Dubai Police Global Challenge R2: Iniyan holds Amin to a draw, Aravindh secures second win

by Niklesh Jain - 06/05/2024

The second round of the Dubai Police Open witnessed gripping clashes and notable achievements as players from around the world showcased their skills on the chessboard. In a standout performance, 45th seeded Indian Grandmaster Iniyan Pa held Iran's second seed, Amin Tabatabaei, to a draw on the top board. Alongside him, Visakh, N R, Pranesh M, and llamparthi A R also secured their second victories, adding to the thrill of the competition. Moreover, the World Women's Chess Champion, Ju Wenjun, joined the tournament in the second round, commencing her campaign with a resounding victory. Let's delve into the highlights and surprises of this thrilling round. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

Dubai Police Open: Iniyan Holds Amin to a Draw, Arvind Secures Second Win

In the second round of the Dubai Police Open, 45th seeded Grandmaster Iniyan Pa achieved a significant result by holding Iran's second seed, Amin Tabatabaei, to a draw on the top board.

Iniyan, who was playing with the white pieces, couldn't convert a winning endgame in the 82-move-long game in the Slav Opening

Meanwhile, eighth seeded Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram has demonstrated exceptional performance among the top 10 seeded players with two consecutive wins, making him the only player among the top ten seeds to secure a second victory.

Aravindh defeated compatriot Srihari L R, and on round 3 he is slated to play against Siddharth Jagadeesh of Singapore on the first board.

On the second and third boards, Vladislav Artemiev drew with Egypt's Adham Fawzy...

and Serbia's Igor Miladinovic drew with Javokhir Sindarov

IM Ilamparthi A R defeated compatriot GM Diptayan Ghosh

India's top player in the tournament, S L Narayanan, had to settle for a draw for the second consecutive match, this time against Moldova's Jegor Lashkin

Among Indian players, IM P Shyaam Nikhil P achieved a significant victory by defeating Turkey's GM Mustafa Yilmaz

Women's World Champion Wenjun Ju, who couldn't participate in the first round, began her campaign by defeating Seyed Qian of Iran in the second round

Vasyl Ivanchuk and Martirosyan, Haik M, who commenced their tournament with draws, made a comeback with wins in the second round.

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Round 2 results

Bo.	No.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	FED	Rtg	No.
1	45	GM	Iniyan, Pa	IND	2493	1	½ - ½	1	GM	Tabatabaei, M. Amin	IRI	2707	2
2	3	GM	Artemiev, Vladislav	RUS	2705	1	½ - ½	1	GM	Fawzy, Adham	EGY	2486	49
3	48	GM	Miladinovic, Igor	SRB	2489	1	½ - ½	1	GM	Sindarov, Javokhir	UZB	2684	6
4	8	GM	Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr.	IND	2670	1	1 - 0	1	IM	Srihari, L R	IND	2485	51
5	50	IM	Nogerbek, Kazybek	KAZ	2486	1	½ - ½	1	GM	Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel	ARM	2650	10
6	53	IM	Urazayev, Arystanbek	KAZ	2473	1	½ - ½	1	GM	Sargsyan, Shant	ARM	2637	12
7	55	IM	Gholami Orimi, Mahdi	IRI	2470	1	½ - ½	1	GM	Donchenko, Alexander	GER	2631	14
8	56	IM	Isik, Alparslan	TUR	2467	1	0 - 1	1	GM	Salem, A.R. Saleh	UAE	2629	17
9	22	GM	Karthik, Venkataraman	IND	2605	1	0 - 1	1	IM	Movahed, Sina	IRI	2463	57
10	58	FM	Panesar, Vedant	IND	2462	1	½ - ½	1	GM	Indjic, Aleksandar	SRB	2603	23
11	59	IM	Malek, Jan	POL	2461	1	1 - 0	1	GM	Safarli, Eltaj	AZE	2594	25
12	60	IM	Tarhan, Adar	TUR	2457	1	½ - ½	1	GM	Pranav, V	IND	2587	27
13	61	IM	Nitish, Belurkar	IND	2449	1	½ - ½	1	GM	Liu, Yan	CHN	2575	29
14	30	GM	Sanal, Vahap	TUR	2566	1	½ - ½	1	IM	Krishna, C R G	IND	2437	65
15	64	IM	Ilamparthi, A R	IND	2440	1	1 - 0	1	GM	Ghosh, Diptayan	IND	2560	31

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Standings after Round 2

Rk.	SNo		Name	sex	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5	K	rtg+/-
1	57	IM	Movahed, Sina		IRI	2463	2	3256	0	1	0	2	10	10,6
2	59	IM	Malek, Jan		POL	2461	2	3246	0	1	0	2	10	5,6
3	17	GM	Salem, A.R. Saleh		UAE	2629	2	3238	0	1	0	2	10	8,4
4	64	IM	Ilamparthi, A R		IND	2440	2	3205	0	0	0	2	10	7,3
5	33	GM	Can, Emre		TUR	2549	2	3204	0	1	0	2	10	0,5
	35	GM	Pranesh, M		IND	2535	2	3204	0	1	0	2	10	10,4
7	38	GM	Makhnev, Denis		KAZ	2518	2	3192	0	0	0	2	10	5,8
8	40	IM	Siddharth, Jagadeesh		SGP	2508	2	3186	0	0	0	2	10	3,8
9	42	IM	Madaminov, Mukhiddin		UZB	2504	2	3171	0	1	0	2	10	3,1
10	41	GM	Visakh, N R		IND	2506	2	3074	0	0	0	2	10	9,9
11	8	GM	Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr.		IND	2670	2	0	0	0,5	0	2	10	5,5
12	76	IM	Shyaamnikhil, P		IND	2420	1,5	2853	0	0,5	0	1	10	13
13	84	IM	Nigmatov, Ortik		UZB	2409	1,5	2765	0	1	0	1	10	7,9
14	102	IM	Nazari, Arad		IRI	2370	1,5	2730	0	0,5	0	1	10	11,9
15	45	GM	Iniyan, Pa		IND	2493	1,5	2724	0	0,5	0	1	10	8,3

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