Abu Dhabi: More than a 100 titled players in the Masters

by Georgios Souleidis
8/23/2016 – From 21st to 29th August Abu Dhabi hosts a very strong Open. More than 100 titled players travelled to the capital of the United Arab Emirates, 40 of whom are grandmasters. The winner of the "Masters Open" will receive 13,000 dollar. Top seed is Dmitry Andreikin from Russia, second seed is Chinese grandmaster Wang Hao. However, both suffered slight setbacks in the first two rounds.
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In the Masters tournament of the 23rd Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival 131 players fight for a prize-fund of 36,100 dollar. It is no surprise that a large number of strong grandmasters use the opportunity to warm up for the Olympiad in Baku which will begin on 1st September and/or hope to win a share of the prize-fund. Favorites to win the first prize of 13,000 dollars are Russian grandmaster Dmitry Andreikin, with a rating of 2733 currently the world's number 24, and Chinese grandmaster Wang Hao, with a rating of 2712 currently the world's number 33.

Dmitry Andreikin (Photo: Georgios Souleidis, Archive)

The 26-old Andreikin began the tournament with a smooth win against Tania Sachdev from India but in round two drew against ChessBase author IM Srinath Narayan who is also from India. Wang Hao drew in round one against another Indian: IM Teja S. Ravi. Russian grandmaster Vladimir Fedoseev, seeded as number four, had a better start into the tournament. In the first round he provoked his opponent with an unusual retreat in the Alekhine's Defense which brought him a quick win.

 
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1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Ng8?! Why not? A typical continuation for the first round of an open in which the favorite immediately avoids a theoretical duel. However, with best play White should have a theoretical advantage. 3.d4 Practically White made three moves, Black none. However, White's advanced pawn on e5 is a target that Black wants to attack. d6 4.Nf3 Bg4 4...dxe5 5.Nxe5 Nd7 appears to be more logical. 6.Bd3 Ngf6 Grandelius,N (2547)-Fries Nielsen,J (2411) Lund 2011 7.0-0! A typical position in which White in slightly better because he has more space and is better developed. 5.Be2 5.h3 Bh5 6.e6!? fxe6 7.g4 Bg6 8.Ng5 Kotronias,V (2611)-Sandipan,C (2585) Gausdal 2008, is a good way to put Black's opening strategy to a test. 5...dxe5 6.Nxe5 Bxe2 7.Qxe2 Qxd4 8.Qb5+? After 8.Nd2 White has a massive and dangerous lead in development, e.g. Nf6 9.Ndf3 Qc5 10.0-0 Nbd7 11.Be3 Qa5 12.b4 8...Nd7 9.Nxd7 (#) 0-0-0! Probably the move White overlooked. The white knight cannot move because of the mate on d1 which allows Black to win the piece back and to keep an extra-pawn. 10.Nc3 Rxd7 11.Be3 a6! Very precise! Black protects the a-pawn and forces White's queen on a worse square. 11...Qg4 12.0-0 e6 13.Rfd1 Rxd1+ 14.Rxd1 Nf6 15.Bxa7= 12.Qb3 12.Bxd4 axb5 13.Be3 b4 12...Qg4 13.0-0 e6 The rest is no problem for the grandmaster. 14.a3 14.Rfd1 Rxd1+ 15.Rxd1 Nf6 14...Nf6 15.h3 Qf5 16.a4 Bc5 17.Bxc5 Qxc5 18.a5 Rhd8 19.Ra4 Rd4 20.Ra3 Rb4-+ 21.Qa2 Rd2 22.Qb1 Rf4 23.Qe1 Rxc2 24.Rb3 Qc4 25.Ra3 Rxb2 26.Ra4 Rb4 27.Ra2 Ne4 28.Ra3 Rb2 29.Nd1 Re2 0–1
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Eggleston,D2384Fedoseev,V26700–12016B0223rd Masters


Vladimir Fedoseev (Photo: Georgios Souleidis, Archive)

In round Fedoseev won against GM S. Dhopade Swapnil from India and with 2.0/2 now shares first place with 18 players.

