6th Sharjah Masters 2023
Before the eighth round Erigaisi was in 7th-15th place with 4.5 out of 7 and a relatively poor tiebreak score. But with an energetic win with black in round 8 he closed the gap to the top group.
The win leaves Erigaisi tied for first place with seven other players and still in contention to win the tournament.
Results of round 8
Bo. |
No. |
|
|
Name |
Rtg |
Pts. |
Result |
Pts. |
|
Name |
Rtg |
|
No. |
1 |
17 |
|
GM |
Oparin, Grigoriy |
2667 |
5 |
½ - ½ |
5 |
GM |
Gukesh, D |
2732 |
|
2 |
2 |
15 |
|
GM |
Martirosyan, Haik M. |
2675 |
5 |
½ - ½ |
5 |
GM |
Sevian, Samuel |
2684 |
|
11 |
3 |
28 |
|
GM |
Yakubboev, Nodirbek |
2630 |
5 |
½ - ½ |
5 |
GM |
Tabatabaei, M. Amin |
2677 |
|
14 |
4 |
18 |
|
GM |
Korobov, Anton |
2664 |
4½ |
0 - 1 |
4½ |
GM |
Yu, Yangyi |
2729 |
|
4 |
5 |
5 |
|
GM |
Sjugirov, Sanan |
2712 |
4½ |
½ - ½ |
4½ |
GM |
Nihal, Sarin |
2673 |
|
16 |
6 |
38 |
|
GM |
Kovalev, Vladislav |
2612 |
4½ |
0 - 1 |
4½ |
GM |
Erigaisi, Arjun |
2701 |
|
8 |
7 |
46 |
|
GM |
Kadric, Denis |
2601 |
4½ |
½ - ½ |
4½ |
GM |
Esipenko, Andrey |
2679 |
|
12 |
8 |
9 |
|
GM |
Praggnanandhaa, R |
2688 |
4 |
1 - 0 |
4½ |
GM |
Kuybokarov, Temur |
2566 |
|
64 |
9 |
31 |
|
GM |
Karthikeyan, Murali |
2627 |
4 |
0 - 1 |
4 |
GM |
Niemann, Hans Moke |
2708 |
|
6 |
10 |
35 |
|
GM |
Aryan, Chopra |
2617 |
4 |
½ - ½ |
4 |
GM |
Cheparinov, Ivan |
2660 |
|
20 |
11 |
39 |
|
GM |
Vakhidov, Jakhongir |
2607 |
4 |
½ - ½ |
4 |
GM |
Narayanan.S.L, |
2660 |
|
21 |
12 |
58 |
|
GM |
Vokhidov, Shamsiddin |
2586 |
4 |
0 - 1 |
4 |
GM |
Nguyen, Thai Dai Van |
2645 |
|
22 |
13 |
23 |
|
GM |
Yilmaz, Mustafa |
2641 |
4 |
½ - ½ |
4 |
GM |
Suleymanli, Aydin |
2560 |
|
67 |
14 |
76 |
|
GM |
Aditya, Mittal |
2522 |
4 |
½ - ½ |
4 |
GM |
Abasov, Nijat |
2634 |
|
24 |
15 |
69 |
|
GM |
Mchedlishvili, Mikheil |
2553 |
4 |
½ - ½ |
4 |
GM |
Dardha, Daniel |
2631 |
|
26 |
16 |
27 |
|
GM |
Sargsyan, Shant |
2630 |
4 |
½ - ½ |
4 |
GM |
Murzin, Volodar |
2604 |
|
42 |
17 |
29 |
|
GM |
Petrosyan, Manuel |
2629 |
4 |
½ - ½ |
4 |
GM |
Galperin, Platon |
2528 |
|
74 |
18 |
78 |
|
GM |
Asis Gargatagli, Hipolito |
2519 |
4 |
0 - 1 |
3½ |
GM |
Maghsoodloo, Parham |
2734 |
|
1 |
19 |
3 |
|
GM |
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi |
2731 |
3½ |
½ - ½ |
3½ |
GM |
Yuffa, Daniil |
2592 |
|
53 |
20 |
13 |
|
GM |
Salem, A.R. Saleh |
2677 |
3½ |
½ - ½ |
3½ |
GM |
Ju, Wenjun |
2550 |
|
70 |
