30th Abu Dhabi Masters R4: Goutham Krishna outplays Supi in the endgame, joins the lead

by Shahid Ahmed - 20/08/2024

IM-elect FM Goutham Krishna H defeated his second consecutive GM in Round 4 of 30th Abu Dhabi Masters 2024. The Brazil no.1, GM Luis Paulo Supi made an incorrect decision to not trade queens at the right time and he had to pay a heavy price for it. He joins 13 more players in the lead 3.5/4. Seven out of the 14 leaders are Indians. They are - GM Pranav V, GM Bharath Subramaniyam H, GM B Adhiban, GM Raunak Sadhwani, GM S L Narayanan and GM Leon Luke Mendonca. The reigning World Junior champion, IM Divya Deshmukh made a great escape from a losing endgame against Turkiye's youngest GM in history - Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus. Round 5 starts today at 5 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

Divya Deshmukh salvages a draw against Turkiye's youngest GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus

Second seed of the tournament, GM Aravindh Chithambaram suffered a shocking loss against GM Klementy Sychev. The highest rated Indian did not simplify in the endgame at the right time which turned out to haunt him.

IM-elect FM Goutham Krishna H defeated Brazil no.1 - GM Luis Paulo Supi

Sychev - Aravindh

Position after 56.Qxb4

56...Rxd2+ 57.Rxd2 Nc4+ 58.Kc2 Nxd2 59.Kxd2 Qd7+ is how GM Aravindh Chithambaram (2703) should have simplified things. Instead, 56...e4?? 57.Nxe4+- Qe5 58.Nf6+ and things went completely in GM Klementy Sychev's (2531) way.

GM Aravindh Chithambaram suffered a tough loss

Sandipan - Raunak

Position after 19...d4

How should White respond to 19...d4 fork? GM Sandipan Chanda (2488) chose incorrectly 20.Bb5?? Rxe4!-+ gave GM Raunak the decisive advantage. 20.e5 is what White needed to play.

GM Raunak Sadhwani won a sharp battle against GM Sandipan Chanda

GM Leon Luke Mendonca (2621) won a wild game against IM Tao Pang (CHN, 2476).

GM Leon Luke Mendonca won a wild game against IM Tao Pang (CHN)

Divya - Yagiz

Position after 76.Nc3

Turkiye's youngest GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus (2599) is completely winning the endgame. Yet, he needed to make a critical decision in the above position 76...Bf3?? allowed his opponent, the reigning World Junior Girls champion, IM Divya Deshmukh (2472) to escape with a draw. Find out why it is a mistake and what Black should have done instead to win the game.

Final moments: IM Divya Deshmukh - GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus | Video: ChessBase India

IM Divya Deshmukh showed her resiliency in a completely lost endgame against GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus (TUR)

Goutham - Supi

Position after 26.Qb3

Should Black trade queens in the above position? The computer says yes. 26...Qxb3 27.axb3 a5 gives Black better fighting chances than by keeping the queens on the board. Brazil no.1, GM Luis Paulo Supi (2571) decided against exchanging the queens. 26...Qd4 27.Kg2 a5 28.Qb5 Kh7 29.Qc6 Qb2 30.a4 and White went on to win the game.

GM Salem Saleh (UAE) - IM Jubin Jimmy: 0.5-0.5

IM S Rohith Krishna - FM Suyog Wagh (pictured): 0.5-0.5

FM Mohamed Anees M (pictured) - IM Harikrishnan A Ra: 0.5-0.5

GM Bardiya Daneshvar - IM-elect FM Nikhil Dixit (pictured): 0.5-0.5

IM Ameya Audi - Ankit Ray (pictured): 0.5-0.5

Round 4 in progress

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Final moments: GM Jiner Zhu (CHN) - GM Vasyl Ivanchuk (UKR) | Video: ChessBase India

A total of 213 players including 49 GMs, 71 IMs, 2 WGMs and 6 WIMs are taking part from 44 countries across the world. The tournament is being organized by Abu Dhabi Chess Club & Mind Games from 15th to 24th August 2024 at Radisson Blu Hotel & Resort in Abu Dhabi Corniche Abu Dhabi, UAE. The nine-round Swiss league tournament has a time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.