Top standings after two rounds

Rk. SNo     Name FED Elo Pts
1 68
 
 IM Girish A. Koushik IND 2399 2,0
2 4
 
 GM Fedoseev Vladimir RUS 2670 2,0
3 6
 
 GM Efimenko Zahar UKR 2661 2,0
4 16
 
 GM Banusz Tamas HUN 2616 2,0
5 3
 
 GM Adhiban B. IND 2671 2,0
6 5
 
 GM Areshchenko Alexander UKR 2665 2,0
7 7
 
 GM Amin Bassem EGY 2654 2,0
8 19
 
 GM Dragun Kamil POL 2609 2,0
9 9
 
 GM Kuzubov Yuriy UKR 2639 2,0
10 20
 
 GM Zubov Alexander UKR 2606 2,0
11 15
 
 GM Salem A.R. Saleh UAE 2617 2,0
12 24
 
 GM Demchenko Anton RUS 2600 2,0
13 28
 
 GM Sengupta Deep IND 2571 2,0
14 32
 
 GM Predke Alexandr RUS 2553 2,0
15 34
 
 GM Mekhitarian Krikor Sevag BRA 2550 2,0
16 29
 
 GM Antipov Mikhail Al. RUS 2565 2,0
17 38
 
 IM Ly Moulthun AUS 2501 2,0
18 33
 
 IM Sadzikowski Daniel POL 2551 2,0
19 37
 
 GM Vishnu Prasanna. V IND 2512 2,0
20 44
 
 IM Narayanan Srinath IND 2477 1,5
21 56
 
 IM Savanovic Aleksandar BIH 2440 1,5
22 47
 
 IM Igonin Temur UZB 2466 1,5
23 57
 
 IM Sarkar Justin USA 2434 1,5
24 58
 
 IM Ameir Moheb EGY 2431 1,5
25 62
 
   Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh IND 2415 1,5
26 64
 
 IM Pascua Haridas PHI 2404 1,5
27 113
 
   Dimarucut Francis Erwin PHI 2172 1,5
28 1
 
 GM Andreikin Dmitry RUS 2733 1,5
29 18
 
 GM Oleksiyenko Mykhaylo UKR 2610 1,5
30 17
 
 GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel ARM 2613 1,5
31 21
 
 GM Prohaszka Peter HUN 2604 1,5
32 23
 
 GM Savchenko Boris RUS 2602 1,5
33 25
 
 GM Bortnyk Olexandr UKR 2588 1,5
34 27
 
 GM Lalith Babu M R IND 2575 1,5
35 2
 
 GM Wang Hao CHN 2712 1,5
36 8
 
 GM Melkumyan Hrant ARM 2650 1,5
37 10
 
 GM Gupta Abhijeet IND 2637 1,5
38 11
 
 GM Iturrizaga Bonelli Eduardo VEN 2626 1,5
  55
 
 IM Fawzy Adham EGY 2440 1,5
40 14
 
 GM Oparin Grigoriy RUS 2617 1,5
41 13
 
 GM Kovalyov Anton CAN 2617 1,5
42 22
 
 GM Adly Ahmed EGY 2603 1,5
43 26
 
 GM Azarov Sergei BLR 2581 1,5
44 42
 
 IM Golubov Saveliy RUS 2481 1,5
45 35
 
 IM Ziska Helgi Dam FAI 2546 1,5
46 60
 
 IM Shyaamnikhil P IND 2421 1,5
47 69
 
 IM Tania Sachdev IND 2396 1,0
48 104
 
   Hill Alistair ENG 2257 1,0
49 46
 
 IM Swayams Mishra IND 2468 1,0
50 71
 
 GM Raetsky Alexander RUS 2384 1,0

...131 players

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1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 d5 3.e3 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nd2 e6 6.Bd3 b6 7.f4 Be7 8.Ngf3 Bb7 9.Ne5 0-0 10.0-0 h6 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.Qg4 Be7 13.Ndf3 f5 14.Qh3 Nxe5 15.Nxe5 Bd6 16.Nf3 Qf6 17.Kh1 a5 18.Rg1 Ba6 19.Bxa6 Rxa6 20.g4 fxg4 21.Rxg4 Kf7 22.Ne5+ 1–0
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Andreikin,D2733Tania,S23961–02016A4523rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.1
Ravi,T2387Wang,H2712½–½2016A4623rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.2
Adhiban,B2671Raetsky,A23841–02016A0923rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.3
Eggleston,D2384Fedoseev,V26700–12016B0223rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.4
Areshchenko,A2665Dimakiling,O23821–02016C4223rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.5
Amin,B2654Abhishek,K23801–02016C5523rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.7
Tissir,M2380Melkumyan,H2650½–½2016C5023rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.8
Kuzubov,Y2639Omar,N23771–02016E0623rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.9
Laxman,R2374Gupta,A2637½–½2016A4823rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.10
Iturrizaga Bonelli,E2626Mehar,C2373½–½2016A0923rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.11
Iniyan,P2368Andriasian,Z2621½–½2016D4323rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.12
Kovalyov,A2617Estremera Panos,S2360½–½2016A0423rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.13
Raja,H2354Oparin,G2617½–½2016C8423rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.14
Salem,A2617Siva,M23521–02016B9523rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.15
Rajesh,V2346Banusz,T26160–12016E4723rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.16
Ter-Sahakyan,S2613Antonio,V23461–02016B7023rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.17
Thavandiran,S2344Oleksiyenko,M26100–12016B4923rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.18
Dragun,K2609Anwuli,D23361–02016A4023rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.19
Kulkarni,R2316Zubov,A26060–12016B9023rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.20
Prohaszka,P2604Ramnath,B23071–02016E6223rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.21
Kunal,M2302Adly,A2603½–½2016B5123rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.22
