Arjun Erigaisi closes in
Aditya - Arjun
It was evident from GM Arjun Erigaisi's (2702) play that he was playing only for a win. He made his intentions clear with 6...h5, 14...g4, 19...f5. The queens were traded in the next few moves. Black arrived at an endgame with a couple of extra pawns which was enough to score a win.
Pranav - Kazakov
GM Pranav V (2608) got a fantastic position early in the game. He went 8.e6 to destroy his opponent IM Konstantin Kazakov's (KAZ, 2380) pawn structure. 8...fxe6 9.Be2 Nc6 10.0-0 Qd7 11.Re1 Bg6 12.Ng5 and we reached the above position. Black's bishop at f8 is stuck which means the h8-rook is unable to do anything. Thus, White got a substantial positional advantage which he had no trouble converting into a win.
Mary - Afruza
WGM Mary Ann Gomes (2315) kept improving her position until it became insurmountable for her opponent WFM Afruza Khamdamova (UZB, 2260). 33.Rb8 Qc2 34.Bxd4 Rxb8 35.Rxb8 Ra5 36.c5 Qa4 37.Be5 Qxe4+ 38.dxe4 Rxc5 39.Bd6 and Black cannot avoid material loss.
A total of 87 players including 17 GMs and 21 IMs in the Open, 38 players including 5 IMs, 5 WGMs and 9 WIMs in the Women, are taking part from 18 countries across the world including India. The nine-round Swiss League Classical Rating tournament is taking place from 4th to 11th June 2023 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It is being organized by Ministry of Culture and Sports of Kazakhstan, the Asian Chess Federation, and the Kazakhstan Chess Federation with the support of the Akimat of Almaty. The time control of the tournament is 90 minutes / 40 moves + 30 mins / end + 30 seconds increment per move starting from move no.1.
Replay Round 5 Open games
Replay Round 5 Women games
Round 5 Open results
| Rd. | Bo. | No. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | FED | Rtg | No. | ||||
| 5 | 1 | 9 | GM | Daneshvar Bardiya | IRI | 2555 | 3½ | ½ - ½ | 3½ | GM | Puranik Abhimanyu | IND | 2602 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 15 | IM | Samant Aditya S | IND | 2503 | 3 | 0 - 1 | 3 | GM | Erigaisi Arjun | IND | 2702 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 3 | GM | Pranav V | IND | 2608 | 3 | 1 - 0 | 3 | IM | Kazakov Konstantin | KAZ | 2380 | 35 | ||
| 5 | 6 | 4 | GM | Sethuraman S.P. | IND | 2606 | 3 | ½ - ½ | 3 | IM | Nogerbek Kazybek | KAZ | 2493 | 18 | ||
| 5 | 10 | 10 | IM | Aronyak Ghosh | IND | 2534 | 2½ | 1 - 0 | 2½ | IM | Dushyant Sharma | IND | 2345 | 40 | ||
| 5 | 11 | 26 | IM | Atabayev Saparmyrat | TKM | 2433 | 2½ | 0 - 1 | 2½ | GM | Das Sayantan | IND | 2508 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 13 | 45 | IM | Nugumanov Bakhtiyar | KAZ | 2316 | 2½ | ½ - ½ | 2½ | IM | Shyaamnikhil P | IND | 2490 | 19 | ||
| 5 | 17 | 46 | FM | Bizhigitov Zhangir | KAZ | 2285 | 2½ | 0 - 1 | 2½ | IM | Manish Anto Cristiano F | IND | 2436 | 24 | ||
| 5 | 20 | 16 | IM | Prraneeth Vuppala | IND | 2498 | 2 | 1 - 0 | 2 | FM | Orozbaev Eldiar | KGZ | 2267 | 48 |
Round 5 Women results
| Rd. | Bo. | No. | Name | Gr | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Gr | Rtg | No. | ||||
| 5 | 1 | 1 | IM | Munguntuul Batkhuyag | 2397 | 3½ | ½ - ½ | 3½ | WGM | Divya Deshmukh | 2389 | 2 | ||||
| 5 | 3 | 7 | WGM | Gomes Mary Ann | 2315 | 3 | 1 - 0 | 3 | WFM | Khamdamova Afruza | 2260 | 10 | ||||
| 5 | 5 | 4 | WGM | Nandhidhaa P V | 2363 | 2½ | 1 - 0 | 2½ | WIM | Serikbay Assel | 2135 | 18 | ||||
| 5 | 6 | 15 | WIM | Balabayeva Xeniya | 2186 | 2½ | 1 - 0 | 2½ | IM | Soumya Swaminathan | 2293 | 8 | ||||
| 5 | 7 | 13 | WIM | Chitlange Sakshi | 2225 | 2½ | 1 - 0 | 2½ | WFM | Ovezdurdyyeva Jemal | 2028 | 23 | ||||
| 5 | 10 | 9 | FM | Kurmangaliyeva Liya | 2264 | 2 | ½ - ½ | 2 | WIM | Makhija Aashna | 2126 | 19 | ||||
| 5 | 12 | 31 | Abaeva Aiana | 1712 | 2 | ½ - ½ | 2 | IM | Mohota Nisha | 2185 | 16 |
