Nine players still perfect
This DVD allows you to learn from the example of one of the best players in the history of chess and from the explanations of the authors how to successfully organise your games strategically, and how to keep your opponent permanently under pressure.As more and more over-the-board tournaments are being organized worldwide, traditional European opens have also made a comeback. The Riga Technical University Festival is no exception, as it has attracted no fewer than 176 players to its main event, including 26 GMs and 24 IMs.
With 38 players representing the host country, the second-largest contingent hails from India, with 27 representatives having made their way to the Latvian capital. Moreover, the top 20 in the starting rank includes 9 Indian grandmasters, headed by Nihal Sarin (aged 17), Sethuraman S.P. (28) and Aravindh Chithambaram (21).
Nihal is the second seed in the 6-day, 9-round open tournament — German GM Alexander Donchenko is the highest-rated player in the field. While Donchenko drew in round 2 and lost his third-round game — against GM Ralf Akesson from Sweden (Elo 2395) — Nihal still has a perfect score going into round 4. The Indian prodigy is not alone atop the standings, though, as 8 other players also have a 3/3 score.
In the fourth round, Nihal will face his compatriot Arjun Erigaisi (also 17 years old), who made a strong impression at the recent Goldmoney Asian Rapid online tournament.
Pairings - Round 4 (top 5 boards)
...87 boards
Donchenko’s loss against Akesson saw both players trading errors in a double-edged position.
This DVD emphasizes the importance of training your calculation skills. Dutch IM Robert Ris made a selection of training material which he uses in lessons with students ranging from 1400 to 2400. Akesson vs. Donchenko - Round 3
The Swedish grandmaster had just blundered by playing 40.Kh1, as the king move allows 40...Ng3+ 41.hxg3 Qh3+ 42.Kg1 Qxg3+ 43.Kh1 Qxd3 and Black is winning. However, this opportunity was missed by Donchenko, who played 40...Rxb3. Moreover, after 41.Ne5, the German blundered the game away with 41...Qh4.
Klaus Besenthal annotated the game in full.
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1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 a6 4.Bg2 b5 5.b3 c5 6.0-0 Bb7 7.Nc3 Qb6 8.e3 Be7 9.Qe2 0-0 10.Rd1 d5 11.cxb5 axb5 12.Qxb5 Qc7 13.Qe2 Ba6 14.d3 Nc6 15.Bb2 Rfd8 16.Rac1 e5 17.e4 d4 18.Nb1 18.Nd5! Nxd5 19.exd5 Rxd5 20.Ng5 Rd6 20...Rdd8 21.Nxf7 Kxf7 22.Qf3+ 21.Ne4 Rg6 22.Nxc5 18...Nd7 19.Bh3 Rdb8 20.Ne1 20...Bc8?! 20...c4! 21.bxc4 21.dxc4 Bc8! 