Sasikiran draws with Warmerdam
Both Masters and Challengers section had an identical three decisive games and two draws. White won them all.
Masters: Harikrishna - Vidit: 1-0
Pentala Harikrishna sacrificed two pawns to gain control in the center. Vidit Gujrathi decided to give up his bishop for two central pawns which means he had four pawns for a bishop. Although one of the pawns was a goner.
Black played the obvious 16...Bxe5 17.dxe5 Rxe5. However, after 18.Bc3 instead of Nc6, the better option was 18...Bxb5. The game continued 19.Rd1 Qe7 20.Bxe5 Nxe5 21.0-0 and White went on to win the game. Giving up the entire rook for four pawns was a bit too much as Black did not have enough compensation for it.
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Schedule
The Round-Robin tournament will take place from 8th to 17th June 2022. Every day except the last round, games will start at 3 p.m. local time (6:30 p.m. IST). Sunday 12th June is a rest day. The ninth round game on 17th June will start at 11 a.m. local time (2:30 p.m. IST).
Masters Round 1 results
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||||
| 1 | 1 | 2681 | GM | Navara David | 1 - 0 | GM | Anton Guijarro David | 2692 | 10 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 2610 | GM | Nguyen Thai Dai Van | ½ - ½ | GM | Maghsoodloo Parham | 2716 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 2709 | GM | Le Quang Liem | 1 - 0 | GM | Shankland Sam | 2718 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 2679 | GM | Salem A.R. Saleh | ½ - ½ | GM | Vallejo Pons Francisco | 2703 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 2701 | GM | Harikrishna Pentala | 1 - 0 | GM | Vidit Santosh Gujrathi | 2723 | 6 |
Round 2 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||||
| 1 | 10 | 2692 | GM | Anton Guijarro David | GM | Vidit Santosh Gujrathi | 2723 | 6 | |||
| 2 | 7 | 2703 | GM | Vallejo Pons Francisco | GM | Harikrishna Pentala | 2701 | 5 | |||
| 3 | 8 | 2718 | GM | Shankland Sam | GM | Salem A.R. Saleh | 2679 | 4 | |||
| 4 | 9 | 2716 | GM | Maghsoodloo Parham | GM | Le Quang Liem | 2709 | 3 | |||
| 5 | 1 | 2681 | GM | Navara David | GM | Nguyen Thai Dai Van | 2610 | 2 |
Challengers Round 1 results
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||||
| 1 | 1 | 2675 | GM | Keymer Vincent | 1 - 0 | GM | Hracek Zbynek | 2564 | 10 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 2635 | GM | Sasikiran Krishnan | ½ - ½ | GM | Warmerdam Max | 2613 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 2598 | GM | Pechac Jergus | 1 - 0 | GM | Stocek Jiri | 2541 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 2678 | GM | Niemann Hans Moke | ½ - ½ | GM | Abdusattorov Nodirbek | 2661 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 2577 | GM | Michalik Peter | 1 - 0 | GM | Krzyzanowski Marcin | 2535 | 6 |
Round 2 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||||
| 1 | 10 | 2564 | GM | Hracek Zbynek | GM | Krzyzanowski Marcin | 2535 | 6 | |||
| 2 | 7 | 2661 | GM | Abdusattorov Nodirbek | GM | Michalik Peter | 2577 | 5 | |||
| 3 | 8 | 2541 | GM | Stocek Jiri | GM | Niemann Hans Moke | 2678 | 4 | |||
| 4 | 9 | 2613 | GM | Warmerdam Max | GM | Pechac Jergus | 2598 | 3 | |||
| 5 | 1 | 2675 | GM | Keymer Vincent | GM | Sasikiran Krishnan | 2635 | 2 |
Time Control
The time control is 90'/40 moves + 30'/end & 30"/move.
