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Zee News, India
Aug 14 2011
Armenian GM Robert Hovhannisyan maintains top spot
Chennai: India's hopes for a medal was all but over, while Armenian
Grandmaster Robert Hovhannisyan maintained the sole lead with 10
points to have a shot at the title in the SDAT-Ramco 50th World Junior
Chess Championship on Sunday.
Indian GM S P Sethuraman drew his game against compatriot Vidit
Santosh Gujrathi, while B Adhiban blundered in time trouble against
Sahaj Grover in the penultimate round on Sunday.
Hovhannisyan continues to lead the table with 10 points from 12 games,
just half a point ahead of Polish Grandmaster Swiercz Dariusz.
In the World Junior Girls category, Russian WGM Girya Olga overpowered
Georgian WGM Keti Tsatsalashvili to move into the sole lead with 10.5
points, while Indian hope Padmini Rout has only an outside chance of
getting a bronze medal with the top two positions already assured
among the top two girls.
In Sunday's games on top tables, Robert Hovhannisyan beat American GM
Ray Robson, while Armenian Ter Sahakyan Samvel lost to Swiercz
Dariusz.
India's hopes took a beating when GM Adhiban lost from a superior
position to IM Sahaj Grover. Adhiban, playing white, played the sharp
Anti-meran system against the Slav.
Soon, they reached a middle game with two rooks and a knight each, but
with Adhiban's rook placed better. But apparently, the pressure of the
penultimate round game with chances for a medal was too much on
Adhiban, as he took a lot of time on his moves.
In the end, Adhiban grabbed a silly pawn that was easily his own, when
Sahaj drummed up quick counterplay to force the win of a rook. Adhiban
resigned on the 36th move and immediately rushed out of the tournament
hall.
With this win, Sahaj Grover moved into the joint third place with 8.5
points, alongwith GM Ter Sahakyan Samvel of Armenia, Vladislav Kovalev
of Belarus and Vasif Durarbeyli of Azerbaijan.
In the top table, Hovhannisyan displayed superior endgame technique to
outplay American GM Ray Robson. In a Sicilian Classical game, pieces
were exchanged at regular intervals and a Bishop ending was reached as
early as the 26th move.
While Robson was banking on his mobile kingside pawns, Hovhannisyan
had faith in his own doubled passed pawns on the 'c' file. In the end,
Hovhannisyan, playing white, was proved right when he collected Bishop
for his pawn and then promoted his remaining pawn to set up a simple
win in 46 moves.
In the second table, Polish GM Swiercz Dariusz adopted the Sicilian
Najdorf against Ter Sahakyan Samvel of Armenia. In the sharp Poisoned
pawn variation, Ter Sahakyan sacrificed a pawn for a dangerous
initiative. But Swiercz cleverly negated the early storm and used his
Bishops well to conjure up counterplay against the white king.
With things going against his way, Ter Sahakyan exchanged into a Rook
endgame where the Polish GM proved superior to register a crucial win
44 moves.
In the 29th World Junior Girls Championship, Olga, who has enhanced
her chances of winning the coveted title defeated Georgian WGM Keti
Tsatsalashvili on the second table, while the overnight joint leader
WGM Cori T Deysi of Peru was held to a fighting draw in 66 moves by
Indian WGM Padmini Rout.
Cori had to remain in the second place with 10 points while Padmini is
on eight points in the joint fourth place, alongwith Ozturk Kubra of
Turkey.
The third place is occupied by the top seed Nazi Paikidze of Georgia
and Irina Bulmaga of Romania with 8.5 points. Now, Padmini has only an
outside chance of getting a bronze medal from this event, with the top
two positions already assured among the top two girls.
PTI
http://zeenews.india.com/news/others/armenian-gm-robert-hovhannisyan-maintains-top-spot_726230.html
Aug 14 2011
Armenian GM Robert Hovhannisyan maintains top spot
Chennai: India's hopes for a medal was all but over, while Armenian
Grandmaster Robert Hovhannisyan maintained the sole lead with 10
points to have a shot at the title in the SDAT-Ramco 50th World Junior
Chess Championship on Sunday.
Indian GM S P Sethuraman drew his game against compatriot Vidit
Santosh Gujrathi, while B Adhiban blundered in time trouble against
Sahaj Grover in the penultimate round on Sunday.
Hovhannisyan continues to lead the table with 10 points from 12 games,
just half a point ahead of Polish Grandmaster Swiercz Dariusz.
In the World Junior Girls category, Russian WGM Girya Olga overpowered
Georgian WGM Keti Tsatsalashvili to move into the sole lead with 10.5
points, while Indian hope Padmini Rout has only an outside chance of
getting a bronze medal with the top two positions already assured
among the top two girls.
In Sunday's games on top tables, Robert Hovhannisyan beat American GM
Ray Robson, while Armenian Ter Sahakyan Samvel lost to Swiercz
Dariusz.
India's hopes took a beating when GM Adhiban lost from a superior
position to IM Sahaj Grover. Adhiban, playing white, played the sharp
Anti-meran system against the Slav.
Soon, they reached a middle game with two rooks and a knight each, but
with Adhiban's rook placed better. But apparently, the pressure of the
penultimate round game with chances for a medal was too much on
Adhiban, as he took a lot of time on his moves.
In the end, Adhiban grabbed a silly pawn that was easily his own, when
Sahaj drummed up quick counterplay to force the win of a rook. Adhiban
resigned on the 36th move and immediately rushed out of the tournament
hall.
With this win, Sahaj Grover moved into the joint third place with 8.5
points, alongwith GM Ter Sahakyan Samvel of Armenia, Vladislav Kovalev
of Belarus and Vasif Durarbeyli of Azerbaijan.
In the top table, Hovhannisyan displayed superior endgame technique to
outplay American GM Ray Robson. In a Sicilian Classical game, pieces
were exchanged at regular intervals and a Bishop ending was reached as
early as the 26th move.
While Robson was banking on his mobile kingside pawns, Hovhannisyan
had faith in his own doubled passed pawns on the 'c' file. In the end,
Hovhannisyan, playing white, was proved right when he collected Bishop
for his pawn and then promoted his remaining pawn to set up a simple
win in 46 moves.
In the second table, Polish GM Swiercz Dariusz adopted the Sicilian
Najdorf against Ter Sahakyan Samvel of Armenia. In the sharp Poisoned
pawn variation, Ter Sahakyan sacrificed a pawn for a dangerous
initiative. But Swiercz cleverly negated the early storm and used his
Bishops well to conjure up counterplay against the white king.
With things going against his way, Ter Sahakyan exchanged into a Rook
endgame where the Polish GM proved superior to register a crucial win
44 moves.
In the 29th World Junior Girls Championship, Olga, who has enhanced
her chances of winning the coveted title defeated Georgian WGM Keti
Tsatsalashvili on the second table, while the overnight joint leader
WGM Cori T Deysi of Peru was held to a fighting draw in 66 moves by
Indian WGM Padmini Rout.
Cori had to remain in the second place with 10 points while Padmini is
on eight points in the joint fourth place, alongwith Ozturk Kubra of
Turkey.
The third place is occupied by the top seed Nazi Paikidze of Georgia
and Irina Bulmaga of Romania with 8.5 points. Now, Padmini has only an
outside chance of getting a bronze medal from this event, with the top
two positions already assured among the top two girls.
PTI
http://zeenews.india.com/news/others/armenian-gm-robert-hovhannisyan-maintains-top-spot_726230.html