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Alexey Sarana wins Junior U21 Round Table Open, Arjun Erigaisi finishes second

by Shahid Ahmed - 04/10/2021

Top seed GM Alexey Sarana (RUS) scored an unbeaten 7.0/9 to win Junior U21 Round Table Open. Both Sarana and GM Arjun Erigaisi scored the same points, however Sarana clinched the championship due to better tie-breaks and Arjun had to settle for second place. Sarana won €10000, Arjun got €2500. GM Abhimantu Puranik, IM Bharath Subramaniyam H and GM D Gukesh scored 6.5/9, they were placed third to fifth respectively according to the tie-breaks. Bharath's phenomenal performance earned him his second GM-norm. Just like the first one, Bharath scored his second GM-norm also in eight rounds. Photo: Rupali Mullick

Bharath Subramaniyam scores his second GM-norm

13-year-old IM Bharath Subramaniyam H scored his second GM-norm with a round to spare at Junior U21 Round Table Open. He scored an unbeaten 6.5/9 to finish at fourth place, gained 25.6 Elo rating points with a performance rating of 2643. His live rating is now 2460.6. He scored his first GM-norm at Aeroflot Open 2020. There also Bharath scored his first GM-norm in eight rounds. He needs his final GM-norm and touch 2500 in the live ratings list to become India's latest GM.

Champion GM Alexey Sarana 7.0/9 | Photo: Lennart Ootes/FIDE

Runner-up GM Arjun Erigaisi 7.0/9 | Photo: Rupali Mullick

Second Runner-up GM Abhimanyu Puranik 6.5/9 | Photo: Rupali Mullick

4th IM Bharath Subramaniyam H 6.5/9 | Photo: Amruta Mokal

Bharath performed at 2643 and gained 25.6 Elo rating points to score his second GM-norm

5th GM D Gukesh 6.5/9

Round 7: Bashirli - Bharath: 0-1

IM Bharath Subramaniyam H defeated IM Nail Bashirli (AZE) showcasing very nice technique in the major piece endgame.

Position after 34...Qxe4

35.Rh8+ is losing here for White. However, 35.Kh2 continues the fight. Find out the key difference. Bharath converted his advantage comfortably to take his score 5.5/7.

Gukesh - Giannoulakis: 1-0

GM D Gukesh scored a very nice instructive game against FM Lampros Giannoulakis (GRE).

Round 8: Arjun - Bharath: 0.5-0.5

Bharath continued his good from as he drew with GM Arjun Erigaisi in the penultimate round.

Abhimanyu - Murdali: 1-0

GM Abhimanyu Puranik scored a clinical victory against IM Mahammad Muradli (AZE).

Position after 24...f5

Black imploded under pressure in an already difficult position. 24...f5 just accelerated Black's demise as 25.gxf6 Rxf6 26.Rg1 and it's all over for Black.

Round 9: Sarana - Abhimanyu: 0.5-0.5

Alexey Sarana repeated moves in the final round against Abhimanyu Puranik to clinch the championship.

Asadli - Arjun: 0-1

GM Vugar Asadli's (AZE) erroneous play in the endgame allowed Arjun Erigaisi to win the game and secure second place.

Position after 35...Kg5

What is the correct plan for White to make sure things do not go out of hand? 36.h3 turned out to be not the best decision.

Bharath - Lucas: 0.5-0.5

It would not be an understatement to say Bharath had one of the most interesting start of a game in this event against GM Lucas van Foreest.

Position after 22.cxd5

White has already sacrificed both of his strong knights in consecutive moves. Computer may say Black is fine, however in reality it is not easy for a human to play correctly. The position feels like something's gotta give, but the game eventually ended in a draw as neither player made any decisive mistake.

Gukesh - Iniyan: 1-0

Gukesh defeated fellow countryman GM P Iniyan in the final round to finish at fifth place.

Position after 23.e5

Black to prevent the knight's entry via f4 by 23...g5. However, 23...c5 was played 24.Nf4 g5 25.Nd5 and eventually the knight played a key role in White scoring a win.

Highlights

Here are some interesting finishes of Round 7-9

GM D Gukesh defeated FM Lampros Giannoulakis (GRE), Round 7

GM D Gukesh won against GM P Iniyan, Round 9

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Round 9 results

Bo.No. NameFEDRtgPts.ResultPts.NameFEDRtg No.
11
GMSarana AlexeyRUS2635½ - ½6GMPuranik AbhimanyuIND2568
7
26
GMAsadli VugarAZE25780 - 16GMErigaisi ArjunIND2626
2
316
IMBharath Subramaniyam HIND24356½ - ½GMVan Foreest LucasNED2535
8
49
IMPetrov MartinBUL2533½ - ½GMNiemann Hans MokeUSA2609
4
55
GMGukesh DIND25991 - 0GMIniyan PIND2522
10
63
GMPraggnanandhaa RIND261751 - 05FMGiannoulakis LamprosGRE2319
23
715
IMIoannidis EvgeniosGRE244550 - 15FMStoyanov TsvetanBUL2396
18
813
IMGokerkan Cem KaanTUR24650 - 15IMMuradli MahammadAZE2487
12
930
Boev ViktorBUL22570 - 1IMBlohberger FelixAUT2493
11
1032
WIMUrh ZalaSLO2234½ - ½FMAlexakis DimitrisGRE2460
14
1117
FMPapadiamandis ElliotFRA2404½ - ½CMErdogmus Yagiz KaanTUR2150
39
1219
IMBashirli NailAZE23821 - 0Popvasilev KaloyanGER2132
42
1325
WIMBeydullayeva GovharAZE23044½ - ½4FMMitev ValentinBUL2223
33
1426
FMOchedzan TymonPOL230041 - 04Alexakis GeorgiosGRE2214
35
1549
Stoyanov PlamenBUL20174½ - ½4FMYordanov LachezarBUL2296
28

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Final standings

Rk.SNo NamesexFEDRtgIPts. TB1  TB2  TB3  TB4  TB5 Krtg+/-
11
GMSarana AlexeyRUS26357,00,548,052,5539,50106,6
22
GMErigaisi ArjunIND26267,00,547,050,0537,75107,9
37
GMPuranik AbhimanyuIND25686,50,048,552,5436,501010,2
416
IMBharath Subramaniyam HIND24356,50,048,552,0434,001025,6
55
GMGukesh DIND25996,50,045,550,0534,75102,3
64
GMNiemann Hans MokeUSA26096,00,046,051,0333,2510-3,3
712
IMMuradli MahammadAZE24876,00,045,049,0529,751013,5
818
FMStoyanov TsvetanBUL23966,00,042,545,5524,501014,8
99
IMPetrov MartinBUL25336,00,041,544,5527,5010-5,2
108
GMVan Foreest LucasNED25356,00,041,544,0428,2510-4,9
113
GMPraggnanandhaa RIND26176,00,041,045,0528,0010-11,0
126
GMAsadli VugarAZE25785,50,045,549,5326,0010-5,6
1310
GMIniyan PIND25225,50,044,047,5526,00100,8
1419
IMBashirli NailAZE23825,50,041,044,0522,75107,1
1511
IMBlohberger FelixAUT24935,50,040,044,0424,7510-9,5

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@ 01/10/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)