Aravindh Chithambaram victorious at 50th La Roda Open

by Shahid Ahmed
4/3/2024 – GM Aravindh Chithambaram (India), IM Siddharth Jagadeesh (Singapore) and GM Carlos Albornoz (Cuba) scored an unbeaten 7/9 each at the 50th La Roda Open. Aravindh won the tournament thanks to his better tiebreak score. Albornoz drew against Aravindh in the final round in an exciting game. This was the first rating tournament that Aravindh played this year in any format, and he won it emphatically. | Photo: Official website

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Aravindh’s first rated tournament of 2024

Playing a tournament which has four consecutive double rounds is not an easy task. Winning it definitely makes things that much more difficult.

GM Aravindh Chithambaram made a blazing start by scoring a double hat-trick of wins. His 6/6 start put him in the sole lead position. It allowed him to draw the last three games to become the champion.

In the final round, Cuban GM Carlos Albornoz had an interesting draw against Aravindh. It is evident from his games that Aravindh made the most out of the last three months. He did not show any vulnerability in any of his nine games.

Aravindh v. Iturrizaga - Round 6

Aravindh made a nice positional exchange sacrifice with 15.Nxb4 to momentarily trap the queen after 15...Qxa1 16.Na2. White obviously cannot attempt to capture the queen without avoiding his second rook being taken.

Soon, Black managed to free the queen up, but not under ideal conditions

20...c4 21.Bxa4 Qxa2 liberated the queen from the corner.

Iturrizaga eventually returned the exchange and made things worse for himself. Aravindh showed fine positional skills to seize his opportunity and win the game.

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Aravindh Chithambaram2662Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli25881–02024D1950th La Road Open 20246

Aravindh Chithambaram, Eduardo Iturrizaga

Aravindh Chithambaram defeated Eduardo Iturrizaga in round 6 | Photo: Official site

Aravindh Chithambaram

Aravindh Chithambaram in deep thought | Photo: Official site

La Roda Chess Open

Players in action | Photo: Official site

A total of 209 players including 8 GMs, 9 IMs and a WIM took part from 22 countries across the world. The tournament was organized by Club Ajedrez La Roda from 27th to 31st March 2024 at La Caja Blanca in La Roda, Albacete, Spain. The nine-round Swiss tournament had a time control of 90 minutes + 30-second increments.

Final standings

Rk. SNo Name RtgI Pts.  TB1   TB2   TB3   TB4 
1 Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr. 7,5 54
2 Siddharth, Jagadeesh 7,5 52,5
3 Albornoz Cabrera, Carlos Daniel 7,5 49,5
4 Sonis, Francesco 7 53
5 Karthik, Venkataraman 7 53
6 Xu, Xiangyu 7 51,5
7 Iturrizaga Bonelli, Eduardo 7 49,5
8 Martinez Ramirez, Lennis 7 49,5
9 Iglesias Ferreira, Andres 7 47
10 Peralta, Fernando 7 45,5
11 Ha, Yihan 6,5 45
12 Pranav, V 6,5 44,5
13 Jimenez Martinez, Jose Vicente 6,5 42
14 Vehi Bach, Victor Manuel 6,5 41,5
15 Liu, Zexu 6 50

