Lichess Protection
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Schedule
After Eight Rounds
With another spherical to go, Bardiya Daneshvar, Volodar Murzin, and Sam Shankland (organized by descending order in response to the higher tiebreaks) are at the moment main the seventh Sharjah Masters with 6/8. It’s probably that one in all them will win the occasion, however all hope shouldn’t be misplaced for the chasing pack, which incorporates M. Amin Tabatabaei, Alexey Sarana, Arjun Erigaisi, A.R. Saleh Salem, Shamsiddin Vokhidov, Parham Maghsoodloo, and Aydin Suleymanli, on 5.5/8. On board 1, Sam Shankland wll face Volodar Murzin, whereas on board 2, Bardiya Daneshvar’s reward for enjoying so effectively is to play with the Black items towards world quantity 6, Arjun Erigaisi. On board 3, within the battle of compatriots, Parham Maghsoodloo and M. Amin Tabatabaei can be paired towards one another. Boards 4 and 5 will see Aydin Suleymanli vs. Alexey Sarana and A. R. Saleh Salem vs. Shamsiddin Vokhidov, respectively.
Video games
9, 16, and 37 strikes — that’s how shortly boards 1, 2, and three, respectively, drew. With the attracts, Daneshvar and Shankland (board 1), Sarana and Erigaisi (board 2), and Tabatabaei and Suleymanli (board 3) will go into spherical 9 with loads of time to organize and calm down in comparison with the opposite gamers. On board 4, although, Volodar Murzin was not keen to play staid chess and as a substitute had a positional benefit for a considerable amount of time towards Chithambaram Veerappan Aravindh. Aravindh defended effectively, nevertheless, however in extreme time bother (lower than a minute), he made back-to-back inaccuracies, permitting Murzin to get a handed b-pawn and seal the win. Catch the thrill right here!
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On board 5, Parham Maghsoodloo additionally wished to battle, and with the bishop pair, he compelled Mahammad Muradli to sacrifice an trade early on. The place was positively nearer to a draw than a win, although, however once more with restricted time, the more serious facet is more likely to turn into the shedding facet. On transfer 85, Maghsoodloo lastly breached Muradli’s fortress and performed a pawn test on transfer 91, forcing Muradli to resign with mate on the 93rd transfer threatened.
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On board 6, Abhimanyu Puranik drew a comparatively calm recreation towards Yu Yangyi. On boards 7 and eight, although, it was going to be one other endgame showdown, with Shamsiddin Vokhidov defeating Hans Niemann in an endgame remniscent of that seen on board 5, the place White was up the trade however Black had compensation, and A.R. Saleh Salem additionally beating Thai Dai Van Nguyen in an endgame, the place Salem’s king was very lively.
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You may comply with the remaining video games right here:
https://lichess.org/broadcast/sharjah–masters/round-8/DfJ9p0sF
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