Photo: Amruta Mokal/ ChessBase India
Photo by Amruta Mokal/ ChessBase India
Madhya Pradesh: Bhopal International Grandmaster Tournament 2017, had a rousing start in Hotel Kanta Shrawan Palace. Organized by Sports and Youth Welfare Department M.P. & Academy of Chess Education, Bhopal, this event runs from 21st to 28th of December. A total of 322 players from across the world are participating, including 8 Grandmasters.
Inauguration
Round 1
Many top-seeded players had a smooth sailing in the first round. However, the biggest upset was caused by Souhardo Basak of West Bengal on board 3. He defeated GM Adam Tukhaev of Ukraine, who has a rating difference of 700 Elo points. The 10-year-old boy played a fine game with a scrumptious attack on Kingside, Tukhaev collapsed on move 41.
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Rank after Round 2
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | RtgI | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
| 1 | 2 | GM | Rozum Ivan | RUS | 2595 | 2,0 | 0,0 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 2,00 | 2,0 | |||
| 4 | GM | David Alberto | ITA | 2571 | 2,0 | 0,0 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 2,00 | 2,0 | ||||
| 5 | GM | Atalik Suat | TUR | 2545 | 2,0 | 0,0 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 2,00 | 2,0 | ||||
| 7 | GM | Nguyen Duc Hoa | VIE | 2504 | 2,0 | 0,0 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 2,00 | 2,0 | ||||
| 8 | IM | Yeoh Li Tian | MAS | 2480 | 2,0 | 0,0 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 2,00 | 2,0 | ||||
| 14 | IM | Wohl Aleksandar H. | AUS | 2370 | 2,0 | 0,0 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 2,00 | 2,0 | ||||
| 24 | IM | Sangma Rahul | IND | 2311 | DEL | 2,0 | 0,0 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 2,00 | 2,0 | |||
| 25 | IM | Rathnakaran K. | IND | 2307 | KER | 2,0 | 0,0 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 2,00 | 2,0 | |||
| 29 | FM | Gajwa Ankit | IND | 2284 | MP | 2,0 | 0,0 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 2,00 | 2,0 | |||
| 30 | IM | Deshmukh Anup | IND | 2283 | MAH | 2,0 | 0,0 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 2,00 | 2,0 | |||
| 32 | Sekar B | IND | 2274 | 2,0 | 0,0 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 2,00 | 2,0 | |||||
| 33 | Ram S. Krishnan | IND | 2255 | 2,0 | 0,0 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 2,00 | 2,0 | |||||
| 34 | Masango Spencer | ZIM | 2253 | 2,0 | 0,0 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 2,00 | 2,0 | |||||
| 37 | Kumar Gaurav | IND | 2231 | BIH | 2,0 | 0,0 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 2,00 | 2,0 | ||||
| 38 | Kulkarni Vinayak | IND | 2230 | KAR | 2,0 | 0,0 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 2,00 | 2,0 | ||||
| 40 | Snehal Bhosale | IND | 2215 | MAH | 2,0 | 0,0 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 2,00 | 2,0 | ||||
| 41 | Nayak Rajesh | IND | 2211 | ORI | 2,0 | 0,0 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 2,00 | 2,0 | ||||
| 46 | Aishwin Daniel | IND | 2184 | MP | 2,0 | 0,0 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 2,00 | 2,0 | ||||
| 47 | WIM | Chitlange Sakshi | w | IND | 2178 | MAH | 2,0 | 0,0 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 2,00 | 2,0 | ||
| 48 | CM | Kushagra Mohan | IND | 2174 | 2,0 | 0,0 | 1,0 | 2,0 | 2,00 | 2,0 |
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