Sheikh Russel GM R3: Neelash Saha beats Deepan Chakkravarthy

by Shahid Ahmed - 22/10/2021

GMs Srinath Narayanan and Vitaliy Bernadskiy (UKR) emerged as the early leaders at the conclusion of the third round of Sheikh Russel International GM 2021. While the top four out of six games ended in draws, the next nine games had decisive results. IMs Neelash Saha, Koustav Chatterjee and Mitrabha registered impressive victories over GMs Deepan Chakkravarthy, Visakh N R and Enamul Hossain. Bangladesh's legends had a tough day as GMs Niaz Murshed, Ziaur Rahman and WIM Rani Hamid lost to GM Debashis Das, FM Aminul Islam and 10-year-old CM Manon Reja Neer respectively. Round 4 starts today at 2:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Niklesh Jain

Srinath and Bernadskiy take an early lead

Srinath and Bernadskiy beat IM Aronyak Ghosh and GM Vugar Rasulov (AZE) respectively to score a hat-trick. IMs Sayantan Das, Srijit Paul and CM Zia Tahsin Tajwar (BAN) held GMs Stany G A, Cristhian Camilo Rios (COL) and Azer Mirzoev (AZE) to a draw each respectively.

IM Neelash Saha played an instructive game against GM Deepan Chakkravarthy | Photo: Niklesh Jain

Srinath - Aronyak: 1-0

GM Srinath Narayanan got a better position out of the opening. IM Aronyak Ghosh could not get out of the gate.

Position after 16.f5

16.f5 just crumbles Black's position 16...Bd7 17.b4 Qc7 18.Qe1. There is not much Black can do here to save from the inevitable loss.

Srinath is in great form | Photo: Bangladesh Chess Federation

Neelash - Deepan: 1-0

IM Neelash Saha outplayed GM Deepan Chakkravarthy positionally after the latter lost a lot of tempi by moving his queenside rook.

Position after 25.Ne1

Black is about to lose his second pawn after 25.Ne1 and there is not enough compensation either. White converted his advantage into a win comfortably.

Koustav - Visakh: 1-0

IM Koustav Chatterjee seized the opportunity when his opponent GM Visakh N R made an incorrect exchange of knights.

Position after 15...Nxc4

15...Nxc4 turned out to be a critical decision for Black as he had more weaker pawns ripe for picking than White. 16.dxc4 Ng4 17.Bxg4 Bxg4 18.f3 Be6 19.Rfd1 Qb8 20.Qxd6 Qxb2 21.Qd2 Qb7 22.Rdb1 Qc6 23.Nd5 and White has a firm control of the position.

GM Vugar Asadli (AZE) made a great save against GM Masoud Mosadeghpour (IRI) | Photo: Bangladesh Chess Federation

Top seed GM Sergei Tiviakov (NED) scored an emphatic victory against GM Alexander Zubarev (UKR) | Photo: Bangladesh Chess Federation

GM Enamul Hossain (BAN) was unable to capitalize on his advantage against IM Mitrabha Guha | Photo: Bangladesh Chess Federation

IM Abu Sufian Shakil (BAN) blundered in the endgame against IM Pranav V | Photo: Bangladesh Chess Federation

FM Aminul Islam - GM Ziaur Rahman: 1-0 | Photo: Bangladesh Chess Federation

CM Zia Tahsin Tajwar (BAN) held GM Azer Mirzoev (AZE) to a draw | Photo: Bangladesh Chess Federation

10-year-old CM Manon Reja Neer (BAN) defeated Bangladesh's legendary WIM Rani Hamid | Photo: Bangladesh Chess Federation

Highlights

A few interesting finishes from Round 3

GM Evgeny Gleizerov (RUS) lost to GM Michal Krasenkow (POL)

GM Stanislav Savchenko (UKR) lost to GM Laxman R R

GM Ulvi Sadikhov (AZE) lost to IM Minhaz Uddin (BAN)

Replay Round 3 games

The tournament is taking place at Hotel Purbani International, Dhaka in Bangladesh from 19th to 27th October 2021. Time control is 90'/40 + 30' + 30" per move. Round 1-8 starts at 3 p.m. local time (2:30 p.m. IST). Round 9 will start at 11:00 a.m. local time (10:30 a.m. IST).

