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ChessMood Open R5: Ter-Sahakyan and Shahinyan at the top

by Shahid Ahmed - 09/10/2021

Samvel Ter-Sahakyan drew with Praggnanandhaa in the fifth round to maintain his lead 4.5/5. He is joined by fellow countryman IM David Shahinyan (ARM) after the fifth round of ChessMood Open. The tournament leaders will face each other in the sixth round. Ten players are at a half point behind the leader. Narayanan S L, Praggnanandhaa and Abhimanyu Puranik are the three Indians among them. IMs Mitrabha Guha and P Shyam Nikhil held Armenian GMs Shant Sargsyan and Manuel Petrosyan to a draw each, respectively. IM Bharath Subramaniyam H got back to winning ways as he defeated GM Harsha Bharathakoti. Round 6 starts today from 4:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Rupali Mullick

Narayanan, Praggnanandhaa and Abhimanyu in the hunt

Three of the first five boards ended in draws. The remaining games of the top ten boards ended decisively. That definitely shows how strong the field is.

Samvel Ter-Sahakyan drew with R Praggnanandhaa | Photo: Rupali Mullick

ChessMood Open logo | Photo: Official site

Ter-Sahakyan - Praggnanandhaa: 0.5-0.5

Samvel Ter-Sahakyan sacrificed his bishop to expose Praggnanandhaa's king.

Position after 19.Bxg7

19.Bxg7 is not that scary for Black because White does not have sufficient pieces to deliver the checkmate. 19...Kxg7 20.Qg5+ Kh8 and after a couple of repetitions 24.Re3 Rfc8 25.e5 Kf8 26.Rae1 Qd8 27.Qh8+ Ke7 28.Qf6+ and it is a draw by perpetual check.

IM Mitrabha Guha made a solid draw against GM Shant Sargsyan (ARM) | Photo: Rupali Mullick

Karthik - Narayanan: 0-1

An incorrect break at the center can completely have the opposite outcome than a desired one. GM Karthik Venkataraman made a break which did not yield what he wanted against GM Narayanan S L.

Position after 28.d4

28.d4 actually helps Black to gain more control of the center, get rid of the doubled pawns on e-file which means the f6-bishop's path also gets opened. White could have done 28.b4 instead. The game continued 28...exd4 29.Nxd4 c5 30.Nf3 Be7. The next positional mistake was 31.e5 which reduced the space for White after 31...d5 32.Rg4 d4 33.Bd2 Rxb2. Black could have gone for 33...Qxf3+ 34.Qxf3 Rxf3 35.Kxf3 Ne5 which is also winning. White managed to prolong the game, however the outcome remained unchanged.

Narayanan bounced back well after a loss | Photo: Rupali Mullick

Abhimanyu - Kasparov: 1-0

GM Abhimanyu Puranik scored a clinical victory over GM Sergey Kasparov (BLR).

GM Abhimanyu Puranik 4.0/5 | Photo: Rupali Mullick

GM Arjun Erigaisi - IM Vahe Danielyan (ARM): 1-0 | Photo: Rupali Mullick

GM D Gukesh - FM Emin Ohanyan (ARM): 1-0 | Photo: Rupali Mullick

IM P Shyam Nikhil - GM Manuel Petrosyan (ARM): 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Rupali Mullick

GM Harsha Bharathakoti - IM Bharath Subramaniyam H: 0-1 | Photo: Rupali Mullick

IM Nikoloz Petriashvili (GEO) - Kunal M: 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Rupali Mullick

WFM Srishti Pandey - WIM Priyanka Nutakki: 1-0 | Photo: Rupali Mullick

WFM Sahithi Varshini M - IM Nisha Mohota: 1-0 | Photo: Rupali Mullick

Krishna Teja N, Sidhant Mohapatra, Karthik Venkataraman and Abhimanyu Puranik share a light moment | Photo: Rupali Mullick

For more Round 5 photos, please click here.

Highlights

Here are a few interesting finishes of Round 5.

