GM Pranav V received the robust Masters part of the inaugural Dubai Police World Chess Problem, held Might 4-12 in Dubai. The 17-year-old grandmaster from Bangalore edged out GM Aravindh Chithambaram on tiebreak, each with seven factors, to win the trophy and $16,000.
GM Pranesh M got here third on tiebreak with 6.5 factors, the identical rating as six different gamers together with GMs Vasyl Ivanchuk and Hans Niemann.
Other than the Dubai Open and the Sharjah Masters, the UAE now has a 3rd very robust open match. The sponsor is an irregular one: the Dubai police. As their consultant Abdulla Ali Aal Barket defined in an interview with ChessBase India, many law enforcement officials are enjoying chess amongst one another on-line, and their commander got here with the concept for an enormous worldwide match.
The Masters match was hard-fought until the tip. Among the many 5 gamers on six factors going into the ultimate spherical, Pranav and Aravindh had been the one ones to win their video games on Sunday. On board three it was the eventual winner Pranav, at 17 considered one of India’s youngest grandmasters (quantity 75, again in 2022!) who defeated considered one of his many compatriots on this match. It was good to see this occurring with the Heart Recreation, an historical opening that’s seeing a little bit of a revival.
The 24-year-old Aravindh, from Thirunagar, Tamil Nadu, is already a relatively seasoned participant who received the nationwide championships again to again in 2018 and 2019. He beat the robust German grandmaster Alexander Donchenko with the black items, utilizing an offbeat opening that appeared supposed to play for a win. Black was higher from transfer 15 following a puzzling choice from Donchenko, who missed a number of possibilities to attract the sport in a while.
The legendary Ivanchuk, now 55 years previous, confirmed his everlasting class by beating the highest seed within the last spherical in a very magnificent recreation. He performed the Najdorf/Scheveningen in “Kasparov-style,” deviated from concept early on, after which properly outplayed his robust opponent within the middlegame and endgame. Â
Grenke Open winner Niemann had possibilities to complete in shared first place as effectively, however regardless of being a pawn up he ultimately needed to accept a draw within the last spherical. He received a pleasant recreation with the black items in spherical eight in a 6.Rg1 Najdorf:
Dubai Police World Chess Problem 2024 | Closing Standings (Prime 10)
The Dubai Police World Chess Problem occurred Might 4-12 in within the Dubai Police Officers Membership in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and had a $125,000 prize fund. The principle occasion, the Masters, was a nine-round open. The time management was 90 minutes per participant for all strikes, with a 30-second increment added after every transfer. Yow will discover all video games at our Occasions Web page.