Savchenko,B2602AlHuwar,J22911–02016C1023rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.23
Muthaiah,A2289Demchenko,A26000–12016A0423rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.24
Bortnyk,O2588Geldiyeva,M22851–02016B0423rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.25
Harikrishnan,A2280Azarov,S2581½–½2016B3023rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.26
Lalith,B2575Pranavananda,V22711–02016A0423rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.27
Antipov,M2565Derakhshani,B22651–02016A1523rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.29
Severina,M2262Gopal,G2565½–½2016D8423rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.30
Vaibhav,S2556Aradhya,G22621–02016D1023rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.31
Srinath,R2261Predke,A25530–12016C5323rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.32
Sadzikowski,D2551Sidhant,M22591–02016B9023rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.33
Mohota,N2257Mekhitarian,K25500–12016C5523rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.34
Ziska,H2546Calzetta Ruiz,M22571–02016B2723rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.35
Hill,A2257Troff,K25221–02016B5123rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.36
Vishnu Prasanna,V2512Rayes,A22541–02016A4023rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.37
Kathmale,S2248Ly,M25010–12016C8823rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.38
Swapnil,S2500Ashwath,R22271–02016A0723rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.39
Aryan,C2485Patil,P22161–02016B4123rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.41
Senthil,M2208Golubov,S2481½–½2016E0023rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.42
Lei,T2480Al Ghamdi,A21921–02016D4523rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.43
Mona,K2175Narayanan,S24770–12016A5623rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.44
Puranik,A2469Dimarucut,F21720–12016C4123rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.45
Igonin,T2466Dargan,P21591–02016B3323rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.47
Lakshmi,N2155Georgescu,T24630–12016D3523rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.48
Marcos,M2147Illingworth,M24580–12016D0223rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.50
Das,A2457Mohamed,A21461–02016C0423rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.51
Tarini,G2142Gusain,H24530–12016D3123rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.52
Thejkumar,M2445Aditya,M21401–02016D4523rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.53
Pujari,R2137Kjartansson,G24420–12016D4523rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.54
Fawzy,A2440Likhit,C2133½–½2016E7023rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.55
Ajay Krishna,S2125Savanovic,A24400–12016A8123rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.56
Sarkar,J2434Gangozo,R21201–02016A4023rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.57
Wafa,S2113Ameir,M24310–12016B4423rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.58
Vignesh,N2423Saim,M21091–02016B4023rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.59
Wafa,S2106Shyaamnikhil,P2421½–½2016B5023rd Abu Dhabi Masters1.60
Narayanan,S2477Andreikin,D2733½–½2016C0323rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.1
Swayams,M2468Adhiban,B26710–12016E4623rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.2
Fedoseev,V2670Swapnil,S25001–02016C4623rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.3
Georgescu,T2463Areshchenko,A26650–12016A4823rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.4
Efimenko,Z2661Aryan,C24851–02016A0723rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.5
Illingworth,M2458Amin,B26540–12016E9023rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.6
Gusain,H2453Kuzubov,Y26390–12016B0723rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.7
Kjartansson,G2442Salem,A26170–12016A3723rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.8
Banusz,T2616Lei,T24801–02016D7323rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.9
Savanovic,A2440Ter-Sahakyan,S2613½–½2016B9423rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.10
Oleksiyenko,M2610Igonin,T2466½–½2016C6923rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.11
Dragun,K2609Das,A24571–02016D3023rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.12
Zubov,A2606Thejkumar,M24451–02016D0223rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.13
Sarkar,J2434Prohaszka,P2604½–½2016D1723rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.14
Ameir,M2431Savchenko,B2602½–½2016C0423rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.15
Demchenko,A2600Vignesh,N24231–02016C5023rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.16
