Gukesh and Abhimanyu in the mix
It was a good day for the Indian players at the top. WGM Vantika Agrawal held IM Mihail Nikitenko (BLR) to a draw.
Quparadze - Narayanan: 0-1
GM Giga Quparadze (GEO) sacrificed an exchange in a relatively equal position against GM Narayanan S L.
24.Rxf6 was unnecessary. White could have opted for 24.Nf3 and things would remain fine.
Although there is no fortress which White can put up, try to find out what White should not do, that will help in figuring out whether it is possible for White to hold or not. Narayanan won the game after 41 more moves with a correct grind when his opponent broke and made a grave mistake.
Gukesh - Petriashvili: 1-0
IM Nikoloz Petriashvili (GEO) decided to sacrifice a pawn to complete the development of his queenside pieces against GM D Gukesh.
16...Bd7 was a viable option. 16...b6 immediately prompted White to grab the free pawn as there is no compensation for Black. 17.cxb6 Bb7 18.bxa7 gives White a clear advantage. Gukesh converted it into a win comfortably.
Pranav - Petrosian: 0-1
IM Pranav Anand managed to overcome difficult position and almost save the game against GM Tigran L Petrosian.
It is very easy to make an incorrect decision and lose the game for White. Find out what is the correct way for White to proceed to make sure that he does not lose the game?
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Highlights
Here are a few interesting finishes of Round 5.
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The tournament is taking place at Yerevan in Armenia from 14th to 22nd October 2021. Time control is 90'/40 + 30' + 30" per move. Round 1-4 and 6-8 starts at 2 p.m. local time (3:30 p.m. IST). Round 5 and the final round will start at 11:00 a.m. local time (12:30 p.m. IST).
Round 5 results
| Bo. | No. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | FED | Rtg | No. | ||||
| 1 | 37 | FM | Daghli Arash | IRI | 2427 | 4 | ½ - ½ | 4 | GM | Sychev Klementy | RUS | 2555 | 9 | ||
| 2 | 12 | GM | Sivuk Vitaly | UKR | 2529 | 3½ | 1 - 0 | 4 | GM | Mikaelyan Arman | ARM | 2487 | 17 | ||
| 3 | 16 | GM | Quparadze Giga | GEO | 2495 | 3½ | 0 - 1 | 3½ | GM | Narayanan S.L. | IND | 2647 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 24 | IM | Tahbaz Arash | IRI | 2459 | 3½ | ½ - ½ | 3½ | GM | Puranik Abhimanyu | IND | 2568 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 33 | GM | Simonian Hrair | ARM | 2430 | 3½ | 0 - 1 | 3 | IM | Shahinyan David | ARM | 2469 | 23 | ||
| 6 | 2 | GM | Gukesh D | IND | 2640 | 3 | 1 - 0 | 3 | IM | Petriashvili Nikoloz | GEO | 2432 | 31 | ||
| 7 | 4 | GM | Pantsulaia Levan | GEO | 2570 | 3 | ½ - ½ | 3 | GM | Golubka Petro | UKR | 2438 | 29 | ||
| 8 | 34 | IM | Pranav Anand | IND | 2430 | 3 | 0 - 1 | 3 | GM | Petrosian Tigran L | ARM | 2562 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 32 | Pour Agha Bala Amirreza | IRI | 2432 | 3 | 1 - 0 | 3 | GM | Pultinevicius Paulius | LTU | 2552 | 10 | |||
| 10 | 20 | GM | Movsziszian Karen | ARM | 2480 | 3 | 0 - 1 | 3 | IM | Morchiashvili Bachana | GEO | 2319 | 53 | ||
| 11 | 22 | IM | Gharibyan Mamikon | ARM | 2471 | 3 | ½ - ½ | 3 | Mahdavi Reza | IRI | 2124 | 85 | |||
| 12 | 57 | Kunal M | IND | 2290 | 3 | 0 - 1 | 3 | IM | Davtyan Artur | ARM | 2453 | 25 | |||
| 13 | 99 | Agasarov Benik | ARM | 2033 | 3 | 0 - 1 | 3 | IM | Urazayev Arystanbek | KAZ | 2451 | 27 | |||
| 14 | 35 | IM | Zarubitski Viachaslau | BLR | 2430 | 2½ | ½ - ½ | 2½ | GM | Erigaisi Arjun | IND | 2634 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 8 | GM | Goganov Aleksey | RUS | 2557 | 2½ | 1 - 0 | 2½ | FM | Ohanyan Emin | ARM | 2373 | 45 |
Round 6 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | FED | Rtg | No. | ||||
| 1 | 1 | GM | Narayanan S.L. | IND | 2647 | 4½ | 4½ | FM | Daghli Arash | IRI | 2427 | 37 | |||
| 2 | 9 | GM | Sychev Klementy | RUS | 2555 | 4½ | 4½ | GM | Sivuk Vitaly | UKR | 2529 | 12 | |||
| 3 | 25 | IM | Davtyan Artur | ARM | 2453 | 4 | 4 | GM | Gukesh D | IND | 2640 | 2 | |||
| 4 | 5 | GM | Puranik Abhimanyu | IND | 2568 | 4 | 4 | IM | Urazayev Arystanbek | KAZ | 2451 | 27 | |||
| 5 | 7 | GM | Petrosian Tigran L | ARM | 2562 | 4 | 4 | IM | Tahbaz Arash | IRI | 2459 | 24 | |||
| 6 | 17 | GM | Mikaelyan Arman | ARM | 2487 | 4 | 4 | Pour Agha Bala Amirreza | IRI | 2432 | 32 | ||||
| 7 | 23 | IM | Shahinyan David | ARM | 2469 | 4 | 4 | IM | Morchiashvili Bachana | GEO | 2319 | 53 | |||
| 8 | 22 | IM | Gharibyan Mamikon | ARM | 2471 | 3½ | 3½ | GM | Pantsulaia Levan | GEO | 2570 | 4 | |||
| 9 | 29 | GM | Golubka Petro | UKR | 2438 | 3½ | 3½ | GM | Goganov Aleksey | RUS | 2557 | 8 | |||
| 10 | 13 | GM | Harsha Bharathakoti | IND | 2517 | 3½ | 3½ | IM | Shyaamnikhil P | IND | 2453 | 26 | |||
| 11 | 55 | IM | Nadanian Ashot | ARM | 2317 | 3½ | 3½ | GM | Hayrapetyan Hovik | ARM | 2500 | 14 | |||
| 12 | 85 | Mahdavi Reza | IRI | 2124 | 3½ | 3½ | GM | Quparadze Giga | GEO | 2495 | 16 | ||||
| 13 | 19 | GM | Karthik Venkataraman | IND | 2483 | 3½ | 3½ | GM | Simonian Hrair | ARM | 2430 | 33 | |||
| 14 | 6 | GM | Paichadze Luka | GEO | 2566 | 3 | 3½ | IM | Bharath Subramaniyam H | IND | 2435 | 30 | |||
| 15 | 3 | GM | Erigaisi Arjun | IND | 2634 | 3 | 3 | IM | Mullick Raahil | IND | 2368 | 46 |
