20th Delhi GM Open 2023 R2-3: Sarvani Cheedella stuns Ratnakaran

by Shahid Ahmed - 25/03/2023

13-year-old Sarvani Cheedella scored the first big upset of 20th Delhi GM Open 2023 when she defeated IM Ratnakaran K in the second round. Shreya G Hipparagi, Gaurav Sharma and Jeeva A S held GM Aleksej Aleksandrov, IM Anuj Shrivatri and GM Vitaly Teterev to a draw each respectively. In the third round, 14-year-old Jaidambareesh N R had a good opportunity to win against GM Lalit Rohit before the tables turned and it was the GM who could have pushed for a full point in the endgame. Ishan Ghosh drew with GM Alexei Fedorov. As many as 87 players have won all of their first three games in this event. Round 3 starts at 10 a.m. IST. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Jaidambareesh and Ishan draw with GMs

The reigning Andhra Pradesh State Sub-Junior Under-15 Girls champion, Sarvani Cheedella scored a big victory against the strong IM Ratnakaran K in Round 2.

Sarvani Cheedella scored a big upset victory over IM Ratnakaran K in Round 2 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

20th Delhi GM Open 2023 will take place from 23rd to 30th March | Photo: Official site

Round 2: Shreya G Hipparagi - GM Aleksej Aleksandrov: 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Jeeva - Teterev, Round 2

Position after 2...Ke7

White needed to go for Bxf6+ check right away to increase his chances. 3.Bxf6+ Kd7 4.Ne5+ would have made things quite difficult for Black to defend especially on less time. The game continued 3.Ne3 Bb7 4.Bxf6+ Kd7 5.Ne3 and it meandered into a draw. Find out the key difference between playing Bxf6+ in the above diagram and when it was actually played in the game.

Final moments: Jeeva A S vs GM Vitaly Teterev | Video: ChessBase India

13-year-old Sarvani Cheedella defeated IM Ratnakaran K | Video: ChessBase India

Gaurav Sharma (1495) drew with IM Anuj Shrivatri (2407).

Lalit - Jaidambareesh, Round 3

Position after 26.Re1

Jaidambareesh N R (1666) had a good opportunity in the above position. He needed to go 26...Rd4 instead of Rd5 which was played in the game. White does not have a good defense after Rd4. In the endgame, things turned into White's favor.

Position after 47...Be3

48.Ne5 lands Black in a pickle. Either he must exchange the bishop with the knight via Bd4 or keep his pieces glued to the defense. Of course, there is no immediate win for White but he would have had a long-term advantage.

Jaidambareesh N R was in a good position to push for a win against GM Lalit Rohit | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Ishan Ghosh - GM Alexei Fedorov: 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

Players in action | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy

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Round 3 results

Bo.	No.		Name	Typ	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Typ	Rtg	No.	PGN
1	154		Jaiveer Mahendru,	U15	1686	2	0 - 1	2	GM	Sethuraman, S.P.		2639	1	PGN
2	2	GM	Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr.		2607	2	1 - 0	2		Abhrojyoty Nath,	U15	1675	157	PGN
3	159		Aarohon, Bharadwaj		1672	2	0 - 1	2	GM	Pantsulaia, Levan		2597	3	PGN
4	4	GM	Kobalia, Mikhail		2577	2	1 - 0	2		Verma, Ashu		1673	158	PGN
5	161		Mrityunjay Kumar,		1668	2	0 - 1	2	GM	Mchedlishvili, Mikheil		2569	5	PGN
6	6	GM	Murzin, Volodar		2554	2	1 - 0	2		Shankhodip De,	U15	1671	160	PGN
7	165		Aditya, Savalkar		1664	2	0 - 1	2	GM	Savchenko, Boris		2552	7	PGN
8	8	GM	Lalit Babu M R,		2544	2	½ - ½	2		Jaidambareesh, N R	U15	1666	162	PGN
9	167		Arnav Mahesh Koli,	U15	1663	2	0 - 1	2	GM	Krasenkow, Michal	S60	2527	9	PGN
10	10	GM	Paichadze, Luka		2515	2	1 - 0	2		Swarna, Nihal	U15	1664	166
11	169	WCM	Wankhade, Sanskruti		1662	2	0 - 1	2	GM	Stany, G.A.		2494	11
12	175		Ishan, Ghosh (Siliguri)		1659	2	½ - ½	2	GM	Fedorov, Alexei		2477	13
13	14	IM	Neelash Saha,		2444	2	1 - 0	2		Divyabharathi, Masanam		1662	170
14	177		Abel Sajan,	U15	1658	2	0 - 1	2	GM	Mirzoev, Azer		2437	15
15	16	IM	Madaminov, Mukhiddin		2436	2	1 - 0	2		Pranav K P,	U15	1659	176
16	179		Challa Saharsha,	U15	1657	2	0 - 1	2	GM	Deepan, Chakkravarthy J.		2432	17
17	18	GM	Dzhumaev, Marat		2428	2	1 - 0	2		Rupesh, Reddy Y	U15	1658	178
18	181		Rajanya Datta,	U15	1655	2	0 - 1	2	GM	Stupak, Kirill		2413	19
19	183		Vigneshwaran, S		1653	2	0 - 1	2	IM	Audi, Ameya		2387	21
20	22	IM	Viani Antonio Dcunha,		2386	2	1 - 0	2		Sri Charan Sandipagu,	U15	1657	180
21	187		Soham Roy,	U15	1647	2	0 - 1	2	IM	Nitin, S.		2381	23
22	189		Mitul K H,	U15	1645	2	0 - 1	2	GM	Saptarshi, Roy		2370	25
23	26	IM	Avinash, Ramesh		2319	2	1 - 0	2		Akshat Negi,		1645	188
24	191		Arnab Debnath,		1639	2	0 - 1	2	FM	Orozbaev, Eldiar		2313	27
25	28		Srihari L,		2289	2	1 - 0	2		Sushanth, Kamabathula	U15	1638	192