21...Bg5 22.Rc2 Nb4 21.Na3 Ra6 22.Ra1 Qa7 23.Nec2 g6 24.f4 exf4 25.gxf4 Nf6 26.Bxc8 Rxc8 27.Qf3 Nh5 28.Rf1 Bf8 29.Kh1 Bh6 30.Bc1 Rb8 31.Qh3 Qc7 32.Qh4?! 32.Qf3! 32...Qa7 32...f5! 33.Qh3 Nb4 34.Nxb4 Rxb4 35.Nc4 Rxa2 35...Rxb3! 36.Rxa2 Qxa2 37.Qc8+ 37.Ne5! 37...Bf8 38.f5 Qe2! 39.Kg1 Qg4+ 40.Kh1?? Rxb3? 40...Ng3+! 41.hxg3 Qh3+ 42.Kg1 Qxg3+ 43.Kh1 Qxd3!-+ 41.Ne5 Qh4?? 41...Qe2!= 42.Nd7 Qe7 43.Bh6 Rxd3 44.e5! Rh3 45.f6 Nxf6 46.Nxf6+ Kh8 47.Bxf8 Rxh2+ 48.Kg1 1–0 - Start an analysis engine:
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| Akesson,R | 2395 | Donchenko,A | 2657 | 1–0 | 2021 | A13 | RTU Open 2021 | 3.13 |
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Standings after round 3 (top 20)
| 1 |
6 |
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GM |
Narayanan.S.L |
|
|
|
|
2624 |
3,0 |
4,0 |
2,0 |
3154 |
10 |
6,1 |
| 2 |
7 |
|
GM |
Hakobyan Aram |
U20 |
|
|
|
2612 |
3,0 |
4,0 |
2,0 |
3141 |
10 |
6,0 |
| 3 |
8 |
|
GM |
Smirin Ilia |
|
|
|
|
2610 |
3,0 |
4,0 |
2,0 |
3134 |
10 |
5,8 |
| 4 |
12 |
|
GM |
Puranik Abhimanyu |
|
|
|
|
2580 |
3,0 |
4,0 |
2,0 |
3125 |
10 |
6,4 |
| 5 |
11 |
|
GM |
Erigaisi Arjun |
U18 |
|
|
|
2597 |
3,0 |
4,0 |
2,0 |
3116 |
10 |
5,8 |
| 6 |
18 |
|
IM |
Laurusas Tomas |
|
|
|
|
2549 |
3,0 |
4,0 |
2,0 |
3107 |
10 |
6,8 |
| 7 |
2 |
|
GM |
Nihal Sarin |
U18 |
|
|
|
2655 |
3,0 |
3,5 |
1,5 |
3163 |
10 |
5,7 |
| 8 |
21 |
|
GM |
Pultinevicius Paulius |
U20 |
|
|
|
2528 |
3,0 |
3,5 |
1,5 |
3031 |
10 |
5,0 |
| 9 |
23 |
|
GM |
Grigorov Grigor |
|
|
|
|
2507 |
3,0 |
3,5 |
1,5 |
2996 |
10 |
4,6 |
| 10 |
3 |
|
GM |
Kovalenko Igor |
|
|
|
|
2644 |
2,5 |
4,5 |
2,0 |
2632 |
10 |
0,7 |
| 11 |
86 |
|
|
Kretainis Kristaps |
|
|
|
|
2192 |
2,5 |
4,0 |
2,0 |
2289 |
20 |
24,6 |
| 12 |
48 |
|
GM |
Akesson Ralf |
S60 |
|
|
|
2395 |
2,5 |
4,0 |
1,5 |
2694 |
10 |
12,1 |
| 13 |
5 |
|
GM |
Aravindh Chithambaram Vr. |
|
|
|
|
2641 |
2,5 |
4,0 |
1,5 |
2585 |
10 |
-0,6 |
| 14 |
43 |
|
IM |
Vignesh N R |
|
|
|
|
2428 |
2,5 |
4,0 |
1,5 |
2318 |
10 |
2,8 |
| 15 |
14 |
|
GM |
Ivic Velimir |
U20 |
|
|
|
2571 |
2,5 |
3,5 |
1,5 |
2562 |
10 |
0,5 |
| 16 |
24 |
|
IM |
Arjun Kalyan |
U20 |
|
|
|
2503 |
2,5 |
3,5 |
1,5 |
2519 |
10 |
1,2 |
| 17 |
30 |
|
IM |
Pavlov Sergey |
|
|
|
|
2481 |
2,5 |
3,5 |
1,0 |
2590 |
10 |
5,2 |
| 18 |
22 |
|
GM |
Visakh N R |
|
|
|
|
2516 |
2,5 |
3,5 |
1,0 |
2559 |
10 |
2,2 |
| 19 |
16 |
|
GM |
Sanal Vahap |
|
|
|
|
2557 |
2,5 |
3,0 |
1,5 |
2560 |
10 |
0,9 |
| 20 |
44 |
|
IM |
Ioannidis Evgenios |
U20 |
|
|
|
2422 |
2,5 |
3,0 |
1,5 |
2548 |
10 |
5,9 |
...176 players
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