Qatar Masters 2023 R7: Magnus Carlsen crumbles against Karthikeyan Murali

by Shahid Ahmed - 19/10/2023

Karthikeyan Murali made the most out of his opportunity against the World no.1. The FIDE World Cup 2023 winner made an unforced error when he decided to give up two of his minor pieces for a rook. The Norwegian never got any compensation for it. Karthikeyan managed to convert his advantage into a full point. This win almost ensures that Carlsen is highly unlikely to defend his Qatar Masters title. After Vishy Anand and Pentala Harikrishna, Karthikeyan became the third Indian to beat Magnus Carlsen in a Classical rated game. With this win, Karthikeyan joins S L Narayanan, Javokhir Sindarov (UZB), Arjun Erigaisi, David Paravyan and Nodirbek Yakubboev (UZB) in a six-pack lead. Round 8 starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 5:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

Karthikeyan becomes the third Indian to beat Carlsen in a Classical rated game

Since Magnus Carlsen became World no.1, Vishy Anand has been the only Indian to beat him in a Classical rated game. Thus, Karthikeyan Murali became the second Indian to achieve that feat. IM Vaishali R drew against GM Aditya Mittal to continue her quest towards the final GM-norm.

Karthikeyan Murali got into the lead by beating none other than the World no.1 Magnus Carlsen

Carlsen - Karthikeyan Murali: 0-1

The FIDE World Cup 2023 winner - GM Magnus Carlsen (NOR, 2839) made an incorrect sacrifice against GM Karthikeyan Murali (2611).

Position after 35...Kd6

23.Bxh6? Rxe4 24.Rxe4 gxh6 and White never got enough compensation or play with his rook against two minor pieces. 23.Nxf6 Nxf6 24.Qxc6 Kxc6 would have kept things in balance.

Why did Magnus Carlsen call his opponent? Commentary by IM Sagar Shah | Video: ChessBase India

Magnus Carlsen congratulates his opponent after losing the game | Video: ChessBase India

The Karthikeyan Murali interview after his win over Magnus Carlsen | Video: ChessBase India

Karthikeyan Murali beat the World no.1 Magnus Carlsen in their first Classical encounter

Two newly-wed super GMs play fiery chess | Maghsoodloo vs Nakamura | Video: ChessBase India

"I couldn't calm down. I was not so relaxed. I was playing for attraction" - GM Parham Maghsoodloo | Video: ChessBase India

GM Nodirbek Yakubboev (UZB) - GM Arjun Erigaisi: 0.5-0.5

"I was actually winning but there wasn't any direct win" - GM S L Narayanan | Video: ChessBase India

GM S L Narayanan - GM Javokhir Sindarov (UZB): 0.5-0.5

Paravyan's beautiful exchange sacrifice downs Gukesh - Commentary by IM Sagar Shah | Video: ChessBase India

GM Pranav Venkatesh - GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB): 0.5-0.5

GM Anish Giri on his win against GM Karthik Venkataraman | Video: ChessBase India

IM Vaishali R - GM Aditya Mittal: 0.5-0.5

FM Nikhil Dixit (pictured) - IM Divya Deshmukh: 1-0 | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

Videos

"It was surreal, just watching Carlsen play made me happy!" - IM Manish Anto Cristiano | Video: ChessBase India

"I played against 4 Indian players in the last four rounds!" - IM Nogerbek Kazybek | Video: ChessBase India

WGM Keti Tsatsalashvili - Press Officer of Qatar Masters 2023 | Video: ChessBase India

Schedule

There are one round every day from 11th to 20th October 2023 starting from 3 p.m. local time, 5:30 p.m. IST. Monday 16th October 2023 is a rest day. Only last round on 20th October starts at 1 p.m. local time, 3:30 p.m. IST.

Time control

Time control for each tournament game is 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from move 1.

Prizes

The total prize fund of the tournament is US$ 108250. The top three prizes are $25000, $15000 and $10000 each.

Replay live stream

Replay Round 7 Live Commentary by IM Sagar Shah and Amruta Mokal | Video: ChessBase India

Replay Round 7 Live Commentary by GM Evgenij Miroshnichenko, IM Jovanka Houska, and IM Irene Sukandar | Video: Qatar Chess Association

