Mumbai Mayors Tropy International Grandmaster Open

AICF Office 9 years ago

Mumbai Mayors Tropy International Grandmaster Open

By Praful Zaveril

Close Finish on the Cards

The Mumbai Mayor’s International Chess Tournament is in for close finish as no less than 6 players have theoretical chances of winning the championship.

The contest between overnight leaders Laxman vs Priyadarshan&Krastiv vs 2^nd placed GM Mchedlishvili ended in draws, which has helped them in maintaining their lead however, they were joined by three more players; Zubov Alexander, Nguyen DucLuka Paichadze. These players have registered a crucial win over HarshaBharathakoti, Pavel Smirnov&S Nitinrespectively.

The 10^th and final round encounter between Zubov Alexander vs Nguyen Duc, Krastiv vs Priyadarshan and Laxman v/s Luka will decide the championship. The winner will become richer by Rs.3 Lakhs from a prize pool of Rs.11 Lakhs.

The event brought cheers for Indians as 17-year old Rohan Ahuja from Goa has achieved his 1^st International Master norm.

The event is being sponsored by BrihanmumbaiMuniciapl Corporation and co-sponsored by LIC of India and is being hosted by the Goregaon Sports Club at their premises.

Key Results of Round 9:

Bo.		Name	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name
1	IM	Priyadharshan K.	7	Drew	7	GM	Laxman R.R.
2	GM	Kravtsiv Martyn	7	Drew	6½	GM	MchedlishviliMikheil
3	IM	Swapnil S. Dhopade	6½	Drew	6½	GM	Kokarev Dmitry
4		HarshaBharathakoti	6	Lost to	7	GM	Zubov Alexander
5	GM	Nguyen DucHoa	7	Beat	6	GM	Smirnov Pavel
6	GM	Paichadze Luka	7	Beat	6	IM	Nitin S.
7		Sanjay N.	6	Drew	6	GM	GagunashviliMerab
8	IM	AzaladzeShota	6½	Beat	5½	GM	Hossain Enamul
9	GM	Abdulla Al-Rakib	6½	Beat	5½		Kulkarni Rakesh
10	FM	K. Praneeth Surya	6	Drew	6		M Nubairshah Shaikh
11	IM	PrasannaRaghuram Rao	6	Drew	6	CM	PuranikAbhimanyu