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Slovakia Open Piestany 2022 R2-4: Isha Sharma outplays Michal Krasenkow

by Shahid Ahmed - 14/07/2022

WIM Isha Sharma continues her great form at Slovakia Open Piestany 2022. She completely outplayed the legendary GM Michal Krasenkow (POL) in the third round. The first WIM of Karnataka, made an interesting sacrifice in the opening which she used to her advantage quite well. In Round 4, she drew with IM Filip Haring (SVK) to take her score to 2.5/4. FM Shantanu Bhambure and WIM Savitha Shri B are also at the same score. GM Artem Omelja (UKR) has emerged as the sole leader 4/4. He defeated the second seeded, GM Alexander Donchenko (GER) in the third round. Round 5 starts today at 10 a.m. local time (1:30 p.m. IST). Photo: Rupali Mullick

Artem Omelja emerges sole leader

WIM Isha Sharma is playing really well | Photo: Rupali Mullick

Round 2: WIM Savitha Shri B (2278) - IM Piotr Piesik (POL, 2440): 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Rupali Mullick

Round 3: Krasenkow - Isha: 0-1

WIM Isha Sharma (2236) made an interesting sacrifice against GM Michal Krasenkow (POL, 2569) in the King's Indian Defence.

Position after 11...Nxe4

Computer may not like the sacrifice, however a human can always appreciate it due to the fact that Black's attack free flows f5, f4, e4, f3 and/or e3 depending on the position.

Position after 28...Rf6

The position was incredibly difficult to defend for White. After 28.Qc3+ Rf6 it was all over as White had zero counterplay left. 29.hxg6 Rh8 30.Rg1 Qh4 31.Bxe3 fxe3 32.Qxe3 Nd3 and white resigned after five more moves.

A King's Indian game that Fischer and Kasparov would be proud of | Video: ChessBase India

WIM Isha Sharma just completely outplayed GM Michal Krasenkow from the opening | Photo: Rupali Mullick

Round 4: GM Artem Omelja (UKR, 2478) - GM Alexander Donchenko (GER, 2640): 1-0 | Photo: Rupali Mullick

Round 4: WIM Isha Sharma (2236) - IM Filip Haring (SVK, 2451): 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Rupali Mullick

For more Round 2 and Round 3-4 photos, please click at the respective links.

 

A total of 64 players including 7 GMs, 10 IMs and 3 WIMs are taking part from 13 countries across the world in the Category A (>2100) this eight-day nine round Swiss League Classical Rating tournament. The event is being organized by SK Modra and JAVES in Piestany from 11th to 18th July 2022. The time control of the event was 90 minutes/40 moves + 30 minutes + 30 seconds increment.

Replay Round 2-4 games

Round 4 results

Bo.No. NameRtgPts.ResultPts.NameRtg No.
13
GMMoroni Luca Jr25843½ - ½3Kozak Antoni2475
8
27
GMOmelja Artem247831 - 0GMDonchenko Alexander2640
2
314
IMPiesik Piotr24400 - 1GMDemchenko Anton2653
1
418
IMLewtak Damian2397½ - ½IMSchitco Ivan2490
6
520
FMNiedbala Bartlomiej2381½ - ½IMSahidi Samir2462
10
65
IMNeugebauer Martin252821 - 02FMDixit Nikhil2325
24
79
GMGretarsson Helgi Ass24722½ - ½2FMPniaczek Marek2312
26
811
IMStefansson Vignir Vatnar246121 - 02FMStraka Jozef2300
28
937
WIMSharma Isha22362½ - ½2FMHaring Filip2451
12
1013
FMSamunenkov Ihor244821 - 02FMHrbek Stepan2272
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Round 5 pairings

Bo.No. NameRtgPts.ResultPts.NameRtg No.
18
Kozak Antoni24754GMOmelja Artem2478
7
21
GMDemchenko Anton2653GMMoroni Luca Jr2584
3
311
IMStefansson Vignir Vatnar246133IMNeugebauer Martin2528
5
46
IMSchitco Ivan249033FMSamunenkov Ihor2448
13
510
IMSahidi Samir246233IMLewtak Damian2397
18
69
GMGretarsson Helgi Ass24723FMNiedbala Bartlomiej2381
20
72
GMDonchenko Alexander2640FMFarkas Gabor2335
23
812
FMHaring Filip2451FMBhambure Shantanu2320
25
922
IMMarek Matyas2354IMPiesik Piotr2440
14
1016
FMKostolansky Sebastian Lukas2406FMBochnicka Vladimir2295
29

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