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  • In Baku, India on the backfoot: Magnus Carlsen eliminates D Gukesh; homeboy Nijat Abasov makes Vidit Gujarathi pay for expensive slip-up

    India’s hopes of three gamers reaching the semifinal of the FIDE World Cup at Baku had been crushed on Wednesday, as Magnus Carlsen eradicated Gukesh D and residential favorite Nijat Abasov inflicted a surprising victory on Vidit Gujrathi.

    However, India could have not less than one participant within the semifinal as R Praggnanandhaa fought brilliantly to beat compatriot Arjun Erigaisi within the second recreation to take their match to tie-breakers, which can be performed on Thursday.

    The silver lining for India is that the winner of the sport between Praggnanadhaa and Erigaise will qualify for the 2024 Candidates Tournament after five-time world champion Carlsen confirmed he is not going to vie for a spot on the World Championship remaining for the second consecutive time.

    Magnus Carlsen succeeds in securing the draw he wanted to eradicate Gukesh, regardless of being a pawn down within the endgame, and can now face the native star of the #FIDEWorldCup, Nijat Abasov, within the semifinals.

    📷 Stev Bonhage pic.twitter.com/HiW8YzXYxD

    — International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) August 16, 2023

    “Under the current format (of the World Championships) there is absolutely no chance. I think everybody should operate under the assumption that I will not play at the Candidates and that everybody else who’s in the semifinals is qualified for the Candidates,” mentioned Carlsen after reaching the semifinal the place he’ll tackle Abasov.

    The top-three finishers of the FIDE World Cup will qualify for the Candidates Tournament, whose winner will problem present champion, China’s Ding Liren.

    Gukesh challenges

    After dropping with white items on Tuesday, Gukesh knew that he must provide you with one thing out of this world to carry out the inconceivable– beat Carlsen in an over-the-board Classical chess recreation. He did put the Norwegian beneath stress, forcing him into time hassle briefly however Carlsen had all of the solutions to attract the sport thereby successful the match.

    The 17-year-old Gukesh, seventh on this planet in stay FIDE scores, ought to take solace from that he challenged Carlsen with black items. At one level, with Carlsen having to make 11 strikes in as many minutes, it regarded like Gukesh would possibly simply pull off an unlikely victory however Carlsen managed to battle again regardless of being a pawn down within the endgame. Ultimately, the gamers determined to name it a draw after 59 strikes.

    Vidit’s error prices him dearly

    It took only a single error from 28-year-old Vidit to destroy his semifinal possibilities. Playing towards the lesser-rated Abasov, he erred on the seventeenth transfer by selecting to fortress on the queen’s facet. Abasov took full benefit and launched a calculated assault on the castled king, introduced a second queen on the board, and off the subsequent flip, checkmated the Indian to finish the competition in 44 strikes.

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    — International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) August 16, 2023

    India’s solely world champion Viswanathan Anand mentioned that the 97th-ranked Abasov benefitted from enjoying at house. “Always a tragedy for a player when a great tournament comes to an end like this, but Abasov on the other hand continues his sensational run! Playing at home has inspired him!” tweeted Anand.

    Abasov too mentioned he didn’t count on to return to this point within the match and the consolation of time gave him the benefit. “I didn’t expect to come this far before the tournament obviously. My play was decent today. It was a nice queen-side attack. Vidit didn’t expect that my pawns will be so quick. And I had a nice advantage on time, that gave me extra chances,” he mentioned.

    Irina Krush: “He is sportsmanlike; very nice, Vidit!”
    Irene Sukandar: “What a gentleman!”
    Vidit Gujrathi performs 43…Bxg8 and permits his opponent, Nijat Abasov, to finish the sport with checkmate. #FIDEWorldCup pic.twitter.com/kjwelzhWfn

    — International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) August 16, 2023

    Abasov gained’t get any such possibilities towards his subsequent opponent Carlsen although and must make optimum use of the 2 relaxation days. Carlsen, then again, appeared extraordinarily assured of his possibilities within the last-four.

    “I am happy to be in the semifinals not playing the very very top guys. Of course, it will not be easy… I don’t think I have to do anything too unusual; play my game, and hopefully, it will be fine. Now I know for sure that I will play two more matches, so I might as well try to win the tournament!” he mentioned.

    Pragg’s push

    Playing with black items and needing a win to remain in rivalry, Praggnanandhaa seized benefit on the thirty eighth transfer however Erigaisi made him grind it out for the victory. He saved the battle alive however couldn’t forestall Praggnanandhaa from changing certainly one of his two additional pawns right into a queen on the seventy fifth flip and resigned.

    Praggnanandhaa does it! In a must-win state of affairs after yesterday’s loss to his pal Arjun Erigaisi, he manages to strike again and take the match to tiebreaks! #FIDEWorldCup

    📷 Anna Shtourman pic.twitter.com/Hu0o5I4VYY

    — International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) August 16, 2023

    The duo are in a extremely advanced place and as Praggnanandhaa admitted, it’s troublesome to play towards your greatest pal within the quarterfinal of such an enormous match. “Even yesterday we went for a walk, but… we were discussing chess but not our game in particular. So yeah it’s definitely harder to play your friend,” Praggnanandhaa mentioned.