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1.d4 1 Nf6 15 2.c4 15 e6 12 3.Nf3 15 d5 34 4.cxd5 2:07 exd5 6 5.Nc3 54 c6 12 6.Qc2 29 Bd6 5:45 7.Bg5 1:34 0-0 9 8.e3 1:08 Re8 15 9.Bd3 4:13 h6 8 10.Bh4 29 a5 2:46 11.0-0 1:38 Bg4 1:09 12.Nd2 12:48 g5 1:14 Die Stellung ist ausgeglichen. 13.Bg3 2:04 13.f3!? 13...Bxg3 13 14.hxg3 43 Kg7 14 15.Nf3 3:06 Nbd7 22 16.Bf5 1:12 Bxf5 9:05 17.Qxf5 27 Qe7 10:36 18.a3 2:44 Qd6 7:38 19.Rfd1 4:34 Re6 2:13 19...Nb6 ist vielschichtiger. 20.Ne5 Qe6 21.Qc2 Ng4 20.Rac1 3:23 Qe7 2:13 21.Qc2 9:44 Re8 7:49 22.b4 7:04 axb4 1:38 23.axb4 47 b5 7 24.Qb2 2:10 Nb6 5:56 25.Ne5 2:10 Nfd7 44 26.Nd3 55 26.e4= war vorzuziehen. 26...Nc4 38 27.Qa2 2:05 h5 1:07 28.Qe2 2:19 Rh6 1:09 Schwarz steht aktiver. 29.Qf3 5:10
29...Nf6! 1:33 30.Qf5 4:10 Ng4 40 Zielt auf ...Ncxe3! ab. 31.Re1 1:53 31.Ne5 31...Nd6-+ 19:32 32.Qf3 1:33 f5 8 32...Qe6-+ bietet bessere Gewinnchancen. Droht stark ...Reh8. 33.Nc5 Qc8 33.Qe2? 4:06 Danach ist Weiß chancenlos. 33.Ne5 war die einzige Verteidigung. Ne4 33...Nxe5 34.dxe5 Qxe5 35.Ne2= 34.Rc2 33...Nc4 1:41 ...h4 wäre nun fies. 34.Ra1? 1:10 34.f3 leistet mehr Widerstand. Ngxe3 34...Qxe3+ 35.Qxe3 Ngxe3 36.Nd1 35.Qf2 34...h4 1:26 35.gxh4 6:31 Rxh4 30 ( -> ...Reh8) 36.Qa2 59 36.f3 Ngxe3 37.Nd1 36...Reh8 6:04 37.Kf1 31
37...Ncxe3+! 21       Gewichteter Fehlerwert: Weiß=0.45/Schwarz=0.20 (präzise) . Fehler: Weiß=5 Schwarz=1 Ungenau: Weiß=3 Schwarz=2 OK: Weiß=6 Schwarz=9 Bester: Weiß=1 Schwarz=4 Stark: --- Schwarz=1 0–1
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Pastor Villalba,A1893Aravindh,C26620–12024D3550th La Roda Open 20241.1
Xu,X2623Diaz Rodriguez,J18921–02024E9050th La Roda Open 20241.2
Mellado Sais,C1891Karthik Venkataraman26090–12024E3250th La Roda Open 20241.3
Pranav Vijay2252Campos Rodriguez,A18901–02024C1150th La Roda Open 20241.4
Corchon Granero,M1890Albornoz Cabrera,C26030–12024B2550th La Roda Open 20241.5
Iturrizaga Bonelli,E2588Jafar Hussain,Y18871–02024A2050th La Roda Open 20241.6
Rubio Caceres,A1882Peralta,F25800–12024E1250th La Roda Open 20241.7
Sonis,F2562Liu,M18771–02024E1550th La Roda Open 20241.8
Buzica Patrin,T1876Siddharth,J24900–12024C0150th La Roda Open 20241.9
Elias Reyes,J2473Alvarez Lee,F18731–02024C5450th La Roda Open 20241.10
Goni Sierro,J1866Admiraal,M24710–12024B1050th La Roda Open 20241.11
Martinez Ramirez,L2450Ha,Y18651–02024D3250th La Roda Open 20241.12
Hidalgo Arellano,P1861Sanchez Alvarez,R24070–12024B3150th La Roda Open 20241.13
Cruz Lledo,P2353Garcia Galeote,L18601–02024D0050th La Roda Open 20241.14
Vieira,D1856Martinez Reyes,P23320–12024B5150th La Roda Open 20241.15
Buendia Pinar,A2331Santos,I18451–02024D1550th La Roda Open 20241.16
Aravindh,C2662Gomez Jurado,L21131–02024B1250th La Roda Open 20242.1
Louis,C2091Xu,X26230–12024A0350th La Roda Open 20242.2
Karthik Venkataraman2609Yuste Valenzuela,A21061–02024A2550th La Roda Open 20242.3
Roquero Redondo,M2086Pranav Vijay22520–12024C7950th La Roda Open 20242.4
Albornoz Cabrera,C2603Hurtado,F2087½–½2024B9650th La Roda Open 20242.5
