31st Abu Dhabi Masters R5: Vignesh Advaith Vemula topples Yunguo Wan

by Shahid Ahmed - 20/08/2025

One of the latest IMs of India, Vignesh Advaith Vemula scored a big win over GM Yunguo Wan (CHN) in Round 5 of 31st Abu Dhabi Masters. GM Chongsheng Zeng (CHN) emerged sole leader 5/5, after he defeated IM Artiom Stribuk. GM Aditya Mittal held the top seed, GM Sanan Sjugirov (HUN) to a draw. GM Iniyan Pa capitalized on GM Titas Stremavicius' (LTU) blunder in the queen, rook and knight endgame. IM Akshay Borganokar, IM Mayank Chakraborty, IM Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi and IM Kushagra Mohan split the point with GM Jingyao Tin (SGP), GM Denis Makhnev (KAZ), GM Srihari L R and GM Karthik Venkataraman respectively. Round 6 starts today at 5 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

Chongsheng Zeng emerges sole leader

GM Chongsheng Zeng (CHN) is the sole leader with a perfect score 5/5. He is closely followed by his compatriot, GM Haowen Xue at 4.5/5. They are followed by 13 players including a half of dozen Indians at 4/5 each.

GM Chongsheng Zeng (CHN) emerged sole leader after defeating IM Artiom Stribuk

GM Sanan Sjugirov (HUN) - GM Aditya Mittal: 0.5-0.5

Iniyan - Titas

Position after 31...Rd8??

GM Titas Stremavicius (LTU, 2549) blundered 31...Rd8?? Find out the winning continuation for White which GM Iniyan Pa (2586) played in the game.

GM Iniyan Pa seized his opportunity when GM Titas Stremavicius (LTU) blundered

IM Akshhay Borgaonkar played a well contested draw against GM Jingyao Tin (SGP)

IM Goutham Krishna H's questionable choice of opening landed him in a lost position out of the opening against GM Bharath Subramaniyam H

IM Mayank Chakraborty - GM Denis Makhnev (KAZ): 0.5-0.5

Vignesh Advaith - Yunguo

Position after 25...Rf4

26.g4+ Ke4 27.Re1 Kf3 28.e6 probably would have ended the game sooner and smoother. IM Vignesh Advaith Vemula (2441) opted for the safer 26.Rxf4+ Kxf4 27.Rxg7 Kxe5 28.Rxh7 and White went on to win the game eventually against GM Yunguo Wan (CHN, 2501).

IM Vignesh Advaith Vemula scored a big win over GM Yunguo Wan (CHN)

IM Suyog Wagh's knights caused nightmares for IM Zhandos Agmmanov (KAZ)

IM Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi - GM Srihari L R: 0.5-0.5

Mandar - Prraneeth

Position after 32.Qb3

White is ahead by an exchange. So ideally White should win? In a practical game, things are always less than ideal. 32...Qc5+ 33.Kh1 e3 would have been fine for Black. 32...Qh5? created an opportunity for White 33.Qb5+- should have been winning. Instead, he blundered 33.Kh1?? and the tables turned drastically when Black played 33...Qe2-+ and it is over.

Mandar Pradip Lad suffered his first loss of the event against GM Prraneeth Vuppala in a game which had an incredible finish