    The winner of the Erigaise-Praggnanandhaa conflict will play Fabiano Caruana within the semifinal. Caruana dominated his American compatriot Leinier Dominguez Perez to win in 94 strikes.

  • I now know I can beat the world’s greatest: Indian GM Vidit Gujrathi after beautiful world champion Magnus Carlsen

    India’s 28-year-old GM Vidit Gujrathi’s teenage compatriots R Praggnanandhaa, D Gukesh, and Arjun Erigaisi had managed the unimaginable: beating five-time world chess champion Magnus Carlsen in a recreation of chess.

    While Gujrathi did come shut on a few events, he couldn’t pull off the win over Carlsen— till this week.

    That modified on Tuesday when Gujrathi – enjoying for Indian Yogis – notched up “the biggest win of his career”, beating Carlsen – enjoying for Canada Chess Brahs – in a Pro Chess League encounter on Tuesday.

    “It’s definitely the biggest win of my career. Carlsen in scintillating form and to defeat him right now is definitely something I would count as my biggest win,” Gujrathi informed The Indian Express after the match.

    While it was spectacular that Vidit managed the feat enjoying with black items, irritating Carlsen who might solely bang his desk in despair, the very fact stays that he benefited from the Norwegian failing to overlook a checkmate in three.

    Vidit Santhosh Gujrathi. (File)

    And so whereas Vidit, who captained India of their historic gold medal-winning efficiency on the 2020 FIDE Online Chess Olympiad, is ecstatic about lastly beating Carlsen, he wasn’t too proud of the sport per say. But take nothing away from him. After all, he did properly to use the tactical oversight by Carlsen.

    “It wasn’t my best game by any stretch of my imagination. I can definitely do better. But one aspect I learned was that my defence level or resistance was higher than usual which probably made him crack and not find the winning move,” Vidit stated.

    The win additionally provides Gujrathi, who’s ranked No. 2 in India behind Viswanathan Anand, an enormous shot within the arm going ahead. More importantly, it has given the World No. 19 the assumption that he can beat one of the best. “This win has shown me that it’s possible for me to defeat the best chess players in the world. It’s also made me feel good about the hard work and practice that I’ve been doing. It’s the best confidence boost,” he stated.

    The fightback Staring down the barrel of a 5.5-6.5 deficit, the Yogis clutched up with a 4-0 closing spherical drubbing over the Canada Chessbrahs the place Gujrathi overcame Carlsen. The Yogis had named a crew with a mean age of 21, hoping to utilise their prodigies to take factors from the favored Chessbrahs. The GM Aman Hambleton-led Chessbrahs began with a bang and gained their first spherical 2.5-1.5 and second with a 3-1 rating. GM Razvan Preotu as soon as once more proved to be a priceless asset after profitable his opening video games towards GMs Raunak Sadhwani and Vidit respectively. GM Aryan Tari additionally began strongly and defeated IM Vaishali Rameshbabu in spherical two after making the most of a superior pawn construction. Within attain of a match win with a spherical to spare, the Chessbrahs got down to achieve the three factors required to safe the win. Despite Carlsen making an announcement with a 21-move miniature on board one with the black items towards Sadhwani, the Yogis managed to flip the momentum and win 3-1.

    It was within the recreation towards the Norwegian No. 2 Tari that Vidit really performed his greatest chess of the day. “I was reeling after my loss in the second round. I thought I had let the team down. I knew nothing short of a win would do,” he stated. What Vidit’s win over Tari additionally did was give the Yogis a wave of momentum going into the fourth the place they bamboozled the Chessbrahs with a exceptional 4-0 rating that pushed them to a match-winning 9.5-6.5.

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    IM R Vaishali, the sister of Indian teenage sensation R Praggnanandhaa, placed on a masterclass to beat FM Jennifer Yu’s Petrov Defense and checkmated her in simply 27 strikes whereas IM Aronyak Ghosh and Sadhwani comfortably defeated Preotu and Tari respectively.

  • Tata Steel Chess Masters: Indian GM Vidit Gujrathi shoots into lead

    Indian Grandmaster Vidit Santhosh Gujrathi prevailed over Russia’s Daniil Dubov within the third spherical to turn into the only real chief with 2.5 factors within the prestigious Tata Steel Masters chess match.
    Gujrathi’s compatriot, 16-year previous Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, nonetheless, suffered a defeat by the hands of Dutchman Jorden Van Foreest late on Monday evening.
    Apart from Van Foreest, Andrey Esipenko and Richard Rapport additionally scored victories and now sit on two factors along with world No.1 Magnus Carlsen and Jan-Krzysztof Duda, who drew their video games.
    In the Gujrathi-Dubov match, the Russian, true to his inventive type, launched a novelty within the Italian Opening as early as on transfer 8.
    The Indian GM took the seemingly dangerous strategy, first buying and selling his dark-squared bishop after which accepting a central pawn sacrifice.
    As a consequence, he fell behind in growth, whereas Black’s king bought caught within the centre.
    Gujrathi capitalised on an error on transfer 32 by Dubov and secured a degree.