Portero Rubio,M2067Iturrizaga Bonelli,E25880–12024B3350th La Roda Open 20242.6
Peralta,F2580Jimenez Villena,F20741–02024E4850th La Roda Open 20242.7
Haering Hijon,J2045Sonis,F25620–12024A3050th La Roda Open 20242.8
Siddharth,J2490Del Rio Perezagua,M20701–02024B9050th La Roda Open 20242.9
Hapala,E2015Elias Reyes,J24730–12024B9050th La Roda Open 20242.10
Admiraal,M2471Jarque Megias,J2048½–½2024D0050th La Roda Open 20242.11
Fernandez Cano,V1995Martinez Ramirez,L24500–12024D0050th La Roda Open 20242.12
Sanchez Alvarez,R2407Collado Alcolado,A2039½–½2024D0650th La Roda Open 20242.13
Macias Sanchez,H1988Cruz Lledo,P23530–12024B1150th La Roda Open 20242.14
Martinez Reyes,P2332Arroyo Rodriguez,J20271–02024B2250th La Roda Open 20242.15
Sanchez Carrasco,F1981Buendia Pinar,A23310–12024A1750th La Roda Open 20242.16
Cabezas Ayala,I2242Aravindh,C26620–12024B6850th La Roda Open 20243.1
Xu,X2623Pomes Marcet,J22351–02024A2550th La Roda Open 20243.2
Iglesias Ferreira,A2234Karthik Venkataraman26090–12024C7050th La Roda Open 20243.3
Pranav Vijay2252Lopez Mijail,N2231½–½2024B6750th La Roda Open 20243.4
Iturrizaga Bonelli,E2588Alvarez Serrano,C22301–02024E0950th La Roda Open 20243.5
Newrkla,K2213Peralta,F25800–12024C1050th La Roda Open 20243.6
Sonis,F2562Dias,R22161–02024A3850th La Roda Open 20243.7
Jimenez Martinez,J2195Siddharth,J24900–12024A4150th La Roda Open 20243.8
Elias Reyes,J2473Tudela Corbalan,C21951–02024B0650th La Roda Open 20243.9
Martinez Ramirez,L2450Romero Berruezo,F21941–02024D4550th La Roda Open 20243.10
Cruz Lledo,P2353Bustos Bernardo,S21880–12024D3550th La Roda Open 20243.11
Horcajuelo Rocamora,M2183Martinez Reyes,P23320–12024D5250th La Roda Open 20243.12
Buendia Pinar,A2331Santos,A21651–02024D1550th La Roda Open 20243.13
Rodriguez Avila,A2142Liu,Z23250–12024B1250th La Roda Open 20243.14
Gomez Falagan,D2319Ponce Navalon,J21410–12024A5850th La Roda Open 20243.15
Jarzebowski,K2139Ramiro Ovejero,J2316½–½2024D3550th La Roda Open 20243.16
Aravindh,C2662Martinez Ramirez,L24501–02024D3550th La Roda Open 20244.1
Martinez Reyes,P2332Xu,X26230–12024B1550th La Roda Open 20244.2
Karthik Venkataraman2609Buendia Pinar,A23311–02024B1750th La Roda Open 20244.3
Liu,Z2325Iturrizaga Bonelli,E25880–12024A2050th La Roda Open 20244.4
Peralta,F2580Blom,V23071–02024E2650th La Roda Open 20244.5
Bustos Bernardo,S2188Sonis,F25620–12024A3250th La Roda Open 20244.6
Siddharth,J2490Rottenwohrer Suarez,J22751–02024C4450th La Roda Open 20244.7
Ponce Navalon,J2141Elias Reyes,J24731–02024B5050th La Roda Open 20244.8
Jarque Megias,J2048Pranav Vijay22521–02024C5650th La Roda Open 20244.9
Albornoz Cabrera,C2603Jarzebowski,K21391–02024C6550th La Roda Open 20244.10
Admiraal,M2471Campayo Hernandez,J20711–02024D0050th La Roda Open 20244.11
Ramiro Ovejero,J2316Ruiz Vazquez,J2050½–½2024D0350th La Roda Open 20244.12
Collado Alcolado,A2039Lopez Mijail,N2231½–½2024D0150th La Roda Open 20244.13
Ruano Azua,J1977Cruz Lledo,P23530–12024B0150th La Roda Open 20244.14