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Standings after Round 3

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	1	GM	Sethuraman, S.P.			IND	2639	Tn	3	4	6	6,00
	3	GM	Pantsulaia, Levan			GEO	2597		3	4	6	6,00
	10	GM	Paichadze, Luka			GEO	2515		3	4	6	6,00
	27	FM	Orozbaev, Eldiar			KGZ	2313		3	4	6	6,00
	34	FM	Harsh, Suresh			IND	2261	Tn	3	4	6	6,00
	99		Hriday Panchal,			IND	1828	Dl	3	4	6	6,00
	148		Jain, Adi			IND	1692	Gj	3	4	6	6,00
	151		Sathvik Adiga,	U15		IND	1690	Ka	3	4	6	6,00
	234		Aakash K P,			IND	1577	Tn	3	4	6	6,00
10	2	GM	Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr.			IND	2607	Tn	3	4	5,5	5,50
	5	GM	Mchedlishvili, Mikheil			GEO	2569		3	4	5,5	5,50
	6	GM	Murzin, Volodar			FID	2554		3	4	5,5	5,50
	7	GM	Savchenko, Boris			FID	2552		3	4	5,5	5,50
	9	GM	Krasenkow, Michal	S60		POL	2527		3	4	5,5	5,50
	17	GM	Deepan, Chakkravarthy J.			IND	2432	Tn	3	4	5,5	5,50
	22	IM	Viani Antonio Dcunha,			IND	2386	Ka	3	4	5,5	5,50
	33	FM	Zhakshylykov, Erzhan			KGZ	2274		3	4	5,5	5,50
	48	CM	Adireddy Arjun,	U15		IND	2078	Tg	3	4	5,5	5,50
	55		Kulkarni Vinayak,			IND	2011	Ka	3	4	5,5	5,50
	77		Sarthak Rawat,			IND	1890	Ut	3	4	5,5	5,50
	123		Mhamane Sourabh,			IND	1751	Mh	3	4	5,5	5,50
	128		Vatsal, Singla	U15		IND	1735	Dl	3	4	5,5	5,50
	130		Agarwal, Mukund H	U15		IND	1729	Gj	3	4	5,5	5,50
	363		Prishita, Gupta	U15	w	IND	1419	Dl	3	4	5,5	5,50
25	4	GM	Kobalia, Mikhail			FID	2577		3	4	5	5,00

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Round 4 pairings

Bo.	No.		Name	Typ	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Typ	Rtg	No.
1	1	GM	Sethuraman, S.P.		2639	3		3		Apoorv Kamble,	U15	1909	72
2	73		Swayham, P Das	U15	1906	3		3	GM	Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr.		2607	2
3	3	GM	Pantsulaia, Levan		2597	3		3		Daaevik Wadhawan,	U15	1886	78
4	75		Negi, Virender Singh	S60	1894	3		3	GM	Kobalia, Mikhail		2577	4
5	5	GM	Mchedlishvili, Mikheil		2569	3		3		Badamundi, Tapan		1862	82
6	77		Sarthak Rawat,		1890	3		3	GM	Murzin, Volodar		2554	6
7	7	GM	Savchenko, Boris		2552	3		3		Himanshu Ranjan,		1860	84
8	9	GM	Krasenkow, Michal	S60	2527	3		3		Sharma, Vivek		1859	86
9	95		Anilkumar, O.T.	S60	1840	3		3	GM	Paichadze, Luka		2515	10
10	11	GM	Stany, G.A.		2494	3		3		Anup, Shankar R		1848	88
11	97		Nirgun Keval,		1833	3		3	IM	Neelash Saha,		2444	14
12	15	GM	Mirzoev, Azer		2437	3		3		Selvamurugan, B		1843	92
13	99		Hriday Panchal,		1828	3		3	IM	Madaminov, Mukhiddin		2436	16
14	17	GM	Deepan, Chakkravarthy J.		2432	3		3		Prithvvi Singh,		1841	94
15	101		Kishore Kumar Jaganathan,		1823	3		3	GM	Dzhumaev, Marat		2428	18
16	19	GM	Stupak, Kirill		2413	3		3	AGM	Shiva Iyer,		1821	102
17	21	IM	Audi, Ameya		2387	3		3		Marium Fatima,		1792	110
18	115		Saksham, Singh	U15	1783	3		3	IM	Viani Antonio Dcunha,		2386	22
19	23	IM	Nitin, S.		2381	3		3		Vatsal, Singla	U15	1735	128
20	25	GM	Saptarshi, Roy		2370	3		3		Agarwal, Mukund H	U15	1729	130
21	123		Mhamane Sourabh,		1751	3		3	IM	Avinash, Ramesh		2319	26
22	27	FM	Orozbaev, Eldiar		2313	3		3		Gaikwad, Manas	U15	1725	132
23	133		Arshpreet Singh,	U15	1724	3		3		Srihari L,		2289	28
24	141		Dhruva, Thota	U15	1705	3		3	FM	Suyarov, Mukhammadzokhid	U15	2281	30
25	145		Aarav Sinha,	U15	1697	3		3	FM	Rakhmatullaev, Almas		2275	32