GM Karthik Venkataraman - IM Kushagra Mohan: 0.5-0.5

GM Sandipan Chanda - IM Aradhya Garg: 0.5-0.5

FM Anirudhha Potawad - IM Sumiya Chinguun (MGL): 0.5-0.5

GM Alisher Suleymenov (KAZ) - IM Ritviz Parab: 0.5-0.5

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Round 5 results

Rd.	Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	No.
5	2	1	GM	Sjugirov Sanan	2636	3½	½ - ½	3½	GM	Aditya Mittal	2560	12
5	5	5	GM	Iniyan Pa	2586	3	1 - 0	3½	GM	Stremavicius Titas	2549	16
5	8	51	IM	Borgaonkar Akshay	2452	3	½ - ½	3	GM	Tin Jingyao	2579	8
5	10	11	GM	Bharath Subramaniyam H	2562	3	1 - 0	3	IM	Goutham Krishna H	2414	70
5	11	52	IM	Mayank Chakraborty	2452	3	½ - ½	3	GM	Makhnev Denis	2540	17
5	12	55		Vignesh Advaith Vemula	2441	3	1 - 0	3	GM	Wan Yunguo	2501	21
5	13	59	FM	Ashraf Artin	2428	3	1 - 0	3	IM	Rohith Krishna S	2500	25
5	16	87	FM	Wagh Suyog	2400	3	1 - 0	3	IM	Agmanov Zhandos	2485	33
5	17	89	IM	Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi	2396	3	½ - ½	3	GM	Srihari L R	2482	35
5	19	97	FM	Yadegar Radin	2388	3	½ - ½	3	IM	Jubin Jimmy	2464	41
5	20	95		Lad Mandar Pradip	2390	3	0 - 1	3	GM	Prraneeth Vuppala	2458	43
5	21	14	GM	Karthik Venkataraman	2556	2½	½ - ½	3	IM	Kushagra Mohan	2408	78
5	22	65	FM	Daaevik Wadhawan	2419	2½	0 - 1	2½	GM	Fawzy Adham	2502	19
5	24	28	IM	Urazayev Arystanbek	2490	2½	1 - 0	2½	IM	Aaditya Dhingra	2394	92
5	25	67	IM	Sahib Singh	2416	2½	0 - 1	2½	IM	Khubukshanov Erdem	2489	29
5	27	32	IM	Rathanvel V S	2486	2½	½ - ½	2½	IM	Budhidharma Nayaka	2389	96
5	28	34	GM	Chanda Sandipan	2482	2½	½ - ½	2½	IM	Aradhya Garg	2386	98
5	30	85	IM	Shahil Dey	2401	2½	0 - 1	2½	IM	Md Imran	2478	38
5	31	40	IM	Tsaruk Maksim	2470	2½	1 - 0	2½	IM	Panda Sambit	2379	102
5	33	119	FM	Xie Felix	2364	2½	0 - 1	2½	IM	Anuj Shrivatri	2452	50
5	34	154	FM	Suleymanli Suleyman	2316	2½	½ - ½	2½	IM	Mohamed Anees M	2428	58
5	35	175	FM	Potawad Anirudhha	2301	2½	½ - ½	2½	IM	Chinguun Sumiya	2427	60
5	37	7	GM	Hong Andrew	2580	2	1 - 0	2½	FM	Rosh Jain	2372	113
5	40	22	GM	Suleymenov Alisher	2500	2	½ - ½	2	IM	Ritviz Parab	2356	125
5	41	133	FM	George Samir David	2345	2	0 - 1	2	IM	Aswath S	2500	23

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Standings after Round 5

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	K	rtg+/-
1	15	GM	Zeng, Chongsheng	CHN	2553	5	0	13,5	10,5	10	16,6
2	18	GM	Xue, Haowen	CHN	2535	4,5	0	13	10,5	10	15,8
3	39	IM	Stribuk, Artiom	FID	2474	4	0	14,5	11,5	10	13,4
4	6	GM	Lazavik, Denis	BLR	2584	4	0	14	11,5	10	7,6
5	9	GM	Socko, Bartosz	POL	2574	4	0	13	10,5	10	6,4
6	1	GM	Sjugirov, Sanan	HUN	2636	4	0	13	10,5	10	2,1
7	53	IM	Aizenberg, Benny	ISR	2450	4	0	13	10,5	10	16,5
8	87	FM	Wagh, Suyog	IND	2400	4	0	13	10	10	19,6
9	5	GM	Iniyan, Pa	IND	2586	4	0	12,5	10	10	7,3
10	12	GM	Aditya, Mittal	IND	2560	4	0	12,5	10	10	7,7
11	11	GM	Bharath, Subramaniyam H	IND	2562	4	0	12,5	10	10	4,8
12	43	GM	Prraneeth, Vuppala	IND	2458	4	0	12	9,5	10	9,1
13	55		Vignesh, Advaith Vemula	IND	2441	4	0	11	9,5	10	12,9
14	2	GM	Naiditsch, Arkadij	BUL	2604	4	0	11	9	10	4,8
15	59	FM	Ashraf, Artin	IRI	2428	4	0	9,5	7,5	10	16,8
16	4	GM	Jacobson, Brandon	USA	2594	3,5	0	15,5	12	10	-0,5
17	41	IM	Jubin, Jimmy	IND	2464	3,5	0	15	12	10	2,7
18	8	GM	Tin, Jingyao	SGP	2579	3,5	0	14,5	11	10	-0,1
19	50	IM	Anuj, Shrivatri	IND	2452	3,5	0	13,5	11	10	6,1
20	97	FM	Yadegar, Radin	IRI	2388	3,5	0	13	11	10	13,2
21	89	IM	Aakash Sharadchandra, Dalvi	IND	2396	3,5	0	13	10,5	20	25,6
22	16	GM	Stremavicius, Titas	LTU	2549	3,5	0	13	10,5	10	2,4
23	76	IM	Agasarov, Benik	ARM	2408	3,5	0	13	10,5	10	11,3
24	78	IM	Kushagra, Mohan	IND	2408	3,5	0	13	10	10	15
25	26	GM	Hardaway, Brewington	USA	2499	3,5	0	12,5	10	10	3,1

