12/4/2022 – Two young rising stars claimed titles in the blitz section of the Tata Steel Chess India event. Arjun Erigaisi and Vaishali Rameshbabu made their country proud as they got clear victories in the 18-round tournaments organized in Kolkata. The Indians outscored top-notch opposition on their way to memorable triumphs at the imposing National Library of India. | Pictured: Nihal, Arjun, Ushenina and Vaishali | Photo: Lennart Ootes
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The 19-year-old kicked off the day with a loss against an out-of-form Nodirbek Abdusattorov, but then went on to rack up five wins in the next seven rounds to secure first place ahead of quick-play specialist Nakamura. In fact, the win that gave Arjun the triumph was achieved over the US star, who would have leapfrogged the young Indian in the standings had he scored a full point in their direct encounter.
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Arjun gained 23.8 Elo points in the blitz ratings list, where he climbed to tenth place, as he now stands ahead of the likes of Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Wesley So and Indian hero Vishy Anand. Arjun is one of five under-20 players rated 2700 or above in classical chess — the new generation is here!
Naka ended the tournament with a win over Praggnanandhaa to get clear second place, a whole two points ahead of Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. Parham Maghsoodloo and Vidit Gujrathi shared fourth place as the only players who finished with a fifty-percent score.
Doubtlessly, Nakamura is the pre-tournament favourite in every blitz event in which Magnus Carlsen and/or Alireza Firouzja are absent (and even when they are participating, Naka is often a contender for first place). In Kolkata, however, he was defeated three times by Arjun, once in the rapid and twice in the blitz!
In the deciding game from round 17, Naka was inches away from recovering from his two prior losses, but after failing to make the most of his winning chances, he even went on to blunder and lose the game — allowing Arjun to win the event with a round to spare.
Arjun vs. Nakamura - Round 17
This position is objectively drawn — except that this was a blitz encounter. Naka blundered the game away with 46...Be2, and resigned after 47.Qa2+, which forks king and bishop.
Hikaru Nakamura almost mounts a remarkable comeback — he scored 6½ out of 9 points on Sunday | Photo: Lennart Ootes
In another result that surely made Indian fans proud, Vaishali Rameshbabu, Pragg’s sister, won the women’s blitz tournament with a 13½/18 score. Mariya Muzychuk had finished the first half of the event with a remarkable 8/9 score, but Vaishali remained at striking distance throughout.
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By the time they faced each other, in round 14 (draw), Muzychuk was still a full point ahead of the youngster. Only in the penultimate round did Vaishali grab the lead, as the Ukrainian faltered in the last hurdle, losing his final two games, against Harika Dronavalli and Nana Dzagnidze respectively. Mariya nonetheless got clear second place, while Harika finished third, much like in the rapid event.
While still in the lead, a full point ahead of Vaishali, Mariya Muzychuk faced Oliwia Kiolbasa with the black pieces. The Ukrainian had a slightly inferior position, but apparently nerves failed her in the early middlegame, as she hung a whole rook on move 24.
Kiolbasa vs. Muzychuk - Round 15
24...Ra5 attacked White’s queen, completely disregarding the fact that the queen was attacking the other rook on the back rank — 25.Qxc8+ put an end to the game.
Mariya Muzychuk | Photo: Lennart Ootes
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