Boris Savchenko wins 13th Chennai GM Open 2022, Nitin second

Heartbreak for Nitin, Srihari L R impresses

IM Nitin S is having a fantastic year. He finished third at 1st Guwahati GM Open 2022 in March. Then he won an All India Blitz Rating Open in April. Next he won 1st BUDCA Blitz Open in May. After a perfect 7/7 start and having a full point lead till the penultimate round, Nitin was poised to win the tournament. However, tie-breaks played a key role in him not winning this event. IM Srihari L R took his usual no-draw approach and scored 8/10 to finish an impressive fourth. Samriddhaa Ghosh was the highest finisher among female participants, 6.5/10. She finished ahead of the first-ever GM she beat in her career and all four WIMs who were taking part in this event. The total prize fund of the tournament was ₹1500000. Top three prizes were ₹300000, ₹200000 and ₹125000 each respectively.

Round 9: Kunal - Deepan: 0.5-0.5

Kunal M (2277) found himself in a completely winning position against GM Deepan Chakkravarthy (2478).

Black wanted to keep the e3-pawn alive, hence 62...Qe8. However, it is a big mistake 63.Qf5 Reg6 and now White missed his opportunity 64.h5. Find out the winning continuation which White did not play in the game.

Round 10: Boris - Aronyak: 1-0

GM Boris Savchenko (2524) had an interesting endgame against IM Aronyak Ghosh (2494).

The above position seems to be a draw. Giving up the bishop and keeping the rook on the fifth rank seems to be a relatively easier draw as there is a fortress. The alternative was to play 43...Bd1 44.Qxf6 Bxg4 45. Qxh6 should also be a draw. However, this requires more precision. The game continued 43...Kg7 44.Qxf3 Rd8 45.Qe4 Rd5 46.Kf2 f5 47.Qg2 fxg4 48.Qxg4 Rg5 and it seems Black has achieved a fortress. World Champion, Magnus Carlsen does not believe in fortresses. Aronyak's opponent did not either.

Find out a way to breach Black's fortress. Of course, White can only make a breakthrough if Black makes a mistake. Otherwise, the fortress can hold.

A total of 275 players including 11 GMs, 14 IMs and 4 WIMs took part from 11 countries across the world including India. The tournament was organized by Tamil Nadu State Chess Association from 19th to 26th June 2022 at Hotel Ambassador Pallava, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The ten-round Swiss league tournament had a time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.

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