ARAVIND L NIND221830 - 13IMTAHBAZ ARASHIRI2438
8PGN
41
GMPANTSULAIA LEVANGEO26091 - 0ARHAN CHETHAN ANANDIND2126
32PGN
523
CMMAYANK CHAKRABORTYIND22030 - 1GMBATCHULUUN TSEGMEDMGL2487
6PGN
63
GMKRASENKOW MICHALPOL25502½ - ½IMANUJ SHRIVATRIIND2407
10PGN
729
CMAADITYA DHINGRAIND215420 - 12GMDEEPAN CHAKKRAVARTHY J.IND2451
7PGN
89
GMNEVEROV VALERIYUKR243120 - 12GMZIATDINOV RASETUSA2086
36PGN
915
GMNGUYEN DUC HOAVIE236021 - 02VRASHANK CHOUHANIND2107
34PGN
1031
FMJAISWAL RUPESHNEP21352½ - ½2IMRAJESH V A VIND2334
16PGN
1117
IMRATNAKARAN K.IND23292½ - ½2CMKAVINDA AKILASRI2030
44PGN
1221
FMARADHYA GARGIND228421 - 02DHYEY AGARWALIND1739
66PGN
1339
CMGARV GAURIND20602½ - ½2BHARADIA YASHIND2192
24PGN
1426
DHANANJAY SIND218120 - 12ARORA HONIIND1682
70PGN
1541
AGMVIGNESH BIND205020 - 1IMNITIN S.IND2407
11PGN

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Round 5 pairings

Bo.No. NameGrTypFEDRtgPts.ResultPts.NameGrTypFEDRtg No.
12
GMGUPTA ABHIJEETIND260744IMTAHBAZ ARASHIRI2438
8
24
GMSAVCHENKO BORISRUS2550GMPANTSULAIA LEVANGEO2609
1
36
GMBATCHULUUN TSEGMEDMGL2487OMIDI ARYAIRI2321
18
47
GMDEEPAN CHAKKRAVARTHY J.IND245133FMARADHYA GARGIND2284
21
510
IMANUJ SHRIVATRIIND240733FMRAM ARAVIND L NIND2218
22
636
GMZIATDINOV RASETUSA208633CMKUSHAGRA MOHANIND2395
12
770
ARORA HONIIND168233GMNGUYEN DUC HOAVIE2360
15
844
CMKAVINDA AKILASRI2030GMKRASENKOW MICHALPOL2550
3
924
BHARADIA YASHIND2192GMPAICHADZE LUKAGEO2527
5
1011
IMNITIN S.IND2407CMMAYANK CHAKRABORTYIND2203
23
1114
GMLAXMAN R.R.IND2378FMJAISWAL RUPESHNEP2135
31
1216
IMRAJESH V A VIND2334PHATAK AANJANEYAIND2102
35
1332
ARHAN CHETHAN ANANDIND2126IMRATNAKARAN K.IND2329
17
1420
BALASUBRAMANIAM HIND2298CMGARV GAURIND2060
39
1542
MAHINDRAKAR INDRAJEETIND205022GMNEVEROV VALERIYUKR2431
9

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