Martinez Herranz,F1967Gomez Falagan,D23190–12024C0250th La Roda Open 20244.15
Calvo Gutierrez,H1951Alfaya Marcelo,R23110–12024E1450th La Roda Open 20244.16
Peralta,F2580Aravindh,C26620–12024D3550th La Roda Open 20245.1
Xu,X2623Siddharth,J2490½–½2024A4550th La Roda Open 20245.2
Sonis,F2562Karthik Venkataraman26091–02024A3050th La Roda Open 20245.3
Iturrizaga Bonelli,E2588Ponce Navalon,J21411–02024E1150th La Roda Open 20245.4
Admiraal,M2471Albornoz Cabrera,C2603½–½2024B2250th La Roda Open 20245.5
Elias Reyes,J2473Jarque Megias,J20481–02024B9250th La Roda Open 20245.6
Martinez Ramirez,L2450Alvarez Serrano,C22301–02024A1850th La Roda Open 20245.7
Sanchez Alvarez,R2407Dias,R22161–02024A3450th La Roda Open 20245.8
Cruz Lledo,P2353Tudela Corbalan,C21951–02024E6150th La Roda Open 20245.9
Martinez Fernandez,R2217Martinez Reyes,P23320–12024B0150th La Roda Open 20245.10
Martinez Fernandez,R2217Martinez Reyes,P23322024B0150th La Roda Open 20245.10
Buendia Pinar,A2331Romero Berruezo,F21941–02024E6250th La Roda Open 20245.11
Newrkla,K2213Liu,Z23250–12024C6050th La Roda Open 20245.12
Gomez Falagan,D2319Bustos Bernardo,S21880–12024E5350th La Roda Open 20245.13
Arroyo Rodriguez,J2027Ramiro Ovejero,J2316½–½2024C4750th La Roda Open 20245.14
Alfaya Marcelo,R2311Hurtado,F2087½–½2024A1150th La Roda Open 20245.15
Blom,V2307Portero Rubio,M2067½–½2024A0850th La Roda Open 20245.16
Aravindh,C2662Iturrizaga Bonelli,E25881–02024D1950th La Roda Open 20246.1
Siddharth,J2490Sonis,F2562½–½2024B9050th La Roda Open 20246.2
Karthik Venkataraman2609Xu,X2623½–½2024D7950th La Roda Open 20246.3
Albornoz Cabrera,C2603Buendia Pinar,A23311–02024B1250th La Roda Open 20246.4
Liu,Z2325Peralta,F25801–02024A3050th La Roda Open 20246.5
Lopez Mijail,N2231Elias Reyes,J24730–12024B7250th La Roda Open 20246.6
Bustos Bernardo,S2188Admiraal,M2471½–½2024D1550th La Roda Open 20246.7
Ponce Navalon,J2141Martinez Ramirez,L24500–12024B4250th La Roda Open 20246.8
Sanchez Alvarez,R2407Rottenwohrer Suarez,J22751–02024A2850th La Roda Open 20246.9
Hapala,E2015Cruz Lledo,P23530–12024B0150th La Roda Open 20246.10
Martinez Reyes,P2332Iglesias Ferreira,A22340–12024B2250th La Roda Open 20246.11
Pranav Vijay2252Louis,C20911–02024C1050th La Roda Open 20246.12
Hurtado,F2087Ramiro Ovejero,J2316½–½2024C7650th La Roda Open 20246.13
Portero Rubio,M2067Alfaya Marcelo,R23111–02024B4450th La Roda Open 20246.14
Blom,V2307Roquero Redondo,M2086½–½2024A1350th La Roda Open 20246.15
Fernandez Barrera,V2249Jimenez Villena,F20741–02024B0350th La Roda Open 20246.16
Sonis,F2562Aravindh,C2662½–½2024E0550th La Roda Open 20247.1
Xu,X2623Martinez Ramirez,L24501–02024D3550th La Roda Open 20247.2
Cruz Lledo,P2353Albornoz Cabrera,C26030–12024D3850th La Roda Open 20247.3
Iturrizaga Bonelli,E2588Sanchez Alvarez,R24071–02024D3550th La Roda Open 20247.4
Iglesias Ferreira,A2234Siddharth,J24900–12024B0750th La Roda Open 20247.5
Elias Reyes,J2473Liu,Z2325½–½2024C4550th La Roda Open 20247.6