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Standings after 8 rounds
Rk. |
SNo |
|
|
Name |
FED |
Rtg |
Pts. |
TB1 |
TB2 |
1 |
11 |
|
GM |
Sevian, Samuel |
USA |
2684 |
5,5 |
0 |
35,5 |
2 |
2 |
|
GM |
Gukesh, D |
IND |
2732 |
5,5 |
0 |
33,5 |
3 |
28 |
|
GM |
Yakubboev, Nodirbek |
UZB |
2630 |
5,5 |
0 |
32,5 |
4 |
4 |
|
GM |
Yu, Yangyi |
CHN |
2729 |
5,5 |
0 |
32 |
5 |
14 |
|
GM |
Tabatabaei, M. Amin |
IRI |
2677 |
5,5 |
0 |
31,5 |
6 |
15 |
|
GM |
Martirosyan, Haik M. |
ARM |
2675 |
5,5 |
0 |
31 |
7 |
8 |
|
GM |
Erigaisi, Arjun |
IND |
2701 |
5,5 |
0 |
31 |
8 |
17 |
|
GM |
Oparin, Grigoriy |
USA |
2667 |
5,5 |
0 |
30,5 |
9 |
16 |
|
GM |
Nihal, Sarin |
IND |
2673 |
5 |
0 |
35 |
10 |
6 |
|
GM |
Niemann, Hans Moke |
USA |
2708 |
5 |
0 |
32,5 |
11 |
46 |
|
GM |
Kadric, Denis |
MNE |
2601 |
5 |
0 |
32,5 |
12 |
22 |
|
GM |
Nguyen, Thai Dai Van |
CZE |
2645 |
5 |
0 |
32 |
13 |
5 |
|
GM |
Sjugirov, Sanan |
RUS |
2712 |
5 |
0 |
32 |
14 |
9 |
|
GM |
Praggnanandhaa, R |
IND |
2688 |
5 |
0 |
31 |
15 |
12 |
|
GM |
Esipenko, Andrey |
FID |
2679 |
5 |
0 |
30 |
16 |
38 |
|
GM |
Kovalev, Vladislav |
FID |
2612 |
4,5 |
0 |
35 |
17 |
35 |
|
GM |
Aryan, Chopra |
IND |
2617 |
4,5 |
0 |
35 |
18 |
23 |
|
GM |
Yilmaz, Mustafa |
TUR |
2641 |
4,5 |
0 |
34,5 |
19 |
27 |
|
GM |
Sargsyan, Shant |
ARM |
2630 |
4,5 |
0 |
34 |
20 |
67 |
|
GM |
Suleymanli, Aydin |
AZE |
2560 |
4,5 |
0 |
33,5 |
21 |
20 |
|
GM |
Cheparinov, Ivan |
BUL |
2660 |
4,5 |
0 |
33,5 |
22 |
21 |
|
GM |
Narayanan.S.L, |
IND |
2660 |
4,5 |
0 |
32,5 |
23 |
18 |
|
GM |
Korobov, Anton |
UKR |
2664 |
4,5 |
0 |
32,5 |
24 |
69 |
|
GM |
Mchedlishvili, Mikheil |
GEO |
2553 |
4,5 |
0 |
32,5 |
25 |
1 |
|
GM |
Maghsoodloo, Parham |
IRI |
2734 |
4,5 |
0 |
32 |
26 |
42 |
|
GM |
Murzin, Volodar |
FID |
2604 |
4,5 |
0 |
32 |
27 |
39 |
|
GM |
Vakhidov, Jakhongir |
UZB |
2607 |
4,5 |
0 |
31 |
28 |
64 |
|
GM |
Kuybokarov, Temur |
AUS |
2566 |
4,5 |
0 |
30,5 |
29 |
74 |
|
GM |
Galperin, Platon |
UKR |
2528 |
4,5 |
0 |
30 |
30 |
29 |
|
GM |
Petrosyan, Manuel |
ARM |
2629 |
4,5 |
0 |
29,5 |
31 |
26 |
|
GM |
Dardha, Daniel |
BEL |
2631 |
4,5 |
0 |
29,5 |
32 |
76 |
|
GM |
Aditya, Mittal |
IND |
2522 |
4,5 |
0 |
28,5 |
33 |
24 |
|
GM |
Abasov, Nijat |
AZE |
2634 |
4,5 |
0 |
28 |
34 |
72 |
|
GM |
Moroni, Luca Jr |
ITA |
2535 |
4,5 |
0 |
26,5 |
35 |
57 |
|
GM |
Adhiban, B. |
IND |
2589 |
4,5 |
0 |
24,5 |
36 |
70 |
|
GM |
Ju, Wenjun |
CHN |
2550 |
4 |
0 |
33 |
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