Baku Open 2023 R2: Ilamparthi stuns Bharath Subramaniyam

by Shahid Ahmed - 06/05/2023

World Under-14 Gold medalist, IM Ilamparthi A R scored a big victory over GM Bharath Subramaniyam H. He is now among the 14 players who are at 2/2. Six of them are Indians. The remaining five are - GM Leon Luke Mendonca, GM Harsha Bharathakoti, GM Aditya Mittal, GM Sandipan Chanda and IM Aditya S Samant. GM-elect IM Prraneeth Vuppala held Azerbaijan no.6 GM Nijat Abasov to a draw. He had a good opportunity to make things difficult. However, the teenager opted for a safer option. FM Mohamed Anees M held GM Rauf Mamedov (AZE) to a draw. IM Dushyant Sharma once again had an 88-move draw, this time against GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy (UKR). Round 3 starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photo: FA Lana Afandiyeva

14 players at 2/2

IM Dushyant Sharma once again played solid and had an identical draw where the rook endgame lasted more than 50 moves against another Grandmaster. WGM Srija Seshadri held IM Moksh Amit Doshi to a draw.

IM Dushyant Sharma held Azerbaijan no.5 GM Rauf Mamedov to a draw | Photo: FA Lana Afandiyeva

Nijat - Prraneeth

Position after 26.Be4

Overstretched pawns gave White a space advantage. However, it also means that the pawns are weak. If White is not careful enough, they will start to drop. GM Nijat Abasov (AZE, 2634) opted for 26.Be4 to decline the exchange of queens momentarily and threaten fxg6 at the same time. IM Prraneeth Vuppala (2442) forced the exchange 26...Qg3+ 27.Qg2 Qxg2+ 28.Kxg2 and the game eventually ended in a draw. What Black could have done in the above diagram is 26...Nf6! which would have helped him to gain another pawn and White would have to be more careful with the rest of the game.

FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich made the first move on Nijat-Prraneeth's board | Photo: FA Lana Afandiyeva

GM Harsha Bharathakoti (left) won and IM Prraneeth Vuppala drew | Photo: FA Lana Afandiyeva

GM Sandipan Chanda (pictured) - GM Timur Gareyev (USA): 1-0 | Photo: FA Lana Afandiyeva

GM Leon Luke Mendonca - Dmitriy Kushko (UKR): 1-0 | Photo: FA Lana Afandiyeva

GM Aditya Mittal (pictured) - FM Nikhil Dixit: 1-0 | Photo: FA Lana Afandiyeva

Ilamparthi - Bharath

Position after 20.Nf5!

World Under-14 Open champion, IM Ilamparthi A R (2388) seizes every opportunity he gets. 20.Nf5! makes some serious threats to destabilize Black's position exf5 21.Qxd5 Nxa4 22.Bd4 Bxg5+ White is certainly happy to give away the g5-pawn as it opens the g-file. 23.Kb1 Qh6 24.Bc4 Bf6 25.Bb3 and Black blundered Nb6 26.Bxb6+- White went on to win the game. 25...Nc5 would have continued the fight a bit longer.

IM Aditya S Samant (pictured) - Shahin Valiyev (AZE): 1-0 | Photo: FA Lana Afandiyeva

Inauguration Ceremony | Photo: FA Lana Afandiyeva

Azerbaijan no.1 and no.2 - Teimour Radjabov and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | Photo: FA Lana Afandiyeva

The cup which the champion will get | Photo: FA Lana Afandiyeva

The tournament hall at Baku Crystal Hall in Baku, Azerbaijan | Photo: FA Lana Afandiyeva

A total of 119 players including 32 GMs, 29 IMs, 11 WGMs and 7 WIMs are taking part from 14 countries across the world in Group A. The nine-day nine-round Swiss League tournament is organized by Azerbaijan Chess Federation and the Ministry of Youth & Sport of the Republic of Azerbaijan from 4th to 12th May 2023 at Baku Crystal Hall in Baku, Azerbaijan. The time control of the tournament is 90 minutes for 40 moves + 30 minutes + 30 seconds per move from the first move.

