12/17/2023 – Arjun Erigaisi scored his first win of the event against Alexandr Predke in the third round of the Chennai Grand Masters 2023. After losing the first round against Harikrishna, Arjun was virtually in a must-win situation to stay in the championship hunt and keep his chances in the FIDE Circuit. Predke made a positional mistake which allowed his opponent to force the queen exchange. Arjun made the most out of his opportunity to trail the leaders — Sanan Sjugirov and Harikrishna — by a half point at 1.5/3 along with Levon Aronian, Pavel Eljanov and D Gukesh. | Photos: Shahid Ahmed
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Harikrishna escapes against Eljanov
A mutual blunder between Harikrishna and Eljanov allowed the former to salvage a half point via perpetual check. Gukesh had a relatively calm draw against Parham Maghsoodloo.
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Harikrishna - Eljanov: 0.5-0.5
The sole rated game played earlier this year between GM Pentala Harikirshna and GM Pentala Eljanov ended in a draw at the World Rapid Team Championship. Their last decisive rated game occurred in 2019.
Harikrishna - Eljanov: 0.5-0.5
Position after 25...a5
White should have taken on b5 here with 26.Bxb5. Instead, he went for an adventurous 26.Bxh7+? which is incorrect if Black plays correctly. Fortunately for White, his opponent didn't. 26...Kxh7 27.Qh4+ Kg8 28.Rh5 f5 29.Rh8+ Kf7 30.Qh5+ Kf6?? Black blundered. 30...Qg6 would have been winning for White — 31.Re7+ Kf6 32.Qe2 Rxh8 33.Qe5+ Kg7 34.Rxg7 is what Harikrishna felt to be his only way to continue the fight. White got an opportunity to force a perpetual: 31.Rh6+ gxh6 32.Qxh6+ Kf7 33.Qh7+ Kf6 34.Qh6+ Kf7 and it's a draw.
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Harikrishna and Eljanov had an exciting draw, but it was certainly not a thrilling one for Harikrishna
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Sanan Sjugirov and Levon Aronian had an interesting draw
Parham Maghsoodloo and D Gukesh had a relatively calm draw
Arjun - Predke: 1-0
GM Arjun Erigaisi played only two rated games against GM Alexandr Predke. He lost the first one and drew the second. It was time for Arjun to deliver the equalizer.
Arjun - Predke
Position after 26...Bg4
26...Bg4 allowed White to force a queen trade after 27.Rxe3 Qxe3 28.Qd4 Qxd4 29.Nxd4. However, Arjun was unsure how he would make progress if his opponent went for 29...a5. Thus, after 29...Bd7, he immediately went 30.a5 to make a breakthrough on the queenside and push for a win. It was not easy, but White showed some fine technique to convert his advantage into a win.
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1.e4c52.Nf3Nc63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3e56.Ndb5d67.Nd5Nxd58.exd5Ne79.c3Nf510.a4Be711.Bd30-012.0-0Nh413.f4a614.Na3exf415.Bxf4Ng616.Bxg6hxg617.Nc4Qc718.b3b619.Be3Rb820.Bd4Bg521.Nd2Re822.c4Be3+23.Bxe3Rxe324.Re1Qc525.Kh1Bf526.Nf3Bg427.Rxe3Qxe328.Qd4Qxd429.Nxd4Bd730.a5b531.cxb5Bxb532.Kg1Bd333.Ra4Re834.Rb4Re1+35.Kf2Re536.Nc6Re2+37.Kf3Ra238.Rb8+Kh739.Rd8f540.Rxd6Be4+41.Kf4Rxg242.Rd8g5+43.Ke5Race of the passed pawns They can be very sharp and material is often not the most important factor:Rxh2?This is too greedy. White's d-pawn will now decide the day.43...Re2was forced, e.g.44.Nd4Re145.d6Bg2+46.Kxf5Bh3+47.Kxg5Re4with defensive chances. Petronijevic: This was best chance for black, although he should be lost after a proper play:48.Nf3Be649.h3!Bxh350.Rf8Rg4+50...Be651.Rf4Re352.b4Rd353.Nd4Bd754.Rf7Bh355.Nf5Bxf556.Kxf5Rxd657.Ke4Kg658.Ke5Kxf759.Kxd6g560.b5g461.bxa6g362.a7g263.a8Qg1Qthis position is winning according to tablebase. Of course, in a practical game it is very hard to prove that.51.Kf5Ra4+52.Ke5Rxa5+53.Kf4g5+54.Kg3Kg755.Re8Bf556.d7Bxd757.Re7+Kf658.Rxd7Rb559.Rd6+Ke760.Rd3Kf661.Nd2not easy but after a proper play White should win in a long run.44.Nd4!The sting of the knight scorpion.Ra245.b4Neccessary prophylaxis.45.d6?rushs due toRxa5+=45...g445...Bxd546.Rxd5f447.Rd6+-46.d6g347.d7g248.Rh8+!White strikes first.Kxh848...Kg6?!49.d8Qg1Q50.Qe8+Kg551.Qh5#49.d8Q+Kh750.Qg5Ra151.Ne2!The knight stops Black's counterplay and it is over.Rb151...Kg852.Ke6Rd153.Qg3Rd854.Nf4+-52.Ke6!The king enters the attack.Rxb452...Rh153.Kf7Bd5+54.Kf8g655.Qf4Be656.Qe5Kh657.Qxe6+-53.Qh4+The sting of the queen scorpion.Kg854.Qd8+Kh755.Kf7Rb7+56.Kf8f457.Qh4+Kg658.Nxf4+Kf559.Nxg2g5?!59...Bxg2is more tenacious, but does not defend due to60.Qf2+Ke661.Qxg2Rf7+62.Kg8Rf663.Kxg7Rf7+64.Kg8Rf665.Qg5Rf566.Qe3+Re567.Qb6++-60.Ne3+Kf661.Qh6+Ke561...Bg6is met by62.Nd5+Kf563.Ne7++-62.Qxg5+Kd463.Qf4Rb564.Ke7Petronijevic: A bit faster is64.Nc2+Kd365.Ne1+Kd466.Nf3+Kd367.Qd2+Kc468.Qd4++-64...Kd365.Ng4Bd566.Ne5+Kc367.Qe3+Kb468.Kd6Rxa569.Nd3+Kc470.Nb2+Kb471.Qd2+Another sting of the queen scorpion.71.Qd2+Kb572.Qd472.Qxd5++-works as well of course.72...Bh173.Qc5#1–0
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