GM Karthik Venkataraman lost to GM Narayanan S L

GM Aram Hakobyan (ARM) lost to GM Gevorg Harutjunyan (ARM)

GM Luka Paichadze (GEO) defeated IM Maksim Schekachikhin (RUS)

Replay Round 5 games

The tournament is taking place at Tsaghkadzor Marriott Hotel, Tsaghkadzor in Armenia from 4th to 12th October 2021. Time control is 90'/40 + 30' + 30" per move. Everyday game starts at 3 p.m. local time (4:30 p.m. IST), except 12th October, the final round will start at 10:30 a.m. local time (12 p.m. IST).

Round 5 results

Bo.No. NameRtgPts.ResultPts.NameRtg No.
16
GMTer-Sahakyan Samvel26074½ - ½GMPraggnanandhaa R2618
5
232
GMBabujian Levon2447½ - ½GMGoganov Aleksey2557
14
327
IMShahinyan David24691 - 0GMQuparadze Giga2495
17
421
GMKarthik Venkataraman248330 - 13GMNarayanan.S.L2647
1
523
IMMitrabha Guha24793½ - ½3GMSargsyan Shant2640
3
68
GMHakobyan Aram260331 - 03GMHarutjunyan Gevorg2409
41
726
IMGharibyan Mamikon247130 - 13GMPantsulaia Levan2570
9
810
GMPuranik Abhimanyu256831 - 03GMKasparov Sergey2471
25
912
GMPaichadze Luka256631 - 03IMSchekachikhin Maksim2448
31
1038
FMDaghli Arash242730 - 13GMPetrosian Tigran L.2562
13
1172
FMDilanyan Grigor221430 - 13GMMosadeghpour Masoud2486
19
1220
IMSturt Raven24853½ - ½3IMFarahat Ali2392
43
134
GMErigaisi Arjun26341 - 03IMDanielyan Vahe2335
51
142
GMGukesh D2640½ - ½FMOhanyan Emin2373
47
1529
IMShyaamnikhil P2453½ - ½GMPetrosyan Manuel2605
7
1628
IMDavtyan Artur24531 - 0GMHarutyunyan Tigran K.2567
11
1730
IMUrazayev Arystanbek2451½ - ½GMChanda Sandipan2543
15
1816
GMHarsha Bharathakoti25170 - 1IMBharath Subramaniyam H2435
33
1918
GMMikaelyan Arman24871 - 0IMSidhant Mohapatra2367
49
2066
FMPoormosavi Seyed Kian22550 - 12GMMovsziszian Karen2480
22

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Round 6 pairings

Bo.No. NameRtgPts.ResultPts.NameRtg No.
127
IMShahinyan David2469GMTer-Sahakyan Samvel2607
6
21
GMNarayanan.S.L264744GMPaichadze Luka2566
12
35
GMPraggnanandhaa R261844GMGoganov Aleksey2557
14
413
GMPetrosian Tigran L.256244GMHakobyan Aram2603
8
59
GMPantsulaia Levan257044GMBabujian Levon2447
32
619
GMMosadeghpour Masoud248644GMPuranik Abhimanyu2568
10
73
GMSargsyan Shant2640IMDavtyan Artur2453
28
843
IMFarahat Ali2392GMErigaisi Arjun2634
4
917
GMQuparadze Giga2495IMSturt Raven2485
20
1033
IMBharath Subramaniyam H2435GMMikaelyan Arman2487
18
112
GMGukesh D26403IMMitrabha Guha2479
23
127
GMPetrosyan Manuel260533IMKrishna Teja N2385
44
1315
GMChanda Sandipan254333IMBardiya Daneshvar2403
42
1441
GMHarutjunyan Gevorg240933GMKarthik Venkataraman2483
21
1522
GMMovsziszian Karen248033FMChkhaidze Nikoloz2262
64
1625
GMKasparov Sergey247133FMBarseghyan Armen Ar.2356
50
1747
FMOhanyan Emin237333IMGharibyan Mamikon2471
26
1851
IMDanielyan Vahe233533IMShyaamnikhil P2453
29
1953
FMHakemi Arman232333IMUrazayev Arystanbek2451
30
2031
IMSchekachikhin Maksim244833FMWagh Suyog2246
68

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Links

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Tournament Details