Jerusalem Masters 2025 R1-7: Can Arjun Erigaisi and Vishy Anand advance to the Semifinals?
Peter Svidler has emerged sole leader 5.5/7 at Jerusalem Masters 2025. Arjun Erigaisi and Vishy Anand are trailing by a half point at 5/7 each. All three of them are undefeated so far. Arjun drew against Svidler in the seventh round. The top four finishers after the completion of Round-Robin stage will play Semifinals in Knockout format. Knockout stage will be a mini-match of two games. Total prize fund is US$ 140000. Top three prizes are $55000, $35000 and $20000 each. Arjun will face Anand in the eleventh round of the Round-Robin stage. Round 8 starts today at 2 p.m. local time, 5:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Official site
Peter Svidler gains sole lead
Round 2: Arjun - Nepomniachtchi: 0.5-0.5
Arjun Erigaisi (2708) had played only one rated Rapid game against Ian Nepomniachtchi (2762) at World Rapid 2022. It ended in a draw. The result was same once again.
Avital - Anand: 0-1
Vishy Anand (2727) defeated Avital Boruchovsky (2487) comfortably.
Round 3: Fedoseev - Arjun: 0.5-0.5
Vladimir Fedoseev (SLO, 2740) and Arjun Erigaisi (2708) faced each other twice in rated Rapid games. Both of them were at World Rapid Championships in 2022 and 2023. Fedoseev won both of them. This time they had an 81-move prolonged draw where the rook endgame lasted for 57 moves.
Sokolovsky - Anand, Round 6
White is in a bit of a pickle after 21...a6. Yahli Sokolovsky (ISR, 2397) blundered 22.Rxd8?? Find out why it is a big mistake.
Round 7: Svidler - Arjun: 0.5-0.5
In their first rated Rapid game against each other, Peter Svidler (2669) drew against Arjun Erigaisi (2708).
Anand - Fedoseev: 1-0
Vishy Anand (2727) has played three rated Rapid games against Vladimir Fedoseev (SLO, 2740). Anand had the white pieces in all of them. He won two and drew the other one. Once again, the maestro had the white pieces and the outcome went in favor of him.
Black made an unforced error 23...f4? 24.Bxf4 Rxf4 25.Qxf4 Re8 26.Kh1 Qd6 27.Re2 Re6 28.Rae1 Ng6 29.Qf7 and White won.
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Format
Time control: 15 minutes, with a 5-second increment starting from move 1.
Tiebreak system (with the exception of a tie for the semi-finals and finals):
• Direct encounter
• The Sonneborn – Berger
• The Koya system
• Higher number of wins with black
• Higher number of games with black.
Semi-Finals and Finals
The first 4 ranked players qualify to the semi-finals.
Semi-final pairings would be 1-4, 2-3.
The semi-finals and finals shall consist of a mini-match as follows: Two 15-5 rapid games.
If the score is tied after the two games (1–1), two 3 min + 2 Ssec blitz games will be played, and, if the score is still tied, a decisive game (Armageddon) will be played with 5 minutes for White and 4 minutes for Black, with a 3-second increment after each move, starting from move 61.
The colour of the pieces is chosen by the participant who won the drawing of lots. The drawing of lots is conducted at the chief arbiter’s discretion.
If the Armageddon game ends in a draw, the player who played with black is declared the winner of the match.
The two winners of the semi-finals qualify to the finals. The finals shall be conducted in the same mini-match format.
The two semi-finals runners up shall compete in a mini match for the 3rd place.
Round 7 results
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | White | Result | Black | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 2669 | GM | Svidler, Peter | ½ - ½ | GM | Erigaisi, Arjun | 2708 | 12 | PGN | ||
| 2 | 5 | 2411 | GM | Kobo, Ori | ½ - ½ | GM | Alekseev, Evgeny | 2533 | 3 | PGN | ||
| 3 | 6 | 2727 | GM | Anand, Viswanathan | 1 - 0 | GM | Fedoseev, Vladimir | 2740 | 2 | PGN | ||
| 4 | 7 | 2762 | GM | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | ½ - ½ | GM | Sokolovsky, Yahli | 2397 | 1 | PGN | ||
| 5 | 8 | 2487 | GM | Boruchovsky, Avital | ½ - ½ | GM | Nesterov, Arseniy | 2540 | 11 | PGN | ||
| 6 | 9 | 2600 | GM | Rodshtein, Maxim | 0 - 1 | GM | Gorshtein, Ido | 2449 | 10 | PGN |
Standings after Round 7
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | GM | Svidler, Peter | FID | 2669 | Rishon Lezion Chess Club | 5,5 | 0 | 18,25 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | 12 | GM | Erigaisi, Arjun | IND | 2708 | Rishon Lezion Chess Club | 5 | 0 | 13 | 1,5 | 1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 6 | GM | Anand, Viswanathan | IND | 2727 | 5 | 0 | 12,25 | 1,5 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 7 | GM | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | FID | 2762 | 4,5 | 0 | 14 | 2,5 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 11 | GM | Nesterov, Arseniy | FID | 2540 | Rishon Lezion Chess Club | 4 | 0 | 12,75 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 6 | 10 | GM | Gorshtein, Ido | ISR | 2449 | Kfar Saba Chess Club | 4 | 0 | 11,5 | 1,5 | 2 | 4 | |
| 7 | 3 | GM | Alekseev, Evgeny | ISR | 2533 | Ashdod Chess Club | 3,5 | 0 | 10,25 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 | 9 | GM | Rodshtein, Maxim | ISR | 2600 | Rishon Lezion Chess Club | 3 | 1 | 8,75 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 9 | 5 | GM | Kobo, Ori | ISR | 2411 | Beer Sheva Chess Club | 3 | 2 | 7,25 | 1,5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 | 2 | GM | Fedoseev, Vladimir | SLO | 2740 | 2,5 | 0 | 6,5 | 0,5 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 11 | 1 | GM | Sokolovsky, Yahli | ISR | 2397 | Rishon Lezion Chess Club | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 12 | 8 | GM | Boruchovsky, Avital | ISR | 2487 | Kfar Saba Chess Club | 1 | 0 | 3,5 | 0,5 | 0 | 4 |
Round 8 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | White | Result | Black | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 2708 | GM | Erigaisi, Arjun | GM | Gorshtein, Ido | 2449 | 10 | ||||
| 2 | 11 | 2540 | GM | Nesterov, Arseniy | GM | Rodshtein, Maxim | 2600 | 9 | ||||
| 3 | 1 | 2397 | GM | Sokolovsky, Yahli | GM | Boruchovsky, Avital | 2487 | 8 | ||||
| 4 | 2 | 2740 | GM | Fedoseev, Vladimir | GM | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | 2762 | 7 | ||||
| 5 | 3 | 2533 | GM | Alekseev, Evgeny | GM | Anand, Viswanathan | 2727 | 6 | ||||
| 6 | 4 | 2669 | GM | Svidler, Peter | GM | Kobo, Ori | 2411 | 5 |
Links
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Arjun Erigaisi defeats Vishy Anand in the Finals to clinch Jerusalem Masters 2025
@ 04/12/2025 by Shahid Ahmed (en) |
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Jerusalem Masters 2025: Vishy Anand and Arjun Erigaisi advance to the Semifinals
@ 03/12/2025 by Shahid Ahmed (en) |