Ajay and Kushal stun Alice and Vantika
Two of the biggest upsets of the third round are FM Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy and FM Kushal R Jani scoring a win over IM Alice Lee (USA) and IM Vantika Agrawal respectively. From a difficult rook endgame, 9-year-old WFM Bodhana Sivanandan (ENG) managed to salvage a draw against GM Ortik Nigmatov (UZB).
2nd Dole Trophy 2025 is taking place from 19th to 27th July at Pasino Grand in Aix-en-Provence, France
GM Ivan Schitco's (MDA) queenside rook and bishop did not even participate in the game
Lagarde - Bazakutsa
Position after 19.Ne6??
GM Maxime Lagarde (FRA, 2618) blundered 19.Ne6?? Even though it looks like White is gaining material, the practical effect is the opposite. IM Svyatoslav Bazakutsa (UKR, 2474) initially played the correct move 19...Qf6 however after 20.Nxd8 he blundered Re8+?? and allowed his opponent to get back in the game 21.Be2 Qxc3+ 22.Qxc3 Rxe2+ 23.Kf1 Rf2+ 24.Ke1 Re2+ 25.Kf1 Rf2+ 26.Ke1 and the game ended in a draw via repetition. 20...Bxf5 would have been winning for Black.
IM Svyatoslav Bazakutsa (UKR) missed a great opportunity in a sharp position against GM Maxime Lagarde (FRA)
GM Baadur Jobava (GEO) continues his great form as he made a short work of IM Edvin Trost (SWE)
A bumpy win for GM Leon Luke Mendonca against IM Tobias Koelle (GER)
IM Hasan Huseyin Celik (TUR) had a nice finish against GM Brandon Jacobson (USA)
IM Simon Lamaze (FRA) - GM Mukhiddin Madaminov (UZB): 0.5-0.5
IM Patryk Cieslak (POL, 2458) outplayed GM G N Gopal (2549).
IM Nitish Belurkar and GM David Gavrilescu (ROU) played the fastest draw of the round in 20 moves
Final moments: IM Miaoyi Lu (CHN) vs GM Yan Liu (CHN) | Video: ChessBase India
IM Miaoyi Lu (CHN) - GM Yan Liu (CHN): 0.5-0.5
IM Senthil Maran K salvaged a draw after having a difficult position for the majority of the game against GM Jan Malek (POL)
GM Aditya Samant scored a hat-trick by winning against WIM Sila Caglar (TUR)
Final moments: WFM Bodhana Sivanandan (ENG) - GM Ortik Nigmatov (UZB) | Video: ChessBase India
WFM Bodhana Sivanandan (ENG) - GM Ortik Nigmatov (UZB): 0.5-0.5
Final moments: GM Raja Rithvik R - WGM FA Hanna Marie Klek (GER) | Video: ChessBase India
FM Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy - IM Alice Lee (USA): 1-0
IM Vantika Agrawal - Kushal R Jani: 0-1
For third consecutive round, a game went for over six hours and ended in a draw. It was between FM Jinan Jomon and IM Ihor Samunenkov (UKR)
Round 3 in progress at Pasino Grand in Aix-en-Provence, France
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Masters Round 3 results
| Bo. | No. | White | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Black | Rtg | No. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 79 | Schitco, Ivan | 2481 | 2 | 0 - 1 | 2 | Eljanov, Pavel | 2675 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 11 | Lagarde, Maxime | 2618 | 2 | ½ - ½ | 2 | Bazakutsa, Svyatoslav | 2474 | 86 | ||
| 3 | 95 | Trost, Edvin | 2470 | 2 | 0 - 1 | 2 | Jobava, Baadur | 2605 | 18 | ||
| 4 | 19 | Mendonca, Leon Luke | 2603 | 2 | 1 - 0 | 2 | Koelle, Tobias | 2466 | 99 | ||
| 5 | 23 | Jacobson, Brandon | 2569 | 2 | ½ - ½ | 2 | Celik, Hasan Huseyin | 2465 | 102 | ||
