Haik scores, Murzin loses two in-a-row
Shant - Arjun: 0-1
Arjun Erigaisi (2761) opted for the Schliemann Defense in the Ruy Lopez against Shant Sargsyan (ARM, 2639).
In a complex double rook endgame, White made a critical error 32.gxf6?? h5+! and now Black is in driver's seat 33.Kh3 Rxc3+ 34.Kh2 e3 35.Rg1 Rf8 36.Rg6 Rc2+ 37.Kg3 e2 and the passed e-pawn played a crucial role in Black gaining a victory.
Haik - Murzin
Volodar Murzin (2650) ignored defending the d5-pawn 17...Re8? 18.Qxd5 Bg4? 19.Qxe4 Bxf3 20.Bxf3 Bxe5 21.Rad1 and White went on to win the game using the extra pawn to his advantage.
Replay Round 2 games
Round 2 results
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2662 | GM | Martirosyan Haik M. | 1 - 0 | GM | Murzin Volodar | 2650 | 6 | |||
| 2 | 7 | 2625 | GM | Petrosyan Manuel | ½ - ½ | GM | Deac Bogdan-Daniel | 2680 | 5 | |||
| 3 | 8 | 2611 | GM | Hovhannisyan Robert | ½ - ½ | GM | Bluebaum Matthias | 2647 | 4 | |||
| 4 | 9 | 2639 | GM | Sargsyan Shant | 0 - 1 | GM | Erigaisi Arjun | 2761 | 3 | |||
| 5 | 1 | 2713 | GM | Tabatabaei M. Amin | ½ - ½ | GM | Sevian Samuel | 2687 | 2 |
Standings after Round 2
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | GM | Erigaisi Arjun | IND | 2761 | 2 | 1,00 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | 5 | GM | Deac Bogdan-Daniel | ROU | 2680 | 1,5 | 0,50 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | GM | Martirosyan Haik M. | ARM | 2662 | 1,5 | 0,50 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 7 | GM | Petrosyan Manuel | ARM | 2625 | 1 | 1,25 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | 1 | GM | Tabatabaei M. Amin | IRI | 2713 | 1 | 1,25 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 2 | GM | Sevian Samuel | USA | 2687 | 1 | 0,75 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | GM | Bluebaum Matthias | GER | 2647 | 1 | 0,75 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 8 | 8 | GM | Hovhannisyan Robert | ARM | 2611 | 0,5 | 0,50 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | GM | Sargsyan Shant | ARM | 2639 | 0,5 | 0,50 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10 | 6 | GM | Murzin Volodar | FID | 2650 | 0 | 0,00 | 0 | 2 |
Round 3 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2687 | GM | Sevian Samuel | GM | Martirosyan Haik M. | 2662 | 10 | ||||
| 2 | 3 | 2761 | GM | Erigaisi Arjun | GM | Tabatabaei M. Amin | 2713 | 1 | ||||
| 3 | 4 | 2647 | GM | Bluebaum Matthias | GM | Sargsyan Shant | 2639 | 9 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 2680 | GM | Deac Bogdan-Daniel | GM | Hovhannisyan Robert | 2611 | 8 | ||||
| 5 | 6 | 2650 | GM | Murzin Volodar | GM | Petrosyan Manuel | 2625 | 7 |
Time Control
90 minutes for the first 40 moves + 30 minutes for the rest of the game (with 30 seconds increment starting from move one).
Prizes
The total prize fund is 7450000 AMD (≈ US$ 18400). The top three prizes are 3100000 AMD (≈ US$ 7976), 1 850 000 AMD (≈ US$ 4760) and 1500000 (≈ US$ 3859). There are also Chessify prizes for all ten participants. The top three Chessify prizes are - bundles worth $350, $300 and $250 each.
Schedule
| Sunday | 9 June at 19:00 | Opening Ceremony |
| Monday | 10 June at 15:00 | Round 1 |
| Tuesday | 11 June at 15:00 | Round 2 |
| Wednesday | 12 June at 15:00 | Round 3 |
| Thursday | 13 June at 15:00 | Round 4 |
| Friday | 14 June at 15:00 | Round 5 |
| Saturday | 15 June at 15:00 | Round 6 |
| Sunday | 16 June at 15:00 | Round 7 |
| Monday | 17 June at 15:00 | Round 8 |
| Tuesday | 18 June at 11:00 | Round 9 |
| Tuesday | 18 June at 17:00 | Closing Ceremony |
