2nd IIFL Wealth Mumbai International Chess report from Aryanz Sports

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Photo: India's 10-year-old Gukesh D held GM Adam Horvath to a  draw in the second round of the 2nd IIFL Wealth Mumbai International Chess Championship 2016.
10-year-old Indian lad Gukesh holds Hungarian GM Horvath

 by Suman Gupta
Mumbai, December : rmance to share honours with Hungarian GM Adam Horvath in the Open event second round match of the 2nd IIFL Wealth Mumbai International Chess Tournament and played at the Mount Litera International School at BKC, Bandra.
The talented 10-year-old CM Gukesh playing with an ELO rating of 2236 put up a brave fight with his senior opponent GM Horvath (ELO 2501) and matched him move for move before the two decided to agree for a draw and a division of one point.
Gukesh who is also simultaneously playing in the Junior category scored his third successive win and continues to lead the field 3 points.
Meanwhile, top seed Sandipan Chanda playing with black pieces could not get a break through against unseeded Maharashtra player Sameer Kathmale and was forced to settle for a draw.
On the third board, Andhra boy Arjun Erigaisi held fourth-seeded Ukrainian GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy, rated 2540, to a draw with the black pieces. Maharashtra's Sammed Shete also held Karen Movsziszian of Armenia.
The third round of the Junior section did not see any major upsets apart from the draw on the second board. Bangladesh’s Mohd. Fahad Rahman, rated 2213, was held to a draw by unheralded Indian boy Abhinessh S., rated more than 400 points lower.
Results – Open (Round 2): IM Kathmale Sameer (2313, IND) 1 drew with GM Sandipan Chanda (2593, IND) 1; WGM Kulkarni Bhakti (2281, IND) 1 lost to GM Ghosh Diptayan (2570, IND) 1; GM Bernadskiy Vitaliy (2540, UKR) 1 drew with CM Erigaisi Arjun (IND) 1; GM Movsziszian Karen (2523, ARM) 1 drew with Sammed Jaykumar Shete (2282, IND) 1; FM Srinath Rao S.V. (IND) 1 lost to GM Tukhaev Adam (2516, UKR) 1; CM Gukesh D. (2236, IND) 1 drew with GM Horvath Adam (2501, HUN)1; GM Czebe Attila (2500,UKR) 1 drew with Sidhant Mohapatra (2267, IND) 1; GM Neverov Valeriy (2478,UKR) 1 beat Harikrishnan.A. Ra (2259, IND) 1; WFM Nasybullina Alfia (2190, RUS) 1 lost to IM Shyaamnikhil P (2451, IND) 1; Gusain Himal (2449, IND) 1 beat Prajesh R. (2242, IND) 1.
 

 

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