Replay Round 7 games

Round 7 results

Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	No.
1	1	GM	Carlsen, Magnus *)	2839	4½	0 - 1	4½	GM	Karthikeyan, Murali	2611	20
2	7	GM	Maghsoodloo, Parham	2707	4½	½ - ½	4½	GM	Nakamura, Hikaru *)	2780	2
3	19	GM	Yakubboev, Nodirbek	2616	5	½ - ½	5	GM	Erigaisi, Arjun	2712	6
4	13	GM	Narayanan.S.L,	2651	5	½ - ½	5	GM	Sindarov, Javokhir	2658	12
5	23	GM	Paravyan, David	2599	4½	1 - 0	4½	GM	Gukesh, D	2758	4
6	27	GM	Pranav, V	2579	4½	½ - ½	4½	GM	Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2716	5
7	3	GM	Giri, Anish	2760	4	1 - 0	4	GM	Karthik, Venkataraman	2563	32
8	35	GM	Kaidanov, Gregory	2554	4	1 - 0	4	GM	Van Foreest, Jorden	2707	8
9	31	GM	Shimanov, Aleksandr	2566	4	1 - 0	4	GM	Fedoseev, Vladimir	2691	10
10	11	GM	Oparin, Grigoriy	2681	4	1 - 0	4	GM	Adhiban, B.	2551	36
11	15	GM	Aryan, Chopra	2634	4	½ - ½	4	GM	Fawzy, Adham	2535	40
12	37	IM	Makarian, Rudik	2548	4	½ - ½	4	GM	Salem, A.R. Saleh	2632	16
13	39	GM	Visakh, N R	2547	4	0 - 1	4	GM	Puranik, Abhimanyu	2618	18
14	50	IM	Prraneeth, Vuppala	2510	4	0 - 1	4	GM	Vakhidov, Jakhongir	2607	22
15	45	GM	Sankalp, Gupta	2518	4	0 - 1	4	GM	Sethuraman, S.P.	2598	24
16	43	GM	Kevlishvili, Robby	2521	4	½ - ½	4	GM	Jumabayev, Rinat	2585	25
17	46	GM	Pranesh, M	2515	4	½ - ½	4	GM	Kuybokarov, Temur	2584	26
18	55	IM	Ahmadzada, Ahmad	2494	4	½ - ½	4	GM	Vokhidov, Shamsiddin	2578	28
19	75	IM	Vaishali, Rameshbabu	2448	4	½ - ½	4	GM	Aditya, Mittal	2572	30
20	14	GM	Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr.	2649	3½	1 - 0	4	IM	Srihari, L R	2438	79

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Standings after Round 7

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	Gr	FED	RtgI	Pts.	TB1	TB2
1	13	GM	Narayanan.S.L,				IND	2651	5,5	0	2836
2	12	GM	Sindarov, Javokhir	U20			UZB	2658	5,5	0	2805
3	6	GM	Erigaisi, Arjun	U20			IND	2712	5,5	0	2784
4	23	GM	Paravyan, David				FID	2599	5,5	0	2782
5	20	GM	Karthikeyan, Murali				IND	2611	5,5	0	2775
6	19	GM	Yakubboev, Nodirbek				UZB	2616	5,5	0	2763
7	2	GM	Nakamura, Hikaru				USA	2780	5	0	2730
8	7	GM	Maghsoodloo, Parham				IRI	2707	5	0	2711
9	3	GM	Giri, Anish				NED	2760	5	0	2689
10	5	GM	Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	U20			UZB	2716	5	0	2671
11	31	GM	Shimanov, Aleksandr				FID	2566	5	0	2664
12	22	GM	Vakhidov, Jakhongir				UZB	2607	5	0	2643
13	35	GM	Kaidanov, Gregory				USA	2554	5	0	2638
14	24	GM	Sethuraman, S.P.				IND	2598	5	0	2624
15	11	GM	Oparin, Grigoriy				USA	2681	5	0	2610
	18	GM	Puranik, Abhimanyu				IND	2618	5	0	2610

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Round 8 pairings

Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	No.
1	1	GM	Carlsen, Magnus *)	2839	4½		5	GM	Kaidanov, Gregory	2554	35
2	2	GM	Nakamura, Hikaru *)	2780	5		5	GM	Pranav, V	2579	27
3	6	GM	Erigaisi, Arjun	2712	5½		5½	GM	Paravyan, David	2599	23
4	12	GM	Sindarov, Javokhir	2658	5½		5½	GM	Yakubboev, Nodirbek	2616	19
5	20	GM	Karthikeyan, Murali	2611	5½		5½	GM	Narayanan.S.L,	2651	13
6	18	GM	Puranik, Abhimanyu	2618	5		5	GM	Giri, Anish	2760	3
7	22	GM	Vakhidov, Jakhongir	2607	5		5	GM	Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2716	5
8	24	GM	Sethuraman, S.P.	2598	5		5	GM	Maghsoodloo, Parham	2707	7
9	31	GM	Shimanov, Aleksandr	2566	5		5	GM	Oparin, Grigoriy	2681	11
10	4	GM	Gukesh, D	2758	4½		4½	GM	Kevlishvili, Robby	2521	43
11	40	GM	Fawzy, Adham	2535	4½		4½	GM	Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr.	2649	14
12	42	GM	Vignesh, N R	2527	4½		4½	GM	Aryan, Chopra	2634	15
13	16	GM	Salem, A.R. Saleh	2632	4½		4½	IM	Ahmadzada, Ahmad	2494	55
14	46	GM	Pranesh, M	2515	4½		4½	GM	Gupta, Abhijeet	2609	21
15	54	GM	Raja, Rithvik R	2495	4½		4½	GM	Jumabayev, Rinat	2585	25
16	26	GM	Kuybokarov, Temur	2584	4½		4½	IM	Samadov, Read	2492	58
17	28	GM	Vokhidov, Shamsiddin	2578	4½		4½	GM	Abdisalimov, Abdimalik	2487	59
18	30	GM	Aditya, Mittal	2572	4½		4½	IM	Zou, Chen	2418	88
19	75	IM	Vaishali, Rameshbabu	2448	4½		4½	IM	Makarian, Rudik	2548	37
20	8	GM	Van Foreest, Jorden	2707	4		4	IM	Madaminov, Mukhiddin	2484	61

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