Round 3 results

Bo.	No.		Name	Gr	Typ	FED	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Gr	Typ	FED	Rtg	No.
1	17	GM	Mosadeghpour Masoud			IRI	2486	2	½ - ½	2	GM	Asadli Vugar		U20	AZE	2585	2
2	3	GM	Bernadskiy Vitaliy			UKR	2580	2	1 - 0	2	GM	Rasulov Vugar			AZE	2452	22
3	25	GM	Malakhatko Vadim			BEL	2444	2	½ - ½	2	GM	Iskandarov Misratdin			AZE	2552	6
4	7	GM	Narayanan Srinath			IND	2540	2	1 - 0	2	IM	Aronyak Ghosh		U18	IND	2445	24
5	9	GM	Stany G.A.			IND	2522	2	½ - ½	2	IM	Das Sayantan			IND	2444	26
6	37	IM	Sammed Jaykumar Shete			IND	2413	2	½ - ½	2	GM	Shyam Sundar M.			IND	2518	10
7	1	GM	Tiviakov Sergei			NED	2600	1½	1 - 0	2	GM	Zubarev Alexander			UKR	2395	44
8	27	GM	Gleizerov Evgeny		S50	RUS	2443	1½	0 - 1	1½	GM	Krasenkow Michal		S50	POL	2578	4
9	5	GM	Solodovnichenko Yuri			UKR	2577	1½	1 - 0	1½	GM	Ulybin Mikhail		S50	RUS	2443	28
10	36	IM	Neelash Saha		U20	IND	2421	1½	1 - 0	1½	GM	Deepan Chakkravarthy J.			IND	2535	8
11	33	IM	Koustav Chatterjee		U18	IND	2431	1½	1 - 0	1½	GM	Visakh N R			IND	2515	12
12	13	IM	Mousavi Seyed Khalil			IRI	2510	1½	1 - 0	1½	IM	Shahil Dey		U14	IND	2398	42
13	39	GM	Murshed Niaz		S50	BAN	2410	1½	0 - 1	1½	GM	Debashis Das			IND	2501	14
14	43	GM	Hossain Enamul			BAN	2396	1½	0 - 1	1½	IM	Mitrabha Guha		U20	IND	2479	18
15	19	GM	Savchenko Stanislav		S50	UKR	2473	1½	0 - 1	1½	GM	Laxman R.R.			IND	2411	38

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Round 4 pairings

Bo.	No.		Name	Gr	Typ	FED	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Gr	Typ	FED	Rtg	No.
1	7	GM	Narayanan Srinath			IND	2540	3		3	GM	Bernadskiy Vitaliy			UKR	2580	3
2	14	GM	Debashis Das			IND	2501	2½		2½	GM	Tiviakov Sergei			NED	2600	1
3	2	GM	Asadli Vugar		U20	AZE	2585	2½		2½	GM	Malakhatko Vadim			BEL	2444	25
4	4	GM	Krasenkow Michal		S50	POL	2578	2½		2½	GM	Mosadeghpour Masoud			IRI	2486	17
5	18	IM	Mitrabha Guha		U20	IND	2479	2½		2½	GM	Solodovnichenko Yuri			UKR	2577	5
6	6	GM	Iskandarov Misratdin			AZE	2552	2½		2½	IM	Sammed Jaykumar Shete			IND	2413	37
7	36	IM	Neelash Saha		U20	IND	2421	2½		2½	GM	Stany G.A.			IND	2522	9
8	10	GM	Shyam Sundar M.			IND	2518	2½		2½	IM	Koustav Chatterjee		U18	IND	2431	33
9	26	IM	Das Sayantan			IND	2444	2½		2½	IM	Mousavi Seyed Khalil			IRI	2510	13
10	38	GM	Laxman R.R.			IND	2411	2½		2		Pranav V		U16	IND	2489	16
11	44	GM	Zubarev Alexander			UKR	2395	2		2	GM	Sumets Andrey			UKR	2497	15
12	20	GM	Rios Cristhian Camilo			COL	2457	2		2	GM	Himanshu Sharma			IND	2394	45
13	22	GM	Rasulov Vugar			AZE	2452	2		2	GM	Kislinsky Alexey			CZE	2335	47
14	56	CM	Liyanage Ranindu Dilshan		U18	SRI	2273	2		2	IM	Aditya Mittal		U16	IND	2447	23
15	24	IM	Aronyak Ghosh		U18	IND	2445	2		2	IM	Srijit Paul		U20	IND	2332	49

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