Standings after Round 5 in Open
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | ||
| 1 | 6 | GM | Jumabayev, Rinat | KAZ | 2590 | 4,5 | 2486 | 13,5 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2 | 7 | GM | Vokhidov, Shamsiddin | UZB | 2583 | 4,5 | 2450 | 12 | 14,5 | 0 | |
| 3 | 28 | IM | Madaminov, Mukhiddin | UZB | 2431 | 4 | 2559 | 14,5 | 17 | 0 | |
| 4 | 9 | GM | Daneshvar, Bardiya | IRI | 2555 | 4 | 2508 | 14 | 15 | 0 | |
| 5 | 5 | GM | Puranik, Abhimanyu | IND | 2602 | 4 | 2427 | 13 | 15 | 0 | |
| 6 | 1 | GM | Erigaisi, Arjun | IND | 2702 | 4 | 2394 | 11 | 13 | 0 | |
| 7 | 11 | Pour Agha Bala, Amirreza | IRI | 2523 | 4 | 2392 | 13 | 15,5 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 3 | GM | Pranav, V | IND | 2608 | 4 | 2376 | 11,5 | 13,5 | 0 | |
| 9 | 18 | IM | Nogerbek, Kazybek | KAZ | 2493 | 3,5 | 2478 | 14 | 16 | 0 | |
| 10 | 22 | IM | Suleymenov, Alisher | KAZ | 2463 | 3,5 | 2459 | 12 | 13 | 0 |
Standings after Round 5 in Women
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | ||
| 1 | 20 | WIM | Nurmanova, Alua | KAZ | 2102 | 4 | 2289 | 13 | 15,5 | 0 | |
| 2 | 1 | IM | Munguntuul, Batkhuyag | MGL | 2397 | 4 | 2230 | 13,5 | 16 | 0 | |
| 3 | 7 | WGM | Gomes, Mary Ann | IND | 2315 | 4 | 2229 | 11,5 | 13,5 | 0 | |
| 4 | 2 | WGM | Divya, Deshmukh | IND | 2389 | 4 | 2224 | 12,5 | 14,5 | 0 | |
| 5 | 5 | WIM | Kamalidenova, Meruert | KAZ | 2350 | 3,5 | 2210 | 12 | 13,5 | 0 | |
| 6 | 13 | WIM | Chitlange, Sakshi | IND | 2225 | 3,5 | 2185 | 11,5 | 13 | 0 | |
| 7 | 11 | WGM | Munkhzul, Turmunkh | MGL | 2259 | 3,5 | 2158 | 13 | 15 | 0 | |
| 8 | 15 | WIM | Balabayeva, Xeniya | KAZ | 2186 | 3,5 | 2100 | 11 | 12 | 0 | |
| 9 | 4 | WGM | Nandhidhaa, P V | IND | 2363 | 3,5 | 2074 | 11,5 | 13 | 0 | |
| 10 | 24 | WIM | Sultanbek, Zeinep | KAZ | 2024 | 3 | 2289 | 12 | 13 | 0 |
Round 6 Open pairings
| Rd. | Bo. | No. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | FED | Rtg | No. | ||||
| 6 | 2 | 1 | GM | Erigaisi Arjun | IND | 2702 | 4 | 4 | IM | Madaminov Mukhiddin | UZB | 2431 | 28 | |||
| 6 | 3 | 5 | GM | Puranik Abhimanyu | IND | 2602 | 4 | 4 | GM | Pranav V | IND | 2608 | 3 | |||
| 6 | 5 | 22 | IM | Suleymenov Alisher | KAZ | 2463 | 3½ | 3½ | GM | Sethuraman S.P. | IND | 2606 | 4 | |||
| 6 | 6 | 24 | IM | Manish Anto Cristiano F | IND | 2436 | 3½ | 3½ | GM | Tin Jingyao | SGP | 2570 | 8 | |||
| 6 | 7 | 42 | Askarov Bakhtiyar | KAZ | 2337 | 3½ | 3½ | IM | Aronyak Ghosh | IND | 2534 | 10 | ||||
| 6 | 8 | 13 | GM | Das Sayantan | IND | 2508 | 3½ | 3½ | IM | Nogerbek Kazybek | KAZ | 2493 | 18 | |||
| 6 | 11 | 33 | FM | Isanzhulov Arystan | KAZ | 2408 | 3 | 3 | IM | Samant Aditya S | IND | 2503 | 15 | |||
| 6 | 12 | 44 | FM | Nurgaliyev Sauat | KAZ | 2319 | 3 | 3 | IM | Prraneeth Vuppala | IND | 2498 | 16 | |||
| 6 | 14 | 19 | IM | Shyaamnikhil P | IND | 2490 | 3 | 3 | IM | Ansat Aldiyar | KAZ | 2384 | 34 | |||
| 6 | 23 | 40 | IM | Dushyant Sharma | IND | 2345 | 2½ | 2½ | Kenbeilov Timur | KAZ | 1879 | 71 |
Round 6 Women pairings
| Rd. | Bo. | No. | Name | Gr | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Gr | Rtg | No. | ||||
| 6 | 1 | 7 | WGM | Gomes Mary Ann | 2315 | 4 | 4 | IM | Munguntuul Batkhuyag | 2397 | 1 | |||||
| 6 | 2 | 2 | WGM | Divya Deshmukh | 2389 | 4 | 4 | WIM | Nurmanova Alua | 2102 | 20 | |||||
| 6 | 3 | 11 | WGM | Munkhzul Turmunkh | 2259 | 3½ | 3½ | WGM | Nandhidhaa P V | 2363 | 4 | |||||
| 6 | 5 | 6 | WGM | Alinasab Mobina | 2347 | 3 | 3½ | WIM | Chitlange Sakshi | 2225 | 13 | |||||
| 6 | 8 | 8 | IM | Soumya Swaminathan | 2293 | 2½ | 2½ | Mohammadi Melika | 2062 | 21 | ||||||
| 6 | 11 | 16 | IM | Mohota Nisha | 2185 | 2½ | 2½ | WFM | Noshin Anjum | 1963 | 25 | |||||
| 6 | 13 | 32 | Ahlam Rashed | 1637 | 2½ | 2½ | WIM | Makhija Aashna | 2126 | 19 |