Mohammad,N2415Bortnyk,O2588½–½2016A4023rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.17
Pascua,H2404Lalith,B2575½–½2016E0123rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.18
Sengupta,D2571Karavade,E24151–02016C4823rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.19
Krishna,C2401Antipov,M25650–12016A0423rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.20
Girish,A2399Vaibhav,S25561–02016A4523rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.21
Predke,A2553Derakhshani,D24051–02016C4523rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.22
Deshpande,A2219Sadzikowski,D25510–12016C8423rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.23
Mekhitarian,K2550Sardana,R24031–02016C5323rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.24
Dimarucut,F2172Ziska,H2546½–½2016A2623rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.25
Manush,S2151Vishnu Prasanna,V25120–12016D8023rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.26
Ly,M2501Das,S23991–02016E7123rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.27
Wang,H2712Hill,A22571–02016B2223rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.28
Melkumyan,H2650Ravi,T23871–02016D1523rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.29
Gupta,A2637Tissir,M23801–02016E7023rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.30
Estremera Panos,S2360Iturrizaga Bonelli,E26260–12016A5023rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.31
Andriasian,Z2621Laxman,R2374½–½2016C5323rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.32
Likhit,C2133Kovalyov,A26170–12016B2323rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.33
Oparin,G2617Iniyan,P23681–02016E9023rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.34
Adly,A2603Raja,H23541–02016A0723rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.35
Azarov,S2581Kunal,M23021–02016B1223rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.36
Gopal,G2565Harikrishnan,A2280½–½2016C0323rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.37
Golubov,S2481Severina,M22621–02016C4623rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.38
Mehar,C2373Fawzy,A24400–12016B3123rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.39
Shyaamnikhil,P2421Senthil,M22081–02016B0423rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.40
Troff,K2522Wafa,S21061–02016E1123rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.41
Ashwath,R2227Puranik,A24690–12016D7123rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.42
Tania,S2396Kathmale,S22481–02016E8123rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.43
Raetsky,A2384Patil,P22161–02016D9123rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.44
Al Ghamdi,A2192Eggleston,D23840–12016B5123rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.45
Dimakiling,O2382Mona,K21751–02016A4523rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.46
Abhishek,K2380Dargan,P21591–02016A0523rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.47
Omar,N2377Lakshmi,N21551–02016E1223rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.48
Siva,M2352Marcos,M2147½–½2016D1523rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.49
Mohamed,A2146Rajesh,V23460–12016D9323rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.50
Antonio,V2346Tarini,G2142½–½2016B4023rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.51
Aditya,M2140Thavandiran,S2344½–½2016E2523rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.52
Saim,M2109Kulkarni,R23160–12016B4323rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.53
Ramnath,B2307Pujari,R2137½–½2016C5523rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.54
AlHuwar,J2291Ajay Krishna,S2125½–½2016A0423rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.55
Hallaeva,B2103Muthaiah,A22890–12016B2223rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.56
Geldiyeva,M2285Wafa,S21131–02016D0023rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.57
Pranavananda,V2271Wang,X20921–02016A0123rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.58
Derakhshani,B2265Krueger,N20911–02016B4323rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.59
Aradhya,G2262Sadhwani,R2069½–½2016E1123rd Abu Dhabi Masters2.60


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Georgios Souleidis is an International Master with a degree in media and communication studies. He is an experienced journalist, author, photographer, chess trainer, editor-in-chief for the German Bundesliga, YouTuber, a regular contributor to the chessbase website, German chess magazine SCHACH, and previously blogged on his own site entwicklungsvorsprung.de.

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