Chennai Grand Masters 2023 R6: Arjun wins, Gukesh set for showdown against Harikrishna
Arjun Erigaisi scored the sole victory in the penultimate round of Chennai Grand Masters 2023. It started a little wild compared to the other games. His opponent Parham Maghsoodloo (IRI) decided to sacrifice his bishop to get a couple of pawns and exploit Arjun's weakened king. However, there was not enough compensation and White could not generate a substantial attack. The other games had a relatively calm draw between Gukesh - Eljanov (UKR), Aronian (USA) - Predke (SRB) and Sanan (SRB) - Harikrishna. Harikrishna can spoil Gukesh's tournament if he manages to beat the teenager tomorrow. Final Round 7 starts tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Shahid Ahmed
Poised for an exciting finish
Parham - Arjun: 0-1
GM Arjun Erigaisi (2727) had beaten GM Parham Maghsoodloo (IRI, 2742) few months ago at FIDE World Rapid Team Championship 2023.
The game had a slightly wild start after 14.Nxf7 Kxf7 15.Qxa8
White allowed 28...g4 with the hopes of gaining some chances on the kingside 29.Bxg4 Nxg4 30.h3 Ngf6 31.Qxh6 Rg8 32.g4 and White could not generate enough play to get compensation let alone win or draw the game.
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Round 6 results
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2720 | GM | Gukesh, D | ½ - ½ | GM | Eljanov, Pavel | 2691 | 7 | |||
| 2 | 1 | 2723 | GM | Aronian, Levon | ½ - ½ | GM | Predke, Alexandr | 2689 | 6 | |||
| 3 | 2 | 2742 | GM | Maghsoodloo, Parham | 0 - 1 | GM | Erigaisi, Arjun | 2727 | 5 | |||
| 4 | 3 | 2703 | GM | Sjugirov, Sanan | ½ - ½ | GM | Harikrishna, Pentala | 2696 | 4 |
Standings after Round 6
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | GM | Gukesh, D | IND | 2720 | 4 | 0 | 10,25 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2 | 4 | GM | Harikrishna, Pentala | IND | 2696 | 3,5 | 1,5 | 10,00 | 1 | 0 | |
| 3 | 7 | GM | Eljanov, Pavel | UKR | 2691 | 3,5 | 1 | 9,50 | 2 | 2 | |
| 4 | 5 | GM | Erigaisi, Arjun | IND | 2727 | 3,5 | 0,5 | 9,25 | 2 | 1 | |
| 5 | 1 | GM | Aronian, Levon | USA | 2723 | 3 | 0 | 8,75 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 2 | GM | Maghsoodloo, Parham | IRI | 2742 | 2,5 | 1 | 7,75 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 | 3 | GM | Sjugirov, Sanan | HUN | 2703 | 2,5 | 0 | 7,50 | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | 6 | GM | Predke, Alexandr | SRB | 2689 | 1,5 | 0 | 4,50 | 0 | 0 |
Round 7 pairings
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 2696 | GM | Harikrishna, Pentala | GM | Gukesh, D | 2720 | 8 | ||||
| 2 | 5 | 2727 | GM | Erigaisi, Arjun | GM | Sjugirov, Sanan | 2703 | 3 | ||||
| 3 | 6 | 2689 | GM | Predke, Alexandr | GM | Maghsoodloo, Parham | 2742 | 2 | ||||
| 4 | 7 | 2691 | GM | Eljanov, Pavel | GM | Aronian, Levon | 2723 | 1 |