| 6 | 39 | Madaminov, Mukhiddin | 2553 | 2 | ½ - ½ | 2 | Lamaze, Simon | 2458 | 106 | ||
| 7 | 107 | Cieslak, Patryk | 2458 | 2 | 1 - 0 | 2 | Gopal, G.n. | 2549 | 42 | ||
| 8 | 115 | Nitish, Belurkar | 2453 | 2 | ½ - ½ | 2 | Gavrilescu, David | 2543 | 46 | ||
| 9 | 119 | Lu, Miaoyi | 2452 | 2 | ½ - ½ | 2 | Liu, Yan | 2536 | 50 | ||
| 10 | 51 | Tiglon, Bryce | 2535 | 2 | ½ - ½ | 2 | Gagare, Shardul | 2453 | 114 | ||
| 11 | 123 | Seemann, Jakub | 2451 | 2 | ½ - ½ | 2 | Costa, Leonardo | 2528 | 54 | ||
| 12 | 55 | Can, Isik | 2525 | 2 | ½ - ½ | 2 | Garifullina, Leya | 2450 | 126 | ||
| 13 | 59 | Peng, Xiongjian | 2520 | 2 | ½ - ½ | 2 | Nie, Xinyang | 2381 | 184 | ||
| 14 | 131 | Camlar, Arda | 2443 | 2 | ½ - ½ | 2 | Xiao, Tong Qd | 2520 | 62 | ||
| 15 | 67 | Mardov, Dimitar | 2506 | 2 | ½ - ½ | 2 | Smirnov, Mark | 2352 | 221 |
Standings after Round 3
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Eljanov, Pavel | 2675 | 3 | 2 | 5,00 | 3205 | ||
| 2 | 18 | Jobava, Baadur | 2605 | 3 | 2 | 5,00 | 3189 | ||
| 3 | 107 | Cieslak, Patryk | 2458 | 3 | 2 | 4,00 | 3134 | ||
| 4 | 71 | Samant, Aditya S | 2499 | 3 | 2 | 4,00 | 3068 | ||
| 5 | 19 | Mendonca, Leon Luke | 2603 | 3 | 2 | 3,50 | 3188 | ||
| 6 | 67 | Mardov, Dimitar | 2506 | 2,5 | 2,5 | 5,25 | 2586 | ||
| 7 | 70 | Malek, Jan | 2499 | 2,5 | 2,5 | 5,25 | 2576 | ||
| 8 | 184 | Nie, Xinyang | 2381 | 2,5 | 2,5 | 4,75 | 2684 | ||
| 9 | 54 | Costa, Leonardo | 2528 | 2,5 | 2,5 | 4,75 | 2630 | ||
| 10 | 86 | Bazakutsa, Svyatoslav | 2474 | 2,5 | 2,5 | 4,25 | 2663 | ||
| 11 | 23 | Jacobson, Brandon | 2569 | 2,5 | 2,5 | 4,25 | 2659 | ||
| 12 | 221 | Smirnov, Mark | 2352 | 2,5 | 2,5 | 4,25 | 2658 | ||
| 13 | 51 | Tiglon, Bryce | 2535 | 2,5 | 2,5 | 4,25 | 2636 | ||
| 14 | 75 | Nigmatov, Ortik | 2488 | 2,5 | 2,5 | 4,25 | 2494 | ||
| 15 | 159 | Tanriverdi, Enes | 2413 | 2,5 | 2,5 | 3,75 | 2741 |
Round 4 pairings
| Bo. | No. | White | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Black | Rtg | No. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Eljanov, Pavel | 2675 | 3 | 3 | Mendonca, Leon Luke | 2603 | 19 | |||
| 2 | 18 | Jobava, Baadur | 2605 | 3 | 3 | Samant, Aditya S | 2499 | 71 | |||
| 3 | 2 | Van Foreest, Jorden | 2698 | 2½ | 3 | Cieslak, Patryk | 2458 | 107 | |||
| 4 | 78 | Abdisalimov, Abdimalik | 2482 | 2½ | 2½ | Liang, Awonder | 2693 | 3 | |||
| 5 | 86 | Bazakutsa, Svyatoslav | 2474 | 2½ | 2½ | Grandelius, Nils | 2642 | 7 | |||
| 6 | 87 | Kilic, Eray | 2474 | 2½ | 2½ | Lagarde, Maxime | 2618 | 11 | |||
| 7 | 102 | Celik, Hasan Huseyin | 2465 | 2½ | 2½ | Suleymanli, Aydin | 2607 | 15 | |||
| 8 | 106 | Lamaze, Simon | 2458 | 2½ | 2½ | Jacobson, Brandon | 2569 | 23 | |||
| 9 | 26 | Vetokhin, Savva | 2569 | 2½ | 2½ | Raczek, Krzysztof | 2465 | 103 | |||
| 10 | 110 | Saydaliev, Saidakbar | 2457 | 2½ | 2½ | Gorshtein, Ido | 2568 | 27 | |||
| 11 | 114 | Gagare, Shardul | 2453 | 2½ | 2½ | Iniyan, Pa | 2558 | 31 | |||
| 12 | 118 | Yip, Carissa | 2453 | 2½ | 2½ | Madaminov, Mukhiddin | 2553 | 39 | |||
| 13 | 46 | Gavrilescu, David | 2543 | 2½ | 2½ | Lu, Miaoyi | 2452 | 119 | |||
| 14 | 126 | Garifullina, Leya | 2450 | 2½ | 2½ | Boyer, Mahel | 2542 | 47 | |||
| 15 | 50 | Liu, Yan | 2536 | 2½ | 2½ | Nitish, Belurkar | 2453 | 115 |
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