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GM D Gukesh defeated GM Sanan Sjugirov in their last encounter at World Blitz 2021. This time, the youngster was determined to repeat the same feat.
Sjugirov made a dubious pawn sacrifice with 26.c5 to momentarily block the bishop's path and also open the queen's diagonal. However, Gukesh did not hesitate to take the pawn: 26...Bxc5 27.Be3 Bxe3 28. Rxe3 f4 Black does not gain any material immediately due to 29.Re4 Nd5 reinforcing the f4-pawn and unpinning his e6-rook — 30.Qxb7 Qg5 and finally the g3-knight is really under attack. After 31.Nf1 Rg6 32.g3 Qf5 33.Rae1 Qxh3 White's position is a wreck and Black won the game in another seven moves.
D Gukesh on his win against Sanan Sjugirov | Video: ChessBase India
Attack like a Super Grandmaster
In this Fritztrainer: “Attack like a Super GM†with Gukesh we touch upon all aspects of his play, with special emphasis on how you can become a better attacking player.
Gukesh made all the right moves against Sanan Sjugirov
Whenever Arjun Erigaisi and Levon Aronian face each other, one can certainly expect fireworks. This time it was no different. Arjun's 6.Qe2 in the Scotch Game was responded with 6...Rb8. A highly unusual line. After the 22nd move, the game liquidated into a double rook endgame and eventually into a favorable rook endgame for Arjun, who had practical chances.
White needed to play 43.Rc1 to maintain his decisive advantage. It was certainly not easy to find. After pushing his pawn to 43.f5 he realized that a full point left his grasp. The game ended in a draw in the next few moves.
The Arjun Erigaisi - Levon Aronian saga adds a new chapter - Commentary by IM Sagar Shah | Video: ChessBase India
Arjun Erigaisi had a great opportunity to join the lead with Gukesh
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Former MD of Microsense, S Kailashanathan, made the ceremonial first move
Round 5 in progress
Deputy Chief Arbiter IA Arasu B and Chief Arbiter IA Gopakumar M S
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S Kailashanathan, former MD of Microsesnse, made the ceremonial first move of the fifth round | Video: ChessBase India
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The man who has won over a dozen tournaments in 2023 - IM FT Harikrishnan A Ra | Video: ChessBase India
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In this DVD, Erwin l'Ami guides you through the fascinating Benko Gambit. As early as move three Black starts a fight for the initiative, a strategy that has proved to be successful in countless amateur and master level games.
Replay the round-5 live commentary by IM Sagar Shah, Amruta Mokal with guest commentators GM Anish Giri and IM Sopiko Guramishvili | Video: ChessBase India
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2703 | GM | Sjugirov, Sanan | 0 - 1 | GM | Gukesh, D | 2720 | 8 | PGN | ||
| 2 | 4 | 2696 | GM | Harikrishna, Pentala | ½ - ½ | GM | Maghsoodloo, Parham | 2742 | 2 | PGN | ||
| 3 | 5 | 2727 | GM | Erigaisi, Arjun | ½ - ½ | GM | Aronian, Levon | 2723 | 1 | PGN | ||
| 4 | 6 | 2689 | GM | Predke, Alexandr | 0 - 1 | GM | Eljanov, Pavel | 2691 | 7 | PGN |
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM | Gukesh, D | 2720 | 3,5 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | GM | Harikrishna, Pentala | 2696 | 3 | 0,5 | ||||||
| 3 | GM | Eljanov, Pavel | 2691 | 3 | 0,5 | ||||||
| 4 | GM | Aronian, Levon | 2723 | 2,5 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | GM | Maghsoodloo, Parham | 2742 | 2,5 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | GM | Erigaisi, Arjun | 2727 | 2,5 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | GM | Sjugirov, Sanan | 2703 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | GM | Predke, Alexandr | 2689 | 1 | 0 |
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2720 | GM | Gukesh, D | GM | Eljanov, Pavel | 2691 | 7 | ||||
| 2 | 1 | 2723 | GM | Aronian, Levon | GM | Predke, Alexandr | 2689 | 6 | ||||
| 3 | 2 | 2742 | GM | Maghsoodloo, Parham | GM | Erigaisi, Arjun | 2727 | 5 | ||||
| 4 | 3 | 2703 | GM | Sjugirov, Sanan | GM | Harikrishna, Pentala | 2696 | 4 |
