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Abhimanyu Puranik clinches 3rd Yerevan Open

by Shahid Ahmed - 23/10/2021

GM Abhimanyu Puranik scored an unbeaten 7.5/9 to clinch 3rd Yerevan Open. This is his third tournament triumph of the year. He won the Riga Technical University Rapid Open in August, individual and team Gold at Asian University in September and now his first Classical tournament win of the year with a performance of 2741. He won a beautiful trophy and AMD 2,000,000 (approx. ₹314781). GMs Vitaly Sivuk (UKR) and Arman Mikaelyan (ARM) also finished with the same score. They were placed second and third respectively according to tie-breaks. WGM Vantika Agrawal and IM Vaishali 5.5/9 secured Best Women first and second prize. Photo: Rupali Mullick

Narayanan finishes fourth

Four out of top ten places were secured by Indian players. Top seed GM Narayanan S L was placed fourth 7.0/9. Both GMs Arjun Erigaisi and Harsha Bharathakoti scored 6.5/9 each, they were placed sixth and seventh respectively according to tie-breaks.

Champion GM Abhimanyu Puranik 7.5/9 | Photo: Rupali Mullick

Abhimanyu had a short draw with Narayanan as it was enough for him to win the tournament | Photo: Rupali Mullick

Abhimanyu scored an unbeaten 7.5/9, performed at 2741 and gained 18.7 Elo rating points
Abhimanyu Puranik wins the Yerevan Open 2021 | Video: ChessBase India

GM D Gukesh drew with IM Mamikon Gharibyan (ARM) to finish at twelfth place | Photo: Rupali Mullick

Shahinyan - Arjun: 0-1

IM David Shahinyan (ARM) had a wild game against GM Arjun Erigaisi.

Position after 29...d3

This position gives a clear idea that a lot of things have gone terribly wrong for White. It would have taken a computer-like accuracy for White to save the game.

6th - GM Arjun Erigaisi 6.5/9 | Photo: Rupali Mullick

Nazari - Harsha: 0-1

FM Arad Nazari (IRI) lost to GM Harsha Bharathakoti in a sharp game.

7th GM Harsha Bharathakoti 6.5/9| Photo: Rupali Mullick

IM Daneshvar Bardiya (IRI) - CM Prraneeth Vuppala: 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Rupali Mullick

IM Raahil Mullick - WFM Mounika Akshaya Bommini: 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Rupali Mullick

For more Round 9 photos, please click here.

Prize distribution ceremony

Champion - GM Abhimanyu Puranik | Photo: Rupali Mullick

2nd - GM Vitaly Sivuk (UKR) 7.5/9 | Photo: Rupali Mullick

3rd GM Arman Mikaelyan (ARM) 7.5/9 | Photo: Rupali Mullick

Best Woman - WGM Vantika Agrawal 5.5/9 | Photo: Rupali Mullick

Best Woman 2nd - IM Vaishali 5.5/9 | Photo: Rupali Mullick

Blitz top 3 (L to R) - 2nd GM Harsha Bharathakoti, 3rd GM Haik Martirosyan (ARM) and 1st GM Praggnanandhaa | Photo: Rupali Mullick

For more prize distribution ceremony photos, please click here.

Highlights

Here are a few interesting finishes of Round 9.

GM Vitaly Sivuk (UKR) defeated GM Giga Quparadze (GEO)

IM David Shahinyan (ARM) lost to GM Arjun Erigaisi

FM Arad Nazari (IRI) lost to GM Harsha Bharathakoti

Replay Round 9 games

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 9 results

Bo.No. NameFEDRtgPts.ResultPts.NameFEDRtg No.
11
GMNarayanan S.L.IND2647½ - ½7GMPuranik AbhimanyuIND2568
5
212
GMSivuk VitalyUKR25291 - 06GMQuparadze GigaGEO2495
16
319
GMKarthik VenkataramanIND248360 - 1GMMikaelyan ArmanARM2487
17
422
IMGharibyan MamikonARM2471½ - ½GMGukesh DIND2640
2
523
IMShahinyan DavidARM24690 - 1GMErigaisi ArjunIND2634
3
624
IMTahbaz ArashIRI24591 - 0GMPantsulaia LevanGEO2570
4
78
GMGoganov AlekseyRUS25571 - 0IMUrazayev ArystanbekKAZ2451
27
832
Pour Agha Bala AmirrezaIRI2432½ - ½GMSychev KlementyRUS2555
9
910
GMPultinevicius PauliusLTU25521 - 0IMShyaamnikhil PIND2453
26
1056
FMNazari AradIRI22980 - 1GMHarsha BharathakotiIND2517
13
1114
GMHayrapetyan HovikARM25001 - 0IMBharath Subramaniyam HIND2435
30
126
GMPaichadze LukaGEO256651 - 05FMOhanyan EminARM2373
45
137
GMPetrosian Tigran LARM256251 - 05IMMorchiashvili BachanaGEO2319
53
1431
IMPetriashvili NikolozGEO243250 - 15IMNikitenko MihailBLR2499
15
1534
IMPranav AnandIND243050 - 15GMMovsziszian KarenARM2480
20

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Final standings

Rk.SNo NameTypsexFEDRtgIPts. TB1  TB2  TB3 Krtg+/-
15
GMPuranik AbhimanyuIND25687,550,055,00,01018,7
212
GMSivuk VitalyUKR25297,548,051,00,01020,4
317
GMMikaelyan ArmanARM24877,546,551,00,01022,6
41
GMNarayanan S.L.IND26477,046,550,50,0101,0
524
IMTahbaz ArashIRI24596,547,550,00,01016,0
63
GMErigaisi ArjunU18IND26346,543,548,00,010-4,9
713
GMHarsha BharathakotiIND25176,542,046,00,010-2,3
810
GMPultinevicius PauliusLTU25526,542,045,00,010-2,7
914
GMHayrapetyan HovikARM25006,541,045,00,010-1,3
108
GMGoganov AlekseyRUS25576,540,044,00,0101,3
1132
Pour Agha Bala AmirrezaU18IRI24326,048,049,00,01012,9
122
GMGukesh DU16IND26406,047,552,50,010-6,9
1316
GMQuparadze GigaGEO24956,045,048,50,0103,1
147
GMPetrosian Tigran LARM25626,043,548,00,010-3,2
159
GMSychev KlementyRUS25556,043,547,50,010-4,9
1619
GMKarthik VenkataramanIND24836,042,045,00,010-1,5
1722
IMGharibyan MamikonU18ARM24716,040,544,50,010-2,1
1815
IMNikitenko MihailBLR24996,040,043,50,010-6,8
1942
IMKrishna Teja, NIND23856,038,541,50,010-4,8
206
GMPaichadze LukaGEO25666,038,041,50,010-12,4

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Links

Yerevan Chess Federation