Dzhumaev and Tolstikh joined
Maghami at the top BY Gopakumar, International Arbiter
New Delhi (19 Jan 2010) :- Uzbek Grandmaster Marat Dzhumaev and
Russian International Master Nikoly Tolstikh of Russia with
seven points joined overnight sole leader Grandmaster Maghami
Ehsan Ghaem of Iran at the top of the point table after emphatic
victories in the eighth round of the ongoing 8th Parsvnath
International Open Chess Tournament at Modern School here on
today. Playing white side of Sicilian Defence, Dzhumaev
outwitted Philippine International Master Oliver Dimakiling in
32 moves. Continuing his fine run the tournament Tolstikh
defeated another Philippine International Master in the fray
Richad Bitoon in 44 moves. Meanwhile, overnight sole leader
Maghami played another safe game and signed another fourteen
move peace treaty against second seed Lenic Luka of Slovenia.
A pack of ten players including five Indian International
Masters Lalith Babu, Saptarshi Roy, Saptarshi Roy Chowdhruy,
Arghyadip Das and Deep Sengupta are now in second spot with six
and half points. Lalith held Russian Grandmaster Maxim Turov to
a creditable draw while Saptarshi Roy stunned Uzbek Grandmaster
Saidali Iuldachev and Saptarshi Roy Chowdhury outwitted Indian
Grandmaster RR Laxman in the eighth round encounter. Arghyadip
joined them after shocking Grandmaster Rinat Jumabayev of
Kazakhstan while Deep Sengupta got better off local hope
International Master Tania Sachdev. Three more round still
remaining in this 12.5 lakh prize money tournament.
Important Results (Indians otherwise stated)
Round-8 :- Maghami Ehsan Ghaem of Iran (7) drew with GM Lenic
Luka of Slovenia (6.5); GM Maxim Turov (6.5) drew with IM M R
Lalith Babu (6.5); GM Marat Dzhumaev of Uzbekistan (7) beat IM
Oliver Dimakiling of Philippines (6); IM Nikolay Tolstikh of
Russia (7) beat IM Richard Bitoon of Philippines (6); GM Pavel
Kotsur of Kazakhstan (6.5) beat GM Praveen Thipsay (5.5); GM
Manik Mikulas of Slovakia (5.5) lost to GM Ziaur Rahman of
Bangladesh (6.5); GM Martyn Kravtsiv of Ukraine (6.5) beat IM
Ashwin Jayaram (5.5); GM Rinat Jumabayev (5.5) lost to IM
Arghyadip Das (6.5); IM Saptarshi Roy (6.5) beat GM Saidali
Iuldachev of Uzbekistan (5.5); IM Saptarshi Roy Chowdhury (6.5)
beat GM R R Laxman (5.5); IM Tania Sachdev (5.5) lost to IM Deep
Sengupta (6.5); IM BT Murali Krishnan (5.5) lost to GM Dmitry
Kryakvin of Russia (6); IM Sharad Tilak (5) lost to GM Le Quang
Liem of Vietnam (6); GM Deepan Chakkravarthy (5.5) drew with
Ankit R Rajpara (5.5); IM Sahaj Grover (6) beat IM Boris
Arkhangelsky of Russia (5)
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