Tegernsee Masters 2020 R8: Leon makes a Fiery draw
Leon played fantastic against GM Alexander Fier. Despite being lost for the better part of the game, the Brazil no.3 somehow managed to save the day. Leon moved on to shared fifth position with 3.0/8. He will face Czech GM Thai Dai Van Nguyen in the final round today. GM Matthias Bluebaum and IM Daniel Dardha were the only two victors in Round 8. Bluebaum is now at 5.0/8, just a half point behind the tournament leader Alexander Donchenko. Luigi had a quiet draw with Nisipeanu in the penultimate round of the tournament. Final round starts today at 3:30 p.m. IST Photo: Official site
Leon fantastic against Fier
Leon faced the best version of Fier as he just ended his tournament drought by beating Bluebaum on the previous day. Thus the Brazilian was able to escape from the jaws of defeat against 14-year-old IM Leon Luke Mendonca. Arguably it was the game of the round. Bluebaum scored a fine victory over Thai Dan Van Nguyen. Although he couldn't maintain his advantage till the end, but he managed to capitalize on the Czech GM's mistake in the opposite color bishop endgame and score a victory, reducing the gap between him and Donchenko by a half point. Dardha scored a solid victory over Parvanyan and Luigi held Nisipeanu to a tepid draw.
Leon - Fier 0.5-0.5
Leon Mendonca played brilliantly against Fier and had a decisive advantage for the better part of the game, but unfortunately for the 14-year-old things did not go his way.
White is in complete command here. How should white continue after 25...Kg7 ? The game went on with 26.Kg2 which is not the optimal choice here.
What should white do here? Take on c5 with 29.bxc5 or defend the g4-pawn?
White obviously needs to push forward to convert his advantage, but how?
One final chance - white has to make a critical choice between taking either a3 or e5-pawn. Which one is the correct capture?
Dardha - Parvanyan 1-0
Dardha scored a fine victory over Parvanyan playing actively throughout the game.
Replay Round 8 games
Round 8 results
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||||
| 1 | 10 | 2570 | GM | Basso Pier Luigi | ½ - ½ | GM | Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter | 2657 | 9 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 2672 | GM | Blübaum Matthias | 1 - 0 | GM | Nguyen Thai Dai Van | 2571 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 2499 | IM | Mendonca Leon Luke | ½ - ½ | GM | Fier Alexandr | 2562 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 2468 | IM | Dardha Daniel | 1 - 0 | IM | Parvanyan Ashot | 2451 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 2658 | GM | Donchenko Alexander | GM | Keymer Vincent | 2588 | 5 |
Prizes
| Rank | Prize |
| 1st | 2500 |
| 2nd | 2000 |
| 3rd | 1500 |
| 4th | 1000 |
| 5th | 500 |
Total Prize fund is €7500.
Schedule
31st October - 7th November - 7:30 p.m. IST
8th November - 3:30 p.m. IST
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जर्मनी के डोनचेंको नें जीता टेगेर्न्सी इंटरनेशनल
@ 09/11/2020 by Niklesh Jain (hi) |
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Tegernsee Masters 2020 R7: Donchenko inches closer towards victory
@ 07/11/2020 by Shahid Ahmed (en) |
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Tegernsee Masters 2020 R5: Leon holds Germany no.3 Donchenko to a draw
@ 05/11/2020 by Shahid Ahmed (en) |
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टेगेर्न्सी मास्टर्स शतरंज : लियॉन नें खेला तीसरा ड्रॉ
@ 04/11/2020 by Niklesh Jain (hi) |
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Tegernsee Masters 2020 R4: Leon draws with Dardha
@ 04/11/2020 by Shahid Ahmed (en) |
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Tegernsee Masters 2020 R3: Leon holds Luigi to a draw
@ 03/11/2020 by Shahid Ahmed (en) |
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Tegernsee Masters 2020 R2: Leon goes down against Bluebaum, Keymer quarantined
@ 02/11/2020 by Shahid Ahmed (en) |
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Tegernsee Masters 2020 R1: Leon holds Nisipeanu to a draw
@ 01/11/2020 by Shahid Ahmed (en) |