Last day of the 2nd IIFLW International in videos
The last day of the 2nd IIFLW tournament was a grand affair. Along with exciting games, the presence of Vishy Anand livened up the proceedings. Pranav. V won the under-13 section and Adam Tukhaev was at the top in the open. In this report we recap the day in videos with Pranav (he analyzes his crucial last game in-depth), Pranav's father, Adam Tukhaev, press conference with Vishy Anand, interviews of Karan and Shilpa Bhagat and the buzzing closing ceremony. Don't miss out the video of Anand being given a back massage!
Pranav V wins the U-13 section and Adam Tukhaev wins the open
The only way that Pranav could let the title slip was by losing. A draw was enough for him to be the undisputed champion. He came extremely close to losing, as we explained in our previous report. This is how the pairing looked before the last round:
Round 9 on 2017/01/03 at 08:00 am
Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
1 | 24 | Manish Anto Cristiano F | 1750 | 7 | 7½ | Pranav V | 2040 | 5 | |||
2 | 7 | Anuj Shrivatri | 1961 | 6½ | 6½ | CM | Gukesh D | 2236 | 1 | ||
3 | 2 | FM | Mohammad Fahad Rahman | 2213 | 6½ | 6½ | Aditya Guhagarkar | 1876 | 11 | ||
4 | 4 | Shelke Sankarsha | 2175 | 6½ | 6½ | Abhinessh S | 1679 | 31 | |||
5 | 30 | Yutesh P | 1694 | 6 | 6½ | Samant Aditya S | 1792 | 15 |
Pranav drew his exciting game against Manish Anto. He came back from the brink of defeat to win the title. Meanwhile Sankarsha Shelke, D.Gukesh, Mohammad Fahad Rahman and Aditya Samant won their games to finsh on 7.5/9, along with Manish Anto Cristiano.
Rank | Rn | Sn | Title | Name | Rating | Club | Pts | Prize |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | Pranav V | 2040 | TN | 8 | 150,000 |
2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | Shelke Sankarsha | 2175 | MAH | 7½ | 110,000 |
3 | 3 | 1 | CM | Gukesh D | 2236 | TN | 7½ | 80,000 |
4 | 4 | 2 | FM | Mohammad Fahad Rahman | 2213 | BAN | 7½ | 50,000 |
5 | 5 | 24 | 0 | Manish Anto Cristiano F | 1750 | TN | 7½ | 40,000 |
6 | 6 | 15 | 0 | Samant Aditya S | 1792 | MAH | 7½ | 30,000 |
7 | 7 | 3 | CM | Aronyak Ghosh | 2180 | WB | 7 | 20,000 |
8 | 8 | 9 | 0 | Doshi Moksh Amitbhai | 1897 | GUJ | 7 | 15,000 |
9 | 9 | 11 | 0 | Aditya Guhagarkar | 1876 | MUMBAI | 6½ | 15,000 |
10 | 10 | 31 | 0 | Abhinessh S | 1679 | TN | 6½ | 15,000 |
Complete final standings can be found here.
After the final round, we caught up with Pranav and discussed the final round with him. In this 20 minutes video, you get a glimpse of a future champion. Through the way he explains certain nuances, or explains his thought process it is clear that Pranav has huge amounts of talent. And he is just 10 years 2 months old. The future is in safe hands.
When a young kid is progressing, a very huge role is played by the parents. When it comes to Pranav, his father seems to have got all the basics right. We caught up with Venkatesh who speaks about his role during the tournament, how he would try to stay away from the stress of the event and what are his future plans.
Adam Tukhaev wins the Open section
Round 9 on 2017/01/03 at 01:30 pm
Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
1 | 3 | GM | Ghosh Diptayan | 2570 | 6½ | 6½ | IM | Sangma Rahul | 2306 | 34 | |
2 | 7 | GM | Tukhaev Adam | 2516 | 6½ | 6½ | GM | Bernadskiy Vitaliy | 2540 | 4 | |
3 | 14 | GM | Neverov Valeriy | 2478 | 6½ | 6 | GM | Malakhatko Vadim | 2507 | 8 |
The other two games between Diptayan Ghosh versus Rahul Sangma and Valeriy Neverov against Vadim Malakhatko ended in draws.
Complete final standings can be found here.
The prize ceremony was in progress but Adam was kind enough to speak to us about his experience of winning the event, what it means to play in India, and the golden question - are Indian players under-rated?

Vishy Anand
Vishy Anand arrived at the Mount Litera school at 5.30 p.m. The entire building was buzzing with excitement as the five-time World Champion announced his presence. First up was a press conference with 20-odd reporters who were waiting for him.
In this 10-minute press conference Anand speaks about the year 2016, World Rapid and blitz, his plans for the next year, talents like Praggnanandhaa and Vidit Gujrathi, his second Gajewski and how it feels to travel to tournaments without Aruna. Don't miss this:





