White wins two
Haik - Manuel: 1-0
Manuel Petrosyan (ARM, 2625) blundered against Haik Martirosyan (ARM, 2662) in a relatively balanced rook, knight and pawn down endgame.
Since Black has a pawn less, the thing which he should not do is exchange pieces in a hurry. 43...b5? not only allows White to trade the knights but also get into a favorable rook and pawn endgame. 44.Rxe5 Rxd2 45.a4 b4?? worsened things further 46.a5 Kg7 47.Rc5 Ra2 48.Rxc6 and White won the game in the next few moves.
Tabatabaei - Bluebaum: 1-0
Matthias Bluebaum (GER, 2647) sacrificed an exchange in the middlegame, for which he initially did not get any compensation against M Amin Tabatabaei (IRI, 2713). However, later in the endgame he managed to equalize.
39...Nd7 40.Rc7 Nb8 precise defense would have kept the game going. However, 39...Nd3? gave White a decisive advantage 40.Rc7 Ng4 41.a6 Nf4 42.Kg1 Ne6 43.Rc4 Nd4 44.Rxd4! exd4 45.Nb1 and White won the game soon.
Replay Round 4 games
Round 4 results
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2662 | GM | Martirosyan Haik M. | 1 - 0 | GM | Petrosyan Manuel | 2625 | 7 | |||
| 2 | 8 | 2611 | GM | Hovhannisyan Robert | ½ - ½ | GM | Murzin Volodar | 2650 | 6 | |||
| 3 | 9 | 2639 | GM | Sargsyan Shant | ½ - ½ | GM | Deac Bogdan-Daniel | 2680 | 5 | |||
| 4 | 1 | 2713 | GM | Tabatabaei M. Amin | 1 - 0 | GM | Bluebaum Matthias | 2647 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 2 | 2687 | GM | Sevian Samuel | ½ - ½ | GM | Erigaisi Arjun | 2761 | 3 |
Standings after Round 4
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | K | rtg+/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | GM | Erigaisi Arjun | IND | 2761 | 3 | 5,50 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4,6 | |
| 2 | 2 | GM | Sevian Samuel | USA | 2687 | 2,5 | 6,00 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5,4 | |
| 3 | 1 | GM | Tabatabaei M. Amin | IRI | 2713 | 2,5 | 5,50 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3,7 | |
| 4 | 10 | GM | Martirosyan Haik M. | ARM | 2662 | 2,5 | 3,75 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5,3 | |
| 5 | 5 | GM | Deac Bogdan-Daniel | ROU | 2680 | 2,5 | 3,25 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2,2 | |
| 6 | 9 | GM | Sargsyan Shant | ARM | 2639 | 1,5 | 3,25 | 0 | 2 | 10 | -1,9 | |
| 7 | 7 | GM | Petrosyan Manuel | ARM | 2625 | 1,5 | 2,50 | 0 | 3 | 10 | -3,1 | |
| 8 | 8 | GM | Hovhannisyan Robert | ARM | 2611 | 1,5 | 2,50 | 0 | 2 | 10 | -1 | |
| 9 | 4 | GM | Bluebaum Matthias | GER | 2647 | 1,5 | 2,25 | 0 | 2 | 10 | -5 | |
| 10 | 6 | GM | Murzin Volodar | FID | 2650 | 1 | 1,50 | 0 | 3 | 10 | -10,2 |
Round 5 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2761 | GM | Erigaisi Arjun | GM | Martirosyan Haik M. | 2662 | 10 | ||||
| 2 | 4 | 2647 | GM | Bluebaum Matthias | GM | Sevian Samuel | 2687 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | 5 | 2680 | GM | Deac Bogdan-Daniel | GM | Tabatabaei M. Amin | 2713 | 1 | ||||
| 4 | 6 | 2650 | GM | Murzin Volodar | GM | Sargsyan Shant | 2639 | 9 | ||||
| 5 | 7 | 2625 | GM | Petrosyan Manuel | GM | Hovhannisyan Robert | 2611 | 8 |
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 |