    My proudest defensive effort. Series of solely strikes! 🙂 pic.twitter.com/Y710Tv3lPT
    — Vidit Gujrathi (@viditchess) January 17, 2022

    Van Foreest stunned Praggnanandhaa with a uncommon line and put critical strain on the black facet. Praggnanandhaa held his personal up to a degree earlier than the Dutchman gained the upper-hand to attain a win.
    Carlsen confirmed resilience to share the purpose with Poland’s Jan-Krzysztof Duda whereas Dutch star Anish Giri drew with Shakhriyar Mamedyarov.
    In the fourth spherical to be performed afterward Tuesday evening, Gujrathi faces Espinenko and Praggnanandhaa tackles Sweden’s Nils Grandelius within the 13-round championship.
    Meanwhile, within the Challenger occasion being held concurrently, Indian GM Arjun Erigaisi defeated Belgium’s Daniel Dardha within the third spherical to share the joint high spot with two others — Thai Dai Van Nguyen (Czech Republic) and Volodar Murzin (Russia) — having scored 2.5 factors.
    Another Indian GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly was held to a draw by Max Warmerdam of the Netherlands and has two factors from three rounds.
    Standings after Round 3: Masters: 1. Vidit Gujrathi 2.5 factors; 2-6. Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Magnus Calsen, Richard Rapport, Andrey Esipenko and Jorden Van Foreest 2; 7-8. Fabiano Caruana, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 1.5; 9-13. Sam Shankland, Sergey Karjakin, Daniil Dubov, Anish Giri, Praggnanandhaa 1; 14. Nils Grandelius 0.5.

  • Chess World Cup: India’s Vidit Gujrathi enters quarter-finals

    India No.3 Vidit Gujrathi defeated Vasif Durarbayli 1.5-0.5 to achieve the quarterfinals of the FIDE chess World Cup right here on Monday.
    The 26-year outdated Grandmaster got here up with a formidable show to tame his lower-rated Azerbaijan opponent, successful in 38 strikes in his fifth spherical encounter.
    The two had performed out a draw within the first sport of the two-game mini match.
    The world No.22 employed the Ruy Lopez Arkangelsk variation in opposition to Durarbayli and held his personal with black items to safe victory.

    Vidit Gujrathi beat Vasif Durarbayli and progressed to the Quarterfinals of the #FIDEWorldCup. @viditchess strategically performed to limit White’s light-squared bishop all through the sport and ultimately managed to seize it. pic.twitter.com/lOzmfX8GiJ
    — International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) July 26, 2021
    It is a breakthrough efficiency by the Nashik-based Gujrathi as he had posted some good wins on the way in which to reaching the final eight. His victories got here in opposition to compatriot B Adhiban (spherical three) and Jeffrey Xiong (spherical 4).
    In the quarterfinal, the Indian GM will face the winner of the match between Jan-Krzystof Duda (Poland) and Alexander Grischuk (Russia).
    Gujrathi is the primary Indian to achieve the final eight since maestro Vishwanathan Anand emerged winner within the years 2000 and 2002.

    Tournament favorite and world No.1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway was held to a draw within the second sport by Russia’s Andrey Espineko and can play the tie-break on Tuesday to find out who advances to the quarterfinals.
    Meanwhile, American Sam Shankland booked a final eight spot with a 1.5-0.5 win over Peter Svidler (Russia).

  • Vidit Gujrathi qualifies for chess World Cup

    India No.3 Vidit Gujrathi has certified for the FIDE chess World Cup 2021, to be held in Sochi, Russia from July 10 on the premise of his score.
    With this, Grandmaster Gujrathi turns into the fourth Indian man to qualify for the upcoming World Cup, a press launch mentioned on Thursday.
    The Nashik-based participant joins Grandmasters P Harikrishna, Aravindh Chidambaram and P Iniyan because the Indian males to have certified for the World Cup.
    Meanwhile, Koneru Humpy, D Harika, Bhakti Kulkarni, R Vaishali and Padmini Rout have certified for the ladies’s occasion on the World Cup.
    This will probably be Gujrathi’s third World Cup look, having beforehand featured in 2017 and 2019. The Indian mentioned he’s assured of placing up a pleasant present within the match.
    “Really happy to be a part of the WC squad. Playing for India is always a proud moment and especially the World Cup which is the most prestigious event across any sport,” Gujrathi was quoted as saying.
    “I am confident of putting up a nice show and will surely try to give my best in each and every game I play. Eagerly looking forward to the event as this is going to be my first Over the Board (OTB) event since February 2020,” he added.
    He is presently ranked twenty third within the World.
    The FIDE World Cup 2021 will probably be a Classical occasion with customary time management.
    Iniyan had just lately received the AICF on-line qualifying occasion to ebook a berth within the World Cup.