De Moriaan, 31 January : Table top te thaka world champion D Gukesh, Tata Steel Chess Tournament laga 11th round te China laga Wei Yi logote khelibo, tai laga unbeaten streak continue koribo aru etu season laga first title jitibole aim kori kena.
Gukesh, etiya tak panch jiti aru panch draw kori kena, itu saal laga first major tournament te harise nohoi, aru last tini round te aru 1.5 points add kori loile, title uthibole cukup hobo.
7.5 points para Gukesh etiya leading ase, jun tu Uzbekistan laga Nodirbek Abdusattorov para aadha point besi ase aru tai laga compatriot R Praggnanandhaa para pura ekta point besi ase.
Last tini game te duita white game abhi thaka, Gukesh ke next Jorden van Foreest (Holland) logote khelibo penultimate round te, aru last te form te nohoi thaka Arjun Erigaisi logote mukh mukhi hobo.
Abdusattorov aru Praggnanandhaa duijon laga duita black games baki thaka karone, Gukesh laga title jitibo laga chance besi ase. Pichla saal, Gukesh Wei Yi logote tie-breaker hari thakise jetiya top spot te tie hoi thakise. Itu bar tai revenge loikena nobo?
Gukesh karone sirf itu tournament jitibo nohoi, tai laga 2800 rating barrier cross koribo chance bhi ase. Jodi tai etu achieve kori loile, Viswanathan Anand aru Arjun Erigaisi laga pichete third Indian hobo. Etu time te, live rating te tai 2794 te ase.
Praggnanandhaa pre-event rating favourite United States laga Fabiano Caruana logote kheltibo, aru Abdusattorov Germany laga Vincent Keymer laga solid defense cross koribo lagibo 11th round te.
Masters section te baaki thaka Indian players karone competition tough thakise. Harikrishna 4.5 points collect kuri dise, kintu Arjun aru Leon Luke Mendonca bottom te ase sirf 3 points each para. Tai khan ke last rounds te onek mehnat koribo lagibo nijor final standings bhal koribo karone.
Challengers section te, R Vaishali 10 game para 5 points aru tai patches te bhal khelise.
Divya Deshmukh sirf 2 points te ase, aru tai laga performance boost koribo lagibo. Itu section Czech Grandmaster Nguyen Thai Dai Van lead kori ase 7.5 points para, aru Holland laga Erwin L’Ami closely follow kori ase aadha point pichete.
Pairings round 11
Masters: Jorden van Foreest (Ned, 4) vs Arjun Erigaisi (Ind, 3); D Gukesh (Ind, 7.5) vs Wei Yi (Chn, 5.5); Fabiano Caruana (Usa, 5.5) vs R Praggnanandhaa (Ind, 6.5); Vincent Keymer (Ger, 4) vs Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzb, 7); Anish Giri (Ned, 5)) vs Max Warmerdam (Ned, 3.5); Alexey Sarana (Srb, 5) vs P Harikrishna (Ind, 4.5); Vladimir Fedoseev (Slo, 6) vs Leon Luke Mendonca (Ind, 3).
Challengers: Oro Faustino (Arg, 2.5) vs Nodirbek Yakubboev (Uzb, 5); Lu Miaoyi (Chn, 5.5) vs Erwin L’Ami (Ned, 7); Nogerbek Kazybek (Kaz, 5.5) vs Ediz Gurel (Tur, 5.5); R Vaishali (Ind, 5) vs Aydin Suleymanli (Aze, 6.5); Svane Fredrik (Ger, 6) vs Nguyen Thai Dai Vam (Cze, 7.5); Irina Bulmaga (Rom, 1) vs Divya Deshmukh (Ind, 2); Benjamin Bok (Ned, 6.5) vs Arthur Pijpers (Ned, 4.5).
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