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The Hindu
21-06-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Lalit Babu held to a draw by Arsen Davtyan
Grandmaster Lalit Babu and International Master Arsen Davtyan drew their sixth round on the top board, and were joined by three others in the lead with 5.5 points in the Aurionpro Grandmaster chess tournament at the World Trade Centre on Saturday. Manuel Petrosyan exchanged a rook for a bishop and plotted his way to victory in 39 moves, against Alexander Slizhevsky. Mamikon Gharibyan was spectacular, as he sacrificed his bishop to open the attack and sealed victory in 38 moves, against Boris Savchenko. Aleksej Aleksandrov was the other player with 5.5 points as he beat Luka Paichadze. In the under-13 section, top seed Aansh Nerurkar and Madhesh Kumar drew their sixth round to be in joint lead with 5.5 points. Madhesh was also doing well in the main event with five points following a victory over Vedant Varasada. The results (sixth round): Lalit Babu 5.5 drew with Arsen Davtyan 5.5; Nayaka Budhidharma 5 drew with Levan Pantsulaia 5; Manuel Petrosyan 5.5 bt Alexander Slizhevsky 4.5; Aleksej Aleksandrov 5.5 bt Luka Paichadze 4.5; Mamikon Gharibyan 5.5 bt Boris Savchenko 4.5; Mihail Nikitenko 5 bt Viresh Sharnarthi 4; Soumya Swaminathan 4 lost to Tornike Sanikidze 5; Deepan Chakkravarthy 5 bt Hrishikesh Kumar 4; Advik Agrawal 4 lost to Duc Hoa Nguyen 5; Yohan Yadav 4 lost to Alexei Fedorov 5; Aamuktha Guntaka 4 lost to Neelotpal Das 5; Nithin Babu 4.5 drew with Sri Sandipagu 4.5; Arnav Koli 4 lost to Van Huy Nguyen 5; Rachit Gurnani 4.5 drew with David Gochelashvili 4.5; Madhesh Kumar 5 bt Vedant Varasada 4. Under-13: Aansh Nerurkar 5.5 drew with Madhesh Kumar 5.5; Madhvendra Sharma 5 bt Ramesh Goutham 4.5; Advik Agrawal 5 bt Siddhant Salunke 5; Aadik Lenin 5 bt Shubh Atha 4; Shaunak Badole 5 bt Advik Reddy 4; Andalamala Varshan 4 lost to Mitra Adhiraj 5; Ramanuj Mishra 5 bt Kushagra Paliwal 4; Mahir Taneja 4 ost to Jagreet Misra 4.5.
Hans India
20-06-2025
- Sport
- Hans India
Mumbai Open Chess: Madhesh Kumar upsets GM Tornidze in fourth round
Mumbai: Candidate Master Madhesh Kumar toppled experienced Grandmaster Sanikidze Tornidze of Georgia, pulling off the upset of the fourth round in the Rs 40 lakh prize money Mumbai International Grandmaster and Junior Chess Tournament, being played at the World Trade Centre, here on Friday. On other boards, GM Manuel Petrosyan clinically beat Alexei Fedorov, while GM Aleksej Aleksandrov held top seed Levan Pantsulaia to a draw. Young Advik Amit Agrawal also impressed by drawing IM Alexander Slizhevsky under pressure. After four rounds, eight players are on a perfect 4/4 score, heightening the race for the title. Madhesh Kumar also continued his dream run in the Junior event, winning again to remain on 4/4 and lead the Sub-Junior standings. Top seed Aansh Nandan Nerurkar also stayed perfect with a win over Vyom Malhotra, while Madhvendra Pratap Sharma edged Andalamala Hemal Varshan in a rollercoaster battle. Gritty draws by Sahajveer Singh Maras (1849) vs Advik Agrawal (2218) and Sravyasree Bheemarasetty (1747) vs Avirat Chauhan (2168) highlighted the depth of young talent. Earlier on Thursday, the race for the top honours in the Aurionpro International Junior Chess Tournament intensified as the lead narrowed to just 12 players at the end of Round 3. In the junior event, on the top board, top-seed FIDE Master Aansh Nerurkar was made to work hard by Mysha Parwez. Playing with the black pieces, Aansh navigated a challenging Catalan Opening to eventually outplay his opponent and secure a full point. The second board witnessed a dominant performance from second seed Candidate Master Madhesh Kumar, who dismantled Advik Reddy in just 47 moves. Playing from the white side of the French Defence, Madhesh demonstrated sharp tactical awareness to force an early result. At the end of the fourth round on Friday, five players are sharing the lead at 4/4 in the Junior event. GM Section Leaders After Round 4 1. GM Lalit Babu MR 2. GM Nikitenko Mihail 3. IM Davtyan Arsen 4. GM Savchenko Boris 5. CM Madhesh Kumar 6. GM Nguyen Hoa 7. GM Petrosyan Manuel
