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If the Delhi International 2018 was a 10-kilometre run, then Arkadij Naiditsch zoomed past everyone is the first 8 kilometres and then walked his way to the finish line in the last two. He seemed simply in control of everything during the tournament and scored a clinical 8½ / 10 (with draws against Ratnakaran, Akash PC Iyer and Alberto David).
The final round clash between Naiditsch and Alberto David ended in a quick draw. Naiditsch was happy with a draw, because even if Ziaur Rahman won, Naiditsch knew he would win the event due to direct encounter being the first tiebreak, and Arkadij had beaten Rahman in round seven.
Ziaur Rahman was one of the stars of the tournament, hugely out performing his initial seeding as number 23, and turning in a 2701 performance rating. The Bangladeshi number one revealed that he "was very scared" playing against Naiditsch, but he immediately bounced back with wins over GMs Ivan Rozum and Sergei Tiviakov.
Chess Endgames 9 - Rook and Minor Piece
Endings with rook and minor piece against rook and minor piece occur very frequently, even more often than rook endings, yet there's not much literature on them. This endgame DVD fills this gap. The four different material constellations rook and knight vs rook and knight, rooks and opposite coloured (and same coloured ) bishops and rook and bishop vs rook and knight are dealt with. In view of the different material constellations Karsten Mueller explains many guidelines like e.g. "With knights even a small initiative weighs heavily".
GM Ziaur Rahman on how he beat two strong 2580+ GMs | ChessBase India on YouTube
Arkadij Naiditsch vs. Alberto David | Photo: Niklesh Jain
Naiditsch turned in five straight wins before coasting to the finish with two draws:
| Rd. | Bo. | SNo | Name | Rtg | FED | Pts. | Res. | |
| 1 | 1 | 133 | WFM | Varshini V | 2062 | IND | 6,0 | s 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 68 | IM | Kandil Adham | 2294 | EGY | 6,0 | w 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 45 | IM | Rathnakaran K. | 2372 | IND | 6,5 | s ½ |
| 4 | 6 | 49 | Sammed Jaykumar Shete | 2337 | IND | 6,5 | w 1 | |
| 5 | 2 | 22 | GM | Deepan Chakkravarthy J. | 2475 | IND | 7,5 | s 1 |
| 6 | 2 | 16 | GM | Vaibhav Suri | 2542 | IND | 7,5 | w 1 |
| 7 | 1 | 23 | GM | Rahman Ziaur | 2472 | BAN | 8,0 | s 1 |
| 8 | 1 | 8 | GM | Karthikeyan Murali | 2580 | IND | 7,5 | w 1 |
| 9 | 1 | 35 | Akash Pc Iyer | 2415 | IND | 7,0 | s ½ | |
| 10 | 1 | 12 | GM | David Alberto | 2553 | ITA | 7,5 | w ½ |
In this interview with Niklesh Jain, Naiditsch talks about his tournament, how strong Indians are at chess and how to beat Magnus Carlsen:
Naiditsch: "It's easier to beat Magnus Carlsen than Karjakin or Giri" | ChessBase India on YouTube
Karthikeyan Murali and Ziaur Rahman fought very hard, but the game ended in a draw:
Power Play 21: A repertoire for black against the Anti-Sicilians
Accept the Morra Gambit with confidence. Tame the Grand Prix Attack. Put fear into the heart of every tedious 2 c3 player. You can make 1...c5 a dangerous weapon whether it's an open or closed Sicilian.
The find of the tournament was Nubairshah Shaikh who scored 8.0/10, earned his maiden GM norm and also finished third. Nubair's tournament was already very successful after he had achieved his GM norm in nine rounds. Hence, he offered his opponent Vignesh a draw after just three moves. But Vignesh was in a fighting mood and went for a full-blooded fight. Nubair played a model game in the Caro-Kann and won in style.
The Fashionable Caro-Kann Vol.1 and 2
The Caro Kann is a very tricky opening. Black’s play is based on controlling and fighting for key light squares. It is a line which was very fashionable in late 90s and early 2000s due to the successes of greats like Karpov, Anand, Dreev etc. Recently due to strong engines lot of key developments have been made and some new lines have been introduced, while others have been refuted altogether. I have analyzed the new trends carefully and found some new ideas for Black.
Nubair Shah Shaikh shows his win against Vignesh along side IM Sagar Shah | ChessBase India on YouTube
IM Tania Sachdev was a special guest at the event. ChessBase India caught up with Tania to speak about the Delhi International 2018, her role at the Gibraltar Chess Festival and how chess can make it to the Olympics.
Improve your chess with Tania Sachdev
On this DVD, well-known Indian WGM Tania Sachdev shows you how to evaluate certain positions and then find the right concepts and plans on the basis of her own games.
Tania Sachdev, in Hindi and English | ChessBase India on YouTube
| Rk. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | ||
| 1 |
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GM | Naiditsch Arkadij | 2701 | 8,5 | 0,0 |
| 2 |
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GM | Rahman Ziaur | 2472 | 8,0 | 0,0 |
| 3 |
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IM | Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh | 2380 | 8,0 | 0,0 |
| 4 |
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GM | Horvath Adam | 2484 | 8,0 | 0,0 |
| 5 |
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GM | Karthikeyan Murali | 2580 | 7,5 | 0,0 |
| 6 |
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GM | Vaibhav Suri | 2542 | 7,5 | 0,0 |
| 7 |
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GM | Tiviakov Sergei | 2584 | 7,5 | 0,0 |
| 8 |
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GM | David Alberto | 2553 | 7,5 | 0,0 |
| 9 |
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GM | Deepan Chakkravarthy J. | 2475 | 7,5 | 0,0 |
| 10 |
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GM | Tukhaev Adam | 2570 | 7,5 | 0,0 |
| 11 |
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GM | Deviatkin Andrei | 2471 | 7,5 | 0,0 |
| 12 |
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IM | Khusenkhojaev Muhammad | 2462 | 7,5 | 0,0 |
| 13 |
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IM | Harsha Bharathakoti | 2451 | 7,5 | 0,0 |
| 14 |
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GM | Czebe Attila | 2458 | 7,5 | 0,0 |
| 15 |
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GM | Amonatov Farrukh | 2636 | 7,0 | 0,0 |
| 16 |
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Akash Pc Iyer | 2415 | 7,0 | 0,0 | |
| 17 |
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GM | Pruijssers Roeland | 2536 | 7,0 | 0,0 |
| 18 |
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GM | Rozum Ivan | 2595 | 7,0 | 0,0 |
| 19 |
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GM | Gupta Abhijeet | 2610 | 7,0 | 0,0 |
| 20 |
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IM | Vignesh N R | 2470 | 7,0 | 0,0 |
| 21 |
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FM | Erigaisi Arjun | 2386 | 7,0 | 0,0 |
| 22 |
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Sankalp Gupta | 2303 | 7,0 | 0,0 | |
| 23 |
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IM | Sardana Rishi | 2402 | 7,0 | 0,0 |
| 24 |
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IM | Shyaamnikhil P | 2397 | 7,0 | 0,0 |
| 25 |
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GM | Nguyen Duc Hoa | 2490 | 7,0 | 0,0 |
| 26 |
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Sammed Jaykumar Shete | 2337 | 6,5 | 0,0 |
...262 players in the A-Open