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Round 4 results

Rd.	Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	No.
4	3	35	GM	Sychev Klementy	2531	2½	1 - 0	2½	GM	Aravindh Chithambaram Vr.	2703	2
4	5	4	GM	Sindarov Javokhir	2674	2½	1 - 0	2½	IM	Srihari L R	2500	43
4	7	45	GM	Chanda Sandipan	2488	2½	0 - 1	2½	GM	Sadhwani Raunak	2653	8
4	8	48	IM	Szpar Milosz	2483	2½	0 - 1	2½	GM	Narayanan S L	2649	10
4	10	15	GM	Mendonca Leon Luke	2621	2½	1 - 0	2½	IM	Pang Tao	2476	52
4	11	53	IM	Rathanvel V S	2474	2½	0 - 1	2½	GM	Paravyan David	2600	18
4	12	54	IM	Divya Deshmukh	2472	2½	½ - ½	2½	IM	Erdogmus Yagiz Kaan	2599	20
4	13	21	GM	Pranav V	2598	2½	1 - 0	2½	IM	Aswath S	2470	56
4	14	59	IM	Tarhan Adar	2467	2½	½ - ½	2½	GM	Pranesh M	2598	22
4	16	71	FM	Goutham Krishna H	2446	2½	1 - 0	2½	GM	Supi Luis Paulo	2571	26
4	17	27	GM	Bharath Subramaniyam H	2566	2½	1 - 0	2½	FM	Yadegar Radin	2331	155
4	19	33	GM	Adhiban B.	2532	2½	1 - 0	2½		Jani Kushal R	2106	215
4	21	9	GM	Salem A.R. Saleh	2652	2	½ - ½	2	IM	Jubin Jimmy	2441	76
4	22	11	GM	Puranik Abhimanyu	2649	2	1 - 0	2	IM	Makkar Rajat	2436	78
4	23	13	GM	Vokhidov Shamsiddin	2643	2	1 - 0	2	IM	Mayank Chakraborty	2425	84
4	24	23	GM	Aditya Mittal	2591	2	½ - ½	2	IM	Kilic Eray	2422	86
4	26	29	GM	Pranav Anand	2552	2	0 - 1	2	IM	Daghli Arash	2411	94
4	27	112	IM	Hari Madhavan N B	2386	2	0 - 1	2	GM	Abdisalimov Abdimalik	2544	30
4	33	49	IM	Muthaiah Al	2482	2	1 - 0	2	FM	Jain Kashish Manoj	2358	143
4	34	55	IM	Rohith Krishna S	2472	2	½ - ½	2	FM	Wagh Suyog	2296	185

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Standings after Round 4

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB2	TB3
1	14	GM	Murzin, Volodar	FID	2641	3,5	9	6,5
2	7	GM	Yakubboev, Nodirbek	UZB	2655	3,5	8	6
3	1	GM	Tabatabaei, M. Amin	IRI	2712	3,5	8	5,5
4	71	FM	Goutham, Krishna H	IND	2446	3,5	8	5,5
5	21	GM	Pranav, V	IND	2598	3,5	7,5	5,5
6	28	GM	Lodici, Lorenzo	ITA	2562	3,5	7,5	5
7	35	GM	Sychev, Klementy	FID	2531	3,5	7	5
8	18	GM	Paravyan, David	FID	2600	3,5	7	5
9	4	GM	Sindarov, Javokhir	UZB	2674	3,5	6,5	4,5
10	27	GM	Bharath, Subramaniyam H	IND	2566	3,5	6,5	4,5
11	33	GM	Adhiban, B.	IND	2532	3,5	6,5	4,5
12	8	GM	Sadhwani, Raunak	IND	2653	3,5	6	4,5
13	10	GM	Narayanan, S L	IND	2649	3,5	6	4,5
14	15	GM	Mendonca, Leon Luke	IND	2621	3,5	6	4,5
15	12	GM	Ivanchuk, Vasyl	UKR	2648	3	9	6,5
16	3	GM	Predke, Alexandr	SRB	2685	3	9	6
17	5	GM	Anton Guijarro, David	ESP	2669	3	8,5	6
18	82	IM	Wang, Shixu B	CHN	2427	3	8	6,5
19	99	FM	Banh, Gia Huy	VIE	2403	3	8	6
20	22	GM	Pranesh, M	IND	2598	3	8	6

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Round 5 pairings

Rd.	Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Pts.	Pts.		Name	Rtg	No.
5	2	21	GM	Pranav V	2598	3½	3½	GM	Sindarov Javokhir	2674	4
5	3	27	GM	Bharath Subramaniyam H	2566	3½	3½	GM	Yakubboev Nodirbek	2655	7
5	4	8	GM	Sadhwani Raunak	2653	3½	3½	GM	Adhiban B.	2532	33
5	5	10	GM	Narayanan S L	2649	3½	3½	GM	Sychev Klementy	2531	35
5	6	14	GM	Murzin Volodar	2641	3½	3½	FM	Goutham Krishna H	2446	71
5	7	28	GM	Lodici Lorenzo	2562	3½	3½	GM	Mendonca Leon Luke	2621	15
5	10	64	IM	Galaviz Medina Sion Radamantys	2458	3	3	GM	Puranik Abhimanyu	2649	11
5	11	12	GM	Ivanchuk Vasyl	2648	3	3	IM	Muthaiah Al	2482	49
5	14	22	GM	Pranesh M	2598	3	3	IM	Divya Deshmukh	2472	54
5	20	2	GM	Aravindh Chithambaram Vr.	2703	2½	3	FM	Banh Gia Huy	2403	99
5	22	16	GM	Theodorou Nikolas	2619	2½	2½	IM	Nitish Belurkar	2432	81
5	23	76	IM	Jubin Jimmy	2441	2½	2½	GM	Aditya Mittal	2591	23
5	26	34	GM	Dai Changren	2532	2½	2½	IM	Aradhya Garg	2412	91
5	29	43	IM	Srihari L R	2500	2½	2½	FM	Ashraf Artin	2383	114
5	30	100		Galopoulos Nikolaos	2400	2½	2½	GM	Chanda Sandipan	2488	45
5	33	52	IM	Pang Tao	2476	2½	2½	IM	Ritviz Parab	2375	128
5	34	113	IM	Tanriverdi Enes	2384	2½	2½	IM	Rathanvel V S	2474	53
5	35	119	IM	Akhmetov Ayan	2380	2½	2½	IM	Rohith Krishna S	2472	55
5	36	56	IM	Aswath S	2470	2½	2½	FM	Mohamed Anees M	2370	132
5	38	58	IM	Harikrishnan.A.Ra	2468	2½	2½	FM	Yarar Bora	2365	136