Vishy Anand inaugurates Chennai Grand Masters 2023

by Shahid Ahmed
12/16/2023 – Vishy Anand inaugurated the Chennai Grand Masters 2023 by making the first move on D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi's board. They had a relatively calm draw. Alexandr Predke (SRB) had good chances against Pentala Harikrishna. However, he blundered away his advantage. The endgame expert, Harikrishna, does not miss these chances to secure a half point. Pavel Eljanov (UKR) made an incorrect offer of queen trades, which resulted in him losing an exchange. The already difficult endgame turned worse for him and his opponent Sanan Sjugirov (HUN) scored his first-ever classical win over his opponent. Parham Maghsoodloo (IRI) was determined to push for a win, but a draw was the maximum result he could get. | Photos: Shahid Ahmed
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Sjugirov scores the sole victory

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D Gukesh - Arjun Erigaisi: 0.5-0.5

Predke - Harikrishna: 0.5-0.5

GM Pentala Harikrishna (2696) faced GM Aleksandr Predke (SRB, 2689) for the first time in a rated game.

Predke - Harikrishna
Position after 26.Kf3

White blundered in the endgame with 26.Kf3??. It allowed Ng4 27.h3 Rxa3+! an if White takes with Bxa3 then Ne5+ forks the king and rook — Black has managed to avert a difficult endgame.

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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 0-0 6.0-0 dxc4 7.Ne5 Nc6 8.Nxc6 bxc6 9.Na3 Bxa3 10.bxa3 a5 11.Bxc6 Rb8 12.Bd2 Qxd4 13.Bxa5 Qxd1 14.Rfxd1 Bb7 15.Bxb7 Rxb7 16.Rac1 Rb5 17.Bxc7 Rb2 18.Bd6 Re8 19.Kf1 Rxa2 20.Rxc4 h5 21.Rdc1 Rd8 22.Rc8 Rxc8 23.Rxc8+ Kh7 24.Rc4 24.h3 24.Bb4 24...Ra1+ 25.Kg2 Ra2 26.Kf3?? Ng4 27.h3 Rxa3+! 28.Kg2 28.Bxa3 Ne5+ 28...Ra6 29.hxg4 Rxd6 30.gxh5 Kh6 31.Rc7 f5 32.e4 fxe4 33.g4 g6 34.hxg6 Kxg6 35.Rc4 e3 36.f3 Kf6 37.Re4 Rd2+ 38.Kg3 Rd3 39.f4 e2+ 40.Kf2 Ra3 41.Rxe2 Ra1 42.Re5 Rb1 43.Ra5 Rb3 44.Ra6 Rc3 45.Ra8 Rb3 46.Rf8+ Kg7 47.Ra8 Kf6 48.Ra5 Rc3 49.Re5 Rc1 50.Re1 Rc3 51.Re5 Rc1 52.g5+ Kf7 53.Re3 Ra1 54.Rh3 Ra4 55.Kg3 e5 56.f5 Rf4 57.g6+ Kf6 58.Rh5 Rf1 59.Kh2 Rf4 60.Kg2 e4 61.Kg3 Rf1 62.Kg4 e3 63.Rh7 Rg1+ 64.Kf4 Rf1+ 65.Kg4 Rg1+ 66.Kf4 Rf1+ 67.Kxe3 Rxf5 68.Rf7+ Kxg6 69.Rxf5 Kxf5 ½–½
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Alexandr Predke2689Pentala Harikrishna2696½–½2023E05Chennai Grand Masters 20232.2

Aleksandar Predke missed a good opportunity against endgame expert Pentala Harikrishna

Eljanov - Sjugirov: 0-1

The sole classical rated game between GM Sanan Sjugirov (HUN, 2703) and GM Pavel Eljanov (UKR, 2691) ended in a draw earlier this summer in Budapest, Hungary.

Eljanov - Sanan
Position after 34.Qd6

34.Qd6 was probably the final mistake by White. Trading queens only helps Black to push his c-pawn faster with little to no resistance. 34...Qxd6 35.Rxd6 c4 36.Rxb6 c3 37.Rxb7 Rc8 38.Ra7 c2 39.Ra1 c1Q 40.Rxc1 Rxc1 and the resultant exchange-down endgame was difficult to defend. Soon, White misplayed and went on to lose the game.

Sanan Sjugirov scored his first-ever classical victory over Pavel Eljanov

Levon Aronian (USA) - Parham Maghsoodloo (IRI): 0.5-0.5

D Gukesh and Vishy Anand met at a tournament hall for the first time since trading India's number one position in the rankings

Vishy Anand joined IM Sagar Shah and Amruta Mokal for a brief while for the live commentary of the second round

Vishy Anand is such a gentleman of the sport that he waited for Pavel Eljanov's fair-play check to be over to make his inaugural first move

Live audience following the commentary in-person at the venue. Can you spot the titled players in the audience?

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Video Gallery

Vishy Anand's huge fan Base in Chennai | Video: ChessBase India

The day of Gukesh vs Arjun - IM Sagar Shah's Round 2 recap of Chennai Grand Masters 2023 | Video: ChessBase India

The amazing breakfast spread at the Leela Palace Hotel | Video: ChessBase India

Replay Round 2 live stream

Replay the round-2 live commentary by IM Sagar Shah, Amruta Mokal with guest commentators GM Anish Giri and IM Sopiko Guramishvili | Video: ChessBase India

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Gukesh,D2720Erigaisi,A2727½–½2023B40Chennai Grand Masters 20232.1
Alexandr Predke2689Pentala Harikrishna2696½–½2023E05Chennai Grand Masters 20232.2
Pavel Eljanov2691Sanan Sjugirov27030–12023A07Chennai Grand Masters 20232.3
Levon Aronian2723Parham Maghsoodloo2742½–½2023E21Chennai Grand Masters 20232.4

Round 2 results

Bo. No. Rtg Name Result Name Rtg No. PGN
1 8 2720
GM Gukesh, D ½ - ½ GM Erigaisi, Arjun
2727 5 PGN
2 6 2689
GM Predke, Alexandr ½ - ½ GM Harikrishna, Pentala
2696 4 PGN
3 7 2691
GM Eljanov, Pavel 0 - 1 GM Sjugirov, Sanan
2703 3 PGN
4 1 2723
GM Aronian, Levon ½ - ½ GM Maghsoodloo, Parham
2742 2 PGN

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Standings after Round 2

Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Pts.  TB1   TB2   TB3   TB4 
1 Sjugirov, Sanan 1,5 0
2 Harikrishna, Pentala 1,5 0
3 Predke, Alexandr 1 0
4 Aronian, Levon 1 0
Gukesh, D 1 0
6 Eljanov, Pavel 1 0
7 Maghsoodloo, Parham 0,5 0
Erigaisi, Arjun 0,5 0

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Round 3 pairings

Bo. No. Rtg Name Result Name Rtg No. PGN
1 2 2742
GM Maghsoodloo, Parham GM Gukesh, D
2720 8
2 3 2703
GM Sjugirov, Sanan GM Aronian, Levon
2723 1
3 4 2696
GM Harikrishna, Pentala GM Eljanov, Pavel
2691 7
4 5 2727
GM Erigaisi, Arjun GM Predke, Alexandr
2689 6

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Shahid Ahmed is the senior coordinator and editor of ChessBase India. He enjoys covering chess tournaments and also likes to play in chess events from time to time.
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