Tata Steel Chess India: Abdusattorov leads after first day of rapid

by André Schulz
11/14/2024 – Nodirbek Abdusattorov leads the field after two wins and a draw on the first day of rapid chess at the Tata Steel India Rapid and Blitz tournament. The Uzbek grandmaster had a lot of luck in his game against Vincent Keymer. Magnus Carlsen started with two draws and a win. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

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Day 1

Nodirbek Abdusattorov got off to the best start at the Tata Steel Chess Rapid and Blitz tournament, which opened on Wednesday in Kolkata with the first day of rapid chess. The Uzbek grandmaster began with a draw against Daniil Dubov.

Nodirbek Abdusattorov | Photo: Lennart Ootes

In round 2, he faced Vincent Keymer with black. The game was balanced for a long time in the Tarrasch variation of the Queen's Gambit. After a mistake by Abdusattorov, Keymer had good winning chances but was unable to capitalise on them. In the end, the game was decided by a gross mistake. 

In the third round, Abdusattorov also won, as he defeated Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu. 

The playing hall | Photo: Lennart Ootes

Magnus Carlsen started with two draws against the Indian youngsters Praggnanandhaa and Nihal Sarin. Against Praggnanandhaa, the Norwegian lost a pawn out of a Reti opening during the transition to the endgame. His young opponent, however, was satisfied shortly afterwards with a triple repetition and a draw.

Magnus Carlsen | Photo: Lennart Ootes

Carlsen had a better position with the black pieces against Nihal, but his advantage evaporated in the course of exchange operations. In round three, the world nunmber one then scored his first full point against Vidit Gujrathi.

Narayanan also recorded two draws and a win. Narayanan had already clinched victory in round 1 against Vincent Keymer. In this game, too, Keymer had the better position for a long time before the tide turned.

Vincent Keymer | Photo: Lennart Ootes

After the two defeats, Keymer drew against Wesley So. The US grandmaster is the third player with one win and two draws.

Apart from Keymer, Vidit also had to settle for a single draw on the first day. Keymer and Vidit share last place in the tournament table.

Standings after round 3

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Tata Steel Chess Rapid and Blitz Women

Aleksandra Goryachkina, Kateryna Lagno and Vantika Agrawal have taken the lead in the women's tournament after the first day of rapid, all three with 2 points after scoring one win and two draws.

Alexandra Kosteniuk, Vaishali Rameshbaby and Valentina Gunina are in the bottom third of the table after one defeat and two draws each. The draw ratio in the women's tournament was unusually high on this first day.

Standings after round 3

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