Dortmund: Korobov, Quesada and Gavrilescu co-leaders in the A-Open

by Patrick Zelbel
8/15/2024 – Day 5 of the Dortmund Chess Festival saw Elisabeth Paehtz and Dinara Wagner signing a third consecutive draw in their 6-game match. Meanwhile, in the A-Open, three players scored wins and are now tied for first place with 4½/5 points each: Anton Korobov, Luis Quesada and David Gavrilescu. | Photo: Dariusz Gorzinski
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Paehtz v. Wagner sign a third draw in a row

After three games, the match between Elisabeth Paehtz and Dinara Wagner at the Dortmund International Chess Festival is still tied.

Wagner opened the third game with White, and Paehtz played the King's Indian Defence. The position quickly turned into a Benoni structure, which was slightly favourable for Black. Paehtz had a small advantage on the open e-file and subsequently regretted not having got more out of the middlegame.

Wagner, on her part, realised that she would not be able to get more than half a point, defended skilfully and ultimately managed to simplify into an equal endgame.

The score is now 1½-1½. On Thursday, Paehtz will try to make the most of her second game with the white pieces.

Dinara Wagner

Dinara Wagner | Photo: Dariusz Gorzinski

A-Open: Korobov, Quesada and Gavrilescu co-leaders

In the A-Open, Israeli FM Nadav Zemach, who was the sole leader after round 4, lost unnecessarily against Ukrainian grandmaster Anton Korobov. Rather than simplifying into a drawn rook ending, Zemach let the game slip out of his hands, and Korobov took the chance he had been waiting for.

On the second board, IM Vadym Petrovskyi was satisfied with a draw while playing white against GM Frederik Svane. Petrovskyi sacrificed an exchange to force a perpetual check.

Two other grandmasters are level with Korobov at the top: GM Luis Quesada (Cuba) and GM David Gavrilescu (Romania) won their games in the fifth round. Meanwhile, GM Christopher Yoo recovered from his defeat the day before, winning against FM Jonas Gallasch and is now trailing the leading trio by half a point.

Anton Korobov

Anton Korobov | Photo: Dariusz Gorzinski

Standings after round 5

Rk. Name Pts.  TB1 
1 Korobov, Anton 4,5 15
2 Quesada Perez, Luis Ernesto 4,5 15
3 Gavrilescu, David 4,5 14
4 Svane, Frederik 4 15
5 Zemach, Nadav 4 14,5
6 Petrovskyi, Vadim 4 14,5
7 Sasikiran, Krishnan 4 14
8 Lain, Luigi 4 13,5
9 Romanov, Evgeny 4 13,5
10 Zwirs, Nico 4 13,5
11 Yoo, Christopher Woojin 4 13
12 Kügel, Tobias 4 13
13 Peyrer, Konstantin 4 13
14 Samadov, Read 4 13
15 Meins, Gerlef 4 12,5
16 Gkoumas, Georgios 4 12,5
17 Sokolovsky, Yahli 4 12,5
18 Bashirov, Kemal 4 12
19 Waldhausen Gordon, Frederick 4 11,5
20 Zuferi, Enis 4 11

...191 players

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Patrick Zelbel is the press officer at the Sparkassen Chess Trophy yearly event in Dortmund.