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Sheikh Russel GM R4: Srinath scores a crushing victory to take sole lead 4.0/4

by Shahid Ahmed - 23/10/2021

GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy (UKR) imploded against GM Srinath Narayanan in the fourth round of Sheikh Russel International GM 2021. Thus, Srinath emerged as the sole leader with a 100% score 4.0/4. Six players are at a half point behind him 3.5/5, including only two Indian players - GM Shyam Sundar M and IM Mitrabha Guha. GM Debashis Das drew with top seed GM Sergei Tiviakov (NED). Mitrabha scored the biggest victory of the round against GM Yuri Solodovnichenko (UKR). Srinath will face second seeded GM Vugar Asadli (AZE) in the fifth round, which starts today at 2:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Bangladesh Chess Federation

Shyam Sundar and Mitrabha in pursuit

IMs Neelash Saha, Pranav Venkatesh and WGM Nandhidhaa P V held GMs Stany G A, Laxman R R and Evgeny Gleizerov (RUS) respectively. Untitled Sourath Biswas was completely winning against IM Harikrishnan A Ra, the latter missed his chance and the game ended in a draw.

IM Neelash Saha played an instructive game against GM Deepan Chakkravarthy | Photo: Bangladesh Chess Federation

Srinath - Bernadskiy: 1-0

GM Srinath Narayanan scored a crushing victory against GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy (UKR) as the latter went all out but for nothing.

Position after 25...Qg6

25...Qg6 does not yield anything for Black as 26.Nxa8 fxe3 27.Rxe3 Bf5 and now White has 28.Nxb6. White is happy to return the rook because the connected b and c-passed pawns are much stronger than Black's bishop for it.

Mitrabha - Solodovnichenko: 1-0

IM Mitrabha Guha showcased good technique as his opponent GM Yuri Solodovnichenko (UKR) made a positional mistake.

Position after 16.Bxf3

Shall Black take the exchange on a1? If your answer is yes, you need to check out the rest of the game. 16...Bxa1 17.Qxa1 Nxb3 18.Qb2 Nxd2 19.Qxd2 and White went on to win the game eventually.

IM Mitrabha Guha 3.5/4 | Photo: Rupali Mullick

Neelash - Stany: 0.5-0.5

IM Neelash Saha had a hard-fought draw with GM Stany G A, although the former got decisive advantage in the final moments of the endgame.

Position after 51...Re8

One of the best opportunity White had was in the above position after 51...Re8. 52.Rexd2 cxd2 53.Qd1 Rd8 54.b5 would have given White winning chances. It would not have been an easy one for White to convert.

IM Neelash Saha 3.0/4 | Photo: Niklesh Jain

Shyam Sundar - Koustav: 1-0

Rook endings are always tricky. GM Shyam Sundar M got the better of IM Koustav Chatterjee as the latter misplayed in the end.

Position after 56.Rb7

Black can still save the game here. Find out how. The game continued 56...Rh8 and the blunder cost Black the game.

GM Shyam Sundar M 3.5/4 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

GM Debashis Das drew with GM Sergei Tiviakov (NED) | Photo: Bangladesh Chess Federation

Highlights

A few interesting finishes from Round 4

GM Srinath Narayanan defeated GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy (UKR)

GM Vugar Asadli (AZE) defeated GM Vadim Malakhatko (BEL)

GM Laxman R R drew with IM Pranav V

GM Vugar Rasulov (AZE) defeated GM Alexey Kislinsky (CZE)

IM Harikrishnan A Ra drew with Sourath Biswas

IM Abdimalik Abdisalimov (UZB) defeated FM Aminul Islam (BAN)

Replay Round 4 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 4 results

Bo.No. NameGrTypFEDRtgPts.ResultPts.NameGrTypFEDRtg No.
17
GMNarayanan SrinathIND254031 - 03GMBernadskiy VitaliyUKR2580
3
214
GMDebashis DasIND2501½ - ½GMTiviakov SergeiNED2600
1
32
GMAsadli VugarU20AZE25851 - 0GMMalakhatko VadimBEL2444
25
44
GMKrasenkow MichalS50POL25780 - 1GMMosadeghpour MasoudIRI2486
17
518
IMMitrabha GuhaU20IND24791 - 0GMSolodovnichenko YuriUKR2577
5
66
GMIskandarov MisratdinAZE25521 - 0IMSammed Jaykumar SheteIND2413
37
736
IMNeelash SahaU20IND2421½ - ½GMStany G.A.IND2522
9
810
GMShyam Sundar M.IND25181 - 0IMKoustav ChatterjeeU18IND2431
33
926
IMDas SayantanIND24440 - 1IMMousavi Seyed KhalilIRI2510
13
1038
GMLaxman R.R.IND2411½ - ½2Pranav VU16IND2489
16
1144
GMZubarev AlexanderUKR239520 - 12GMSumets AndreyUKR2497
15
1220
GMRios Cristhian CamiloCOL245720 - 12GMHimanshu SharmaIND2394
45
1322
GMRasulov VugarAZE245221 - 02GMKislinsky AlexeyCZE2335
47
1456
CMLiyanage Ranindu DilshanU18SRI227320 - 12IMAditya MittalU16IND2447
23
1524
IMAronyak GhoshU18IND24452½ - ½2IMSrijit PaulU20IND2332
49

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Round 5 pairings

Bo.No. NameGrTypFEDRtgPts.ResultPts.NameGrTypFEDRtg No.
12
GMAsadli VugarU20AZE25854GMNarayanan SrinathIND2540
7
213
IMMousavi Seyed KhalilIRI2510GMIskandarov MisratdinAZE2552
6
317
GMMosadeghpour MasoudIRI2486GMShyam Sundar M.IND2518
10
43
GMBernadskiy VitaliyUKR25803IMMitrabha GuhaU20IND2479
18
51
GMTiviakov SergeiNED260033IMNeelash SahaU20IND2421
36
69
GMStany G.A.IND252233GMLaxman R.R.IND2411
38
723
IMAditya MittalU16IND244733GMDebashis DasIND2501
14
815
GMSumets AndreyUKR249733IMAbdisalimov AbdimalikU20UZB2406
40
941
GMKarthikeyan P.IND240433GMRasulov VugarAZE2452
22
1045
GMHimanshu SharmaIND23943GMKrasenkow MichalS50POL2578
4
115
GMSolodovnichenko YuriUKR2577GMMirzoev AzerAZE2438
31
1235
GMKarpatchev AleksandrS50RUS2427GMDeepan Chakkravarthy J.IND2535
8
1337
IMSammed Jaykumar SheteIND2413GMVisakh N RIND2515
12
1416
Pranav VU16IND2489IMKoustav ChatterjeeU18IND2431
33
1519
GMSavchenko StanislavS50UKR2473IMHarikrishnan.A.RaU20IND2429
34

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