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Round 2 results

Rd.	Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	No.
2	4	5	GM	Abasov Nijat	2634	1	½ - ½	1	IM	Prraneeth Vuppala	2442	44
2	5	39	IM	Erdogmus Yagiz Kaan	2470	1	½ - ½	1	GM	Sethuraman S.P.	2626	6
2	7	41	GM	Chanda Sandipan	2460	1	1 - 0	1	GM	Gareyev Timur	2617	8
2	9	11	GM	Mendonca Leon Luke	2603	1	1 - 0	1		Kushko Dmitriy	2391	56
2	10	43	IM	Jubin Jimmy	2455	1	0 - 1	1	GM	Harsha Bharathakoti	2602	12
2	17	23	GM	Aditya Mittal	2522	1	1 - 0	1	FM	Dixit Nikhil	2257	94
2	18	57	IM	Ilamparthi A R	2388	1	1 - 0	1	GM	Bharath Subramaniyam H	2517	24
2	19	25	IM	Samant Aditya S	2501	1	1 - 0	1		Valiyev Shahin	2252	98
2	23	75	FM	Mohamed Anees M	2315	½	½ - ½	½	GM	Mamedov Rauf	2646	4
2	24	13	GM	Sanal Vahap	2600	½	1 - 0	½	FM	Aradhya Garg	2284	82
2	25	65	IM	Dushyant Sharma	2355	½	½ - ½	½	GM	Bernadskiy Vitaliy	2592	14
2	30	35	GM	Raja Rithvik R	2476	½	1 - 0	½	CM	Aslanov Umid	2273	88
2	35	49	FM	Kilic Eray	2414	½	1 - 0	½	WIM	Mahalakshmi M	2210	106
2	37	51	IM	Lortkipanidze Nodar	2406	½	1 - 0	½	WIM	Priyanka K	2137	116
2	38	107	WGM	Srija Seshadri	2199	½	½ - ½	½	IM	Moksh Amit Doshi	2401	52

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Standings after Round 2

Rk.	SNo		Name	Gr	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	1	GM	Niemann, Hans Moke	A	USA	2708	2	0	0	2
	2	GM	Predke, Alexandr	A	SRB	2685	2	0	0	2
	7	GM	Indjic, Aleksandar	A	SRB	2618	2	0	0	2
	11	GM	Mendonca, Leon Luke	A	IND	2603	2	0	0	2
	12	GM	Harsha, Bharathakoti	A	IND	2602	2	0	0	2
	19	GM	Suleymanli, Aydin	A	AZE	2560	2	0	0	2
	23	GM	Aditya, Mittal	A	IND	2522	2	0	0	2
	41	GM	Chanda, Sandipan	A	IND	2460	2	0	0	2
9	15	GM	Asadli, Vugar	A	AZE	2584	2	0	0	2
10	25	IM	Samant, Aditya S	A	IND	2501	2	0	0	2
	28	IM	Gokerkan, Cem Kaan	A	TUR	2500	2	0	0	2
	30	GM	Sadikhov, Ulvi	A	AZE	2489	2	0	0	2
	57	IM	Ilamparthi, A R	A	IND	2388	2	0	0	2
14	18	GM	Pantsulaia, Levan	A	GEO	2570	2	0	0	2
15	5	GM	Abasov, Nijat	A	AZE	2634	1,5	0	0	1

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Round 3 pairings

Rd.	Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	No.
3	2	2	GM	Predke Alexandr	2685	2		2	GM	Aditya Mittal	2522	23
3	3	25	IM	Samant Aditya S	2501	2		2	GM	Indjic Aleksandar	2618	7
3	4	28	IM	Gokerkan Cem Kaan	2500	2		2	GM	Mendonca Leon Luke	2603	11
3	5	12	GM	Harsha Bharathakoti	2602	2		2	GM	Chanda Sandipan	2460	41
3	7	18	GM	Pantsulaia Levan	2570	2		2	IM	Ilamparthi A R	2388	57
3	10	6	GM	Sethuraman S.P.	2626	1½		1½	IM	Urazayev Arystanbek	2460	42
3	12	44	IM	Prraneeth Vuppala	2442	1½		1½	GM	Sanal Vahap	2600	13
3	18	70	WGM	Balajayeva Khanim	2327	1½		1½	GM	Raja Rithvik R	2476	35
3	25	22	GM	Muradli Mahammad	2531	1		1	FM	Mohamed Anees M	2315	75
3	26	24	GM	Bharath Subramaniyam H	2517	1		1	IM	Ansat Aldiyar	2311	77
3	30	90	FM	Kurmangaliyeva Liya	2268	1		1	IM	Manish Anto Cristiano F	2485	33
3	31	94	FM	Dixit Nikhil	2257	1		1	IM	Babazada Khazar	2474	37
3	32	96	FM	Chkhaidze Nikoloz	2253	1		1	IM	Jubin Jimmy	2455	43
3	35	52	IM	Moksh Amit Doshi	2401	1		1	WGM	Mamedjarova Turkan	2222	102
3	38	56		Kushko Dmitriy	2391	1		1	WGM	Srija Seshadri	2199	107

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