10/11/2019 – Aydin Suleymanli is the sole leader in the under-14 open with 7½/9, while Eline Roebers has been the surprise of the tournament as she leads the under-14 girls section. The under-16 open section saw a huge upset on board one when the top-seeded Hans Niemann lost his game to Aronyak Ghosh. In the girls section, the deadlock between Nurgali and Garifullina hasn't been resolved. Under-18 open saw Praggnanandhaa pick up the sole lead by beating Zarubitski. He is closely pursued by Shant Sargsyan. Polina Shuvalova mantains her lead in the girls under-18. IM SAGAR SHAH reports from Mumbai. Photo: Amruta Mokal
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Aydin stops the 'Giant killer' Abinandhan
The ninth round was a critical one to determine some of the sole leaders. In the under-14 open section it is Aydin Suleymanli who seems to be firmly in the driver's seat with 7½/9.
Speaking to ChessBase India after the game, Aydin said, "My coach (Farid Abasov) said to me that my opponent is a tactical player. Hence, I must play positionally. This is the reason why I chose the French Winawer." It turned out to be the right decision as Abinandhan couldn't really match Suleymanli's positional acumen. The game ended in a smooth positional win for the Azeri youngster, who is now the sole leader in the under-14 open section.
Aydin Suleymanli (right) managed to beat the giant killer of the tournament Abinandhan | Photo: Amruta Mokal
Aydin Suleymanli speaks about his win over Abinandhan
In the classical system of the King's Indian White develops naturally and refrains from chasing ghosts looking for a refutation of Black's set-up. White instead relies on the fact that natural play should yield him a small but lasting advantage.
Sreeshwan suffered another loss in round 9 | Photo: Amruta Mokal
This time against the talented Russian youngster Marc Morgunov.
Vietnamese wonder Vo Pham Thien Phuc | Photo: Amruta Mokal
We are aware about Abinandhan's exploits at the event, but do you know about Vo Pham Thien Phuc? The Vietnamese youngster has performed admirably at the event to gain 239 Elo points and is currently on 7.0/9
Name
Vo Pham Thien Phuc
Starting rank
60
Rating
1807
Rating national
0
Rating international
1807
Performance rating
2438
FIDE rtg +/-
256,0
Points
7,5
Rank
6
Federation
VIE
Ident-Number
0
Fide-ID
12411396
Year of birth
2006
Vo Pham Thien Phuc's astonishing performance at the World Youth 2019
In this DVD, Parimarjan Negi looks at the latest revolution in Scotch theory that has completely changed white’s plans, and once again brought back the interest of the world’s elite.
Eline Roebers beat Katerina Nasyrova to move to the sole first spot | Photo: Amruta Mokal
Rakshitta Ravi suffered a loss at the hands of Ayan Allahsverdiyeva and was pushed to the fourth spot. Bat-Erdene Mungunzul won her game against Astghik Hakobyan to move to the second spot.
The aim of these Dvd's is to build a repertoire after 1.c4 and 2.g3 for White. The first DVD includes the systems 1...e5, the Dutch and Indian setups. The second DVD includes the systems with 1...c5, 1...c6 and 1...e6.
Aronyak Ghosh caused the biggest upset of the day, by defeating the in form Hans Niemann | Photo: Amruta Mokal
The Ruy Lopez is one of the oldest openings which continues to enjoy high popularity from club level to the absolute world top. In this video series, American super GM Fabiano Caruana, talking to IM Oliver Reeh, presents a complete repertoire for White.
For his efforts Aronyak wins the ChessBase best game of the day award
Kushagra Mohan held Rudik Makarian to a draw and made his maiden IM norm! | Photo: Amruta Mokal
The under-16 section has only five IMs and you need to play three of them in order to make a norm. Kushagra not only played with them, but also scored so well that he achieved the norm with a score of 6.5/9.
Kushagra Mohan speaks about his win over Moksh Doshi in round 8
The Caro Kann is a very tricky opening. Black’s play is based on controlling and fighting for key light squares. It is a line which was very fashionable in late 90s and early 2000s due to the successes of greats like Karpov, Anand, Dreev etc. Recently due to strong engines lot of key developments have been made and some new lines have been introduced, while others have been refuted altogether. I have analyzed the new trends carefully and found some new ideas for Black.
Nazerke Nurgali was held to a draw by Akshaya Bommini Mounika | Photo: Amruta Mokal
Leya Garifullina was better in her game against Saina, but didn't manage to win | Photo: Amruta Mokal
Under-16 girls standings after round 9
Praggnanandhaa beat Zaurbitski in round 9 in a long drawn out rook endgame | Photo: Amruta Mokal
Although Pragg had an extra pawn, it seemed as if the game was heading towards a draw. This was until Zarubitski made a big mistake with the move f3. The main drawback of this move is that the second rank opens up. So Black could move his king to c3 or d3 and then play ♜c1 when ♖xa2 would be met with Rc2+, exchanging the rooks and the game would be won.
Praggnanandhaa shows his win against Viachaslau Zarubitski
Shant played a daring piece sacrifice to get the better of Aryan Gholami | Photo: Amruta Mokal
It seems like Black is winning a piece. What is the powerful move that White had prepared?
Find the way to continue White's initiative:
The top seed is now half a point behind Praggnanandhaa | Photo: Amruta Mokal
The tenth round will be interesting as Shant takes on Mitrabha Guha and Pragg is up against Paulius Pultinevicius.
Under-18 open standings after round 9
The All-Russian battle at the top board between Shuvalova and Obolentseva ended in a draw | Photo: Amruta Mokal
In spite of this draw, Polina Shuvalova maintained her half point lead over the field as other games also ended in draws. As many as five players are on 6.5/9, half a point behind Polina. It will be exciting finish in this section.
Sagar ShahSagar is an International Master from India with two GM norms. He loves to cover chess tournaments, as that helps him understand and improve at the game he loves so much. He is the co-founder and CEO of ChessBase India, the biggest chess news portal in the country. His YouTube channel has over a million subscribers, and to date close to a billion views. ChessBase India is the sole distributor of ChessBase products in India and seven adjoining countries, where the software is available at a 60% discount. compared to International prices.
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In this video course, Grandmaster Ivan Sokolov explores the fascinating world of King’s Indian and Pirc structures with colours reversed, often arising from the French or Sicilian.
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