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Round 6 pairings

Rd.	Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Pts.	Pts.		Name	Rtg	No.
6	3	2	GM	Naiditsch Arkadij	2604	4	4		Vignesh Advaith Vemula	2441	55
6	4	12	GM	Aditya Mittal	2560	4	4	GM	Iniyan Pa	2586	5
6	7	43	GM	Prraneeth Vuppala	2458	4	4	GM	Bharath Subramaniyam H	2562	11
6	8	3	GM	Grebnev Aleksey	2595	3½	4	FM	Wagh Suyog	2400	87
6	11	16	GM	Stremavicius Titas	2549	3½	3½	IM	Borgaonkar Akshay	2452	51
6	13	19	GM	Fawzy Adham	2502	3½	3½	IM	Mayank Chakraborty	2452	52
6	14	41	IM	Jubin Jimmy	2464	3½	3½	IM	Materia Marco	2500	24
6	15	50	IM	Anuj Shrivatri	2452	3½	3½	GM	Hardaway Brewington	2499	26
6	19	78	IM	Kushagra Mohan	2408	3½	3½	IM	Raczek Krzysztof	2487	30
6	20	35	GM	Srihari L R	2482	3½	3½	FM	Yadegar Radin	2388	97
6	21	89	IM	Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi	2396	3½	3½	IM	Bazakutsa Svyatoslav	2481	36
6	22	90	IM	Tudor Henry Edward	2396	3½	3½	IM	Md Imran	2478	38
6	23	70	IM	Goutham Krishna H	2414	3	3	GM	Hong Andrew	2580	7
6	24	80	IM	Soham Kamotra	2407	3	3	GM	Gorshtein Ido	2571	10
6	26	23	IM	Aswath S	2500	3	3	IM	Jain Kashish Manoj	2408	77
6	27	25	IM	Rohith Krishna S	2500	3	3	IM	Chen Ryo	2395	91
6	28	31	IM	Nitish Belurkar	2486	3	3	FM	Aditya Vikram Paul	2394	93
6	29	84	IM	Nazari Arad	2401	3	3	IM	Rathanvel V S	2486	32
6	30	33	IM	Agmanov Zhandos	2485	3	3		Lad Mandar Pradip	2390	95
6	31	96	IM	Budhidharma Nayaka	2389	3	3	GM	Chanda Sandipan	2482	34
6	32	98	IM	Aradhya Garg	2386	3	3	IM	Dau Khuong Duy	2462	42
6	33	103	FM	Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy	2379	3	3	GM	Siddharth Jagadeesh	2458	44
6	34	45	IM	Gan-Erdene Sugar	2458	3	3	IM	Raahul V S	2378	104
6	36	58	IM	Mohamed Anees M	2428	3	3	IM	Sanket Chakravarty	2329	144
6	38	64	IM	Manafov Vugar	2419	3	3	FM	Potawad Anirudhha	2301	175

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