Sharjah Masters 06: Adhiban and Kravtsiv lead
3/29/2017 – There is a bit of a sense of 'finally' upon seeing only two players actually at the top of the hill now. Both Baskaran Adhiban and Martyn Kravtsiv scored important wins, taking them to 5.5/6. They are trailed very closely by a group of six at 5.0/6, and with three rounds to go, the final laps promise to be thrilling. Illustrated report with videos and GM analysis.
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All photos by Maria Emelianova
For some leaders, the sixth round represented a bad day at the office. This was the case for British GM Gawain Jones, who fell to Martyn Kravtsiv. As a result, he is now in 9th place, while Kravitsiv is tied for first.
For others, it was a simple draw... on the surface. Unsuspectingly, Laurent Fressinet agreed to a draw precisely when he had a shot that gave him excellent winning chances. See for yourself below.
Wang Hao vs Laurent Fressinet
Svane Rasmus was in good spirits, but fell to Baskaran Adhiban
The result was that Adhiban, the unexpected star of Tata Steel a couple of months ago, is now tied for first with 5.5/6
Praggnanandhaa vs Iturrizaga
It was another fascinating battle by 11-year-old Paggnanandhaa, and this time against one of South America's top grandmasters, who has been very active on the European circuit this year. Eduardo Iturrizaga analyzes the game with Daniel King.
25-year-old IM S. Nitin is from India and has 3.5/6
Das Debashis vs Radoslaw Wojtaszek
Top seed Radoslaw Wojtaszek joins Daniel King to show his quick win in round six
GM Harika Dronavalli is the top female performer with 4.5/6
Makhija Aashna has 2.0/6
Turkan Mamedyarova vs Saleh Salem
Top player from UAE, Salem Saleh, the 2015 Asian Champion, faced Mamedyarov's sister Turkan and goes over it, showing some of the dangers he had to avoid.
It might seem as if these two were just goofing off, but not so. They are both players and are both playing.
Taking a page out of Carlsen's playbook
Standings after six rounds
|
Rk |
SNo |
Ti. |
Name |
FED |
Rtg |
Pts |
TB |
rtg+/- |
| 1 | 6 | GM | Adhiban B. | IND | 2682 | 5,5 | 19,0 | 11,8 |
| 2 | 21 | GM | Kravtsiv Martyn | UKR | 2641 | 5,5 | 17,0 | 12,6 |
| 3 | 5 | GM | Wang Hao | CHN | 2683 | 5,0 | 19,0 | 7,3 |
| 4 | 17 | GM | Amin Bassem | EGY | 2660 | 5,0 | 18,0 | 4,9 |
| 5 | 16 | GM | Fressinet Laurent | FRA | 2662 | 5,0 | 17,0 | 6,0 |
| 6 | 15 | GM | Mareco Sandro | ARG | 2664 | 5,0 | 17,0 | 2,1 |
| 7 | 31 | GM | Gledura Benjamin | HUN | 2588 | 5,0 | 15,5 | 6,5 |
| 8 | 23 | GM | Sethuraman S.P. | IND | 2629 | 5,0 | 15,0 | 3,5 |
| 9 | 10 | GM | Jones Gawain C B | ENG | 2676 | 4,5 | 20,0 | 3,1 |
| 10 | 2 | GM | Kryvoruchko Yuriy | UKR | 2708 | 4,5 | 18,5 | -2,3 |
| 11 | GM | Akopian Vladimir | ARM | 2675 | 4,5 | 18,5 | -0,3 | |
| 12 | 28 | GM | Adly Ahmed | EGY | 2593 | 4,5 | 18,0 | 5,4 |
| 13 | 4 | GM | Naiditsch Arkadij | AZE | 2702 | 4,5 | 18,0 | -2,5 |
| 47 | Xu Yinglun | CHN | 2540 | 4,5 | 18,0 | 4,0 | ||
| 15 | 35 | GM | Idani Pouya | IRI | 2576 | 4,5 | 17,5 | 4,2 |
| 16 | 20 | GM | Oleksiyenko Mykhaylo | UKR | 2643 | 4,5 | 17,5 | -3,0 |
| 17 | 1 | GM | Wojtaszek Radoslaw | POL | 2745 | 4,5 | 17,5 | -4,7 |
| 18 | 7 | GM | Areshchenko Alexander | UKR | 2682 | 4,5 | 17,0 | -2,5 |
| 19 | 22 | GM | Bluebaum Matthias | GER | 2632 | 4,5 | 17,0 | -2,8 |
| 20 | 12 | GM | Iturrizaga Bonelli Eduardo | VEN | 2673 | 4,5 | 17,0 | -2,5 |
| 21 | 38 | GM | Svane Rasmus | GER | 2570 | 4,5 | 16,5 | 4,1 |
| 22 | 45 | GM | Pichot Alan | ARG | 2556 | 4,5 | 16,5 | 4,2 |
| 23 | 19 | GM | Kuzubov Yuriy | UKR | 2643 | 4,5 | 16,0 | -4,3 |
| 24 | 36 | GM | Maghsoodloo Parham | IRI | 2576 | 4,5 | 15,5 | 1,6 |
| 25 | 55 | IM | Stany G.A. | IND | 2495 | 4,5 | 15,0 | 2,5 |
| 26 | 49 | GM | Vishnu Prasanna. V | IND | 2534 | 4,5 | 15,0 | 3,4 |
| 64 | IM | Narayanan Srinath | IND | 2472 | 4,5 | 15,0 | 10,8 | |
| 28 | 27 | GM | Bok Benjamin | NED | 2596 | 4,5 | 14,5 | -3,0 |
| 29 | 48 | GM | Harika Dronavalli | IND | 2539 | 4,5 | 14,0 | 3,5 |
| 30 | 76 | IM | Viani Antonio Dcunha | IND | 2410 | 4,0 | 18,0 | 8,8 |
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Yes, the photo had been there, and was removed in view of the mistake. A warm thanks to the eagle-eye readers!
@KevinC: Chessbase took down the photo I was referring to. Check Google Cache if you want. Seeing as I recently played Radoslaw, and Alexander is my teammate, you can probably trust me :)
Of course is not my friend Radoslaw Wojtaszek !!!
@smurfo, while I agree he does look a lot like Alexander Areshchenko, it is, indeed, Radoslaw Wojtaszek. Check Google Images:
https://www.google.com/search?q=Radoslaw+Wojtaszek&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwio0oTMyPvSAhWh7IMKHUvVBaIQiR4Ieg&biw=1904&bih=948#spf=1
https://www.google.com/search?q=Radoslaw+Wojtaszek&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwio0oTMyPvSAhWh7IMKHUvVBaIQiR4Ieg&biw=1904&bih=948#spf=1
That photo is not Radoslaw... https://en.chessbase.com/Portals/4/files/news/2015/events/abudhabi/areshchenko01.jpg
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