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Tata Steel 2022 R7: Dubov stands by his principle

by Shahid Ahmed - 23/01/2022

Arjun Erigaisi saved a difficult position to draw his game against Rinat Jumabayev. He maintains his sole lead, 6.0/7. The seventh round of Tata Steel Chess 2022 witnessed maximum decisive results which includes a forfeit by Dubov who refused to wear a mask during his game. In the official statement by Tata Steel Chess, it was mentioned that someone in his inner circle tested positive, Dubov went through a quick scan test which turned negative, however the result of PCR test was yet to come. Magnus Carlsen won the first-ever over-the-board game against Praggnanandhaa. Jorden beat Vidit and Mamedyarov drew his game against Rapport allowing Magnus to take sole lead for the first time in this event 5.0/7. Round 8 starts today at 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022

Magnus Carlsen gains sole lead

The seventh round had eight decisive games in total. Magnus, Caruana and Jorden won their respective games in the Masters section, Jonas, Dardha, Warmerdam, Lucas and Thai Dai Van were the winners in the Challengers. Duda-Caruana encounter was an interesting one.

Daniil Dubov during Round 6 | Photo: Lennart Ootes/Tata Steel Chess Tournament

Praggnanandhaa - Magnus: 0-1

Magnus opted for Queen's Gambit Accepted against Praggnanandhaa. During the middlegame, Pragg made an inaccurate positional decision which turned things in his opponent's favor.

Position after 22...Qe6

White needed to play 23.Nxc5 Bxc5 24.Rxc5 Nxc5 25.Qxb8 Qxb3 26.Bd4 Nxe4 27.h3 and the position is equal according to computer. It is quite understandable why he might have rejected this line considering Black gets a passed pawn on b4. The game continued 23.Rad1 Ra8 24.Qc1 Qxe4 25.h3 Ra7. White has no compensation for the lost pawn and Black won the game in another nine moves.

Magnus Carlsen struggled at the end of his game, but wins and is now leading the tournament | Video: Tata Steel Chess Tournament

Praggnanandhaa might have lost his first over-the-board game against Magnus, he is just getting started at the big leagues | Photo: Lennart Ootes/Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022

Rapport - Mamedyarov: 0.5-0.5

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov defused things immediately, just when Richard Rapport was aiming to create havoc.

Position after 21.h5

White is threatening 22.h6 followed by Qg7 checkmate. Find out the best way for Black to thwart this attempt.

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov is just a half point behind Magnus at 4.5/7 | Photo: Lennart Ootes/Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022

Jorden - Vidit: 0-1

Jorden van Foreest and Vidit Gujrathi were having a solid game which seemed to have headed towards a draw.

Position after 36...Rc8

Black erred in the final moments of the game, 36...Rc8. Try to find out why it was a mistake and what Black should have done instead.

'It seems like I'm playing a rollercoaster event here' - Jorden van Foreest | Video: Tata Steel Chess Tournament

Vidit suffered his first loss of the event against the defending champion Jorden van Foreest | Photo: Lennart Ootes/Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022

Andrey Esipenko had some chances in the endgame against Sam Shankland | Photo: Jurriaan Hoefsmit/Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022
Interview with Andrey Esipenko | Video: Tata Steel Chess Tournament

Caruana bounced back well against Duda after a horrifying blunder against Giri on the previous day | Photo: Jurriaan Hoefsmit/Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022
Fabiano Caruana took a lot of risks, but wins against Jan-Krzysztof Duda | Video: Tata Steel Chess Tournament

Anish Giri got a walk over against Daniil Dubov | Photo: Lennart Ootes/Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022

The official statement by Tata Steel Chess with regards to Dubov's absence from Round 7

How the chess world reacted

Daniil Dubov's Round 7 opponent Anish Giri

World Championship 2021 Challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi shared in his Telegram channel: "To paraphrase Gary Lineker, everyone plays chess, but Dubov is always discussed. It is difficult to talk about the correctness of the decision without knowing the whole situation and the terms of the contract. It is a pity that a compromise could not be found. In any case, Daniel acted in accordance with his principles, and at least in this he is right. I only hope that the tournament will end in full force." (Translated from Russian to English using Google translator).

 

Sergey Karjakin voiced full support to Dubov

The legend, Nigel Short tweeted

Daniil Dubov is a World Rapid 2018 champion. He is known to be a very creative and principled person, both on and off the board. He refused to wear a mask during the game because there was a previous agreement that masks would not be required. These are definitely challenging times for both organizers and the players. What are your thoughts on this entire situation?

Arjun Erigaisi saved a difficult endgame against Rinat Jumabayev | Photo: Lennart Ootes/Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022

GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly was held to a draw by IM Volodar Murzin | Photo: Jurriaan Hoefsmit/Tata Steel Chess Tournament
Max Warmerdam took 42 minutes for one move, but wins against Shuvalova | Video: Tata Steel Chess Tournament
Tata Steel Chess 2022 Round 7 Live Commentary by IM Sagar Shah and Amruta Mokal | Video: ChessBase India

Replay Round 7 Masters games

Replay Round 7 Challengers games

Round 7 results

Caruana, Jorden and Magnus scored a win each in Round 7 of the Masters section | Photo: Tata Steel Chess

Five games ended decisively in Round 7 of the Challengers section | Photo: Tata Steel Chess

Round 8 pairings

Masters Round 8 pairings | Photo: Official site

Challengers Round 8 pairings | Photo: Official site

Standings after Round 7

Magnus Carlsen has gained sole lead 5.0/7 for the first time in this tournament | Photo: Official site

Arjun Erigaisi is still in sole lead 6.0/7 | Photo: Official site

Schedule

Starting from Saturday 15th January, all round starts at 6:30 p.m. IST, only Sunday 30th January, the final round will start at 4:30 p.m. IST. Rest days are - 19th, 24th and 27th January.

Time Control

100 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 50 minutes for 20 moves, then 15 minutes for the remaining moves with 30 seconds cumulative increment for each move starting from the first move.

Links

Official site

Tournament regulations

Tie-break rules


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