Vehi Bach,V2211Karthik Venkataraman26090–12024B9050th La Roda Open 20247.7
Pranav Vijay2252Bustos Bernardo,S21881–02024C9050th La Roda Open 20247.8
Admiraal,M2471Portero Rubio,M2067½–½2024B8050th La Roda Open 20247.9
Lopez Nunez,A1993Fernandez Barrera,V2249½–½2024B1050th La Roda Open 20247.10
Ha,Y1865Gonzalez Lema,C2224½–½2024D3550th La Roda Open 20247.11
Peralta,F2580Ponce Navalon,J21411–02024A2150th La Roda Open 20247.12
Rodriguez Avila,A2142Martinez Reyes,P23320–12024C1050th La Roda Open 20247.13
Buendia Pinar,A2331Lotero,C21351–02024E5250th La Roda Open 20247.14
Gomez Falagan,D2319Hurtado,F20870–12024E4450th La Roda Open 20247.15
Ramiro Ovejero,J2316Haering Hijon,J20451–02024A4750th La Roda Open 20247.16
Aravindh,C2662Xu,X2623½–½2024E5150th La Roda Open 20248.1
Albornoz Cabrera,C2603Sonis,F25621–02024C9750th La Roda Open 20248.2
Siddharth,J2490Iturrizaga Bonelli,E25881–02024B3850th La Roda Open 20248.3
Karthik Venkataraman2609Elias Reyes,J24731–02024B2250th La Roda Open 20248.4
Liu,Z2325Pranav Vijay2252½–½2024A1350th La Roda Open 20248.5
Gonzalez Lema,C2224Peralta,F25800–12024E4850th La Roda Open 20248.6
Martinez Ramirez,L2450Newrkla,K22131–02024E9350th La Roda Open 20248.7
Sanchez Alvarez,R2407Horcajuelo Rocamora,M21831–02024D3550th La Roda Open 20248.8
Dias,R2216Cruz Lledo,P23530–12024B1250th La Roda Open 20248.9
Martinez Reyes,P2332Roquero Redondo,M2086½–½2024B4450th La Roda Open 20248.10
Jimenez Martinez,J2195Buendia Pinar,A2331½–½2024D3750th La Roda Open 20248.11
Ramiro Ovejero,J2316Hapala,E2015½–½2024D0350th La Roda Open 20248.12
Romero Berruezo,F2194Rottenwohrer Suarez,J22750–12024B1250th La Roda Open 20248.14
Fernandez Barrera,V2249Ha,Y1865½–½2024B1150th La Roda Open 20248.15
Santos,A2165Iglesias Ferreira,A22340–12024E0450th La Roda Open 20248.16
Albornoz Cabrera,C2603Aravindh,C2662½–½2024C7250th La Roda Open 20249.1
Karthik Venkataraman2609Siddharth,J2490½–½2024C0250th La Roda Open 20249.2
Xu,X2623Pranav Vijay2252½–½2024E1150th La Roda Open 20249.3
Iturrizaga Bonelli,E2588Cruz Lledo,P23531–02024A1150th La Roda Open 20249.4
Peralta,F2580Lopez Nunez,A19931–02024D0650th La Roda Open 20249.5
Sonis,F2562Liu,Z23251–02024C6050th La Roda Open 20249.6
Rottenwohrer Suarez,J2275Martinez Ramirez,L24500–12024E1250th La Roda Open 20249.7
Iglesias Ferreira,A2234Sanchez Alvarez,R24071–02024B9650th La Roda Open 20249.8
Elias Reyes,J2473Hurtado,F2087½–½2024B9250th La Roda Open 20249.9
Yuste Valenzuela,A2106Martinez Reyes,P2332½–½2024B3550th La Roda Open 20249.10
Buendia Pinar,A2331Portero Rubio,M2067½–½2024A6150th La Roda Open 20249.11
Roquero Redondo,M2086Ramiro Ovejero,J2316½–½2024B3250th La Roda Open 20249.12
Hapala,E2015Fernandez Barrera,V2249½–½2024C0950th La Roda Open 20249.13
Alvarez Serrano,C2230Liu,M1877½–½2024A1350th La Roda Open 20249.14
Sanchez Carrasco,F1981Vehi Bach,V22110–12024A1750th La Roda Open 20249.15
Juan Mas,S1929Jimenez Martinez,J21950–12024E6050th La Roda Open 20249.16

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