by Shahid Ahmed - 21/10/2023
The 44th Chess Olympiad Gold medalists - Nodirbek Abdussatorov (UZB) and Nodirbek Yakubboev (UZB) won their final round games against Arjun Erigaisi and Karthikeyan Murali respectively. Thus, theyboth becamethe only two players to end up with a score of 7/9 each. Yakubboev beat his countryman Abdusattorov in both 5'+3" Blitz play-off games to become Qatar Masters 2023 champion. Abdusattorov was placed second. S L Narayanan hada good chance against Hikaru Nakamura(USA). However, he was unable to seize it and it ended in a draw. Nevertheless, Narayanan scored an unbeaten 6.5/9 with a performance of 2792. He finished third along with five more players including Arjun Erigaisi and D Gukesh. Abhimanyu Puranik was on the verge of handing Magnus Carlsen his third defeat of the tournament. IM Vaishali R and IM Srihari L R scoredGM-norms. CM Mayank Chakraborty earned his final IM-norm. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy
GM-norm: Vaishali R andSrihari L R, IM-norm: Mayank Chakraborty
IM Vaishali Rfulfilled her final GM-norm requirements by the eighth round. She just needed to play the final round game. The result was immaterial to her norm chances. She needs to fulfill the ratingcriteria of 2500 to become India's next GM and only third Indian female to do so. 12 years ago, Harika Dronavalli was the last Indian female to achieve the coveted the GM title. For Vaishali, it is just a matter of time before she etchesher name in the history. GM Abhimanyu Puranik holdingthe FIDE World Cup 2023 winner, GM Magnus Carlsen (NOR) to a draw meant, Abhimanyu makinga top 15 finish, ahead of the World no.1 who finished 16th. More than the rating, missed win and prize money, finishingahead ofCarlsen after facing him in the final round, is certainly going to make Abhimanyu delighted. Open Breport will be published separately.
Qatar Masters 2023 champion - GM Nodirbek Yakubboev (UZB) 7/9
Interview with Qatar Masters 2023 champion - GM Nodirbek Yakubboev | Video: ChessBase India
Runner-up - GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) 7/9
Second Runner-up - GM S L Narayanan 6.5/9
GM S L Narayanan is not only the best Indian performer, in terms ofperformance rating, he is the best performer with a 2792 performance.
I have to win the winning positions - GM S L Narayanan | Video: ChessBase India
GM S L Narayanan scored an impressive unbeaten 6.5/9 with a performance of 2792
Qatar Masters Open A and B champion - GM Nodirbek Yakkuboev(UZB) 7/9 and FM NA Rustum Tolentino (PHI) 8.5/9
Abhimanyu - Carlsen: 0.5-0.5
GM Abhimanyu Puranik (2618) got a few good opportunities against the World no.1 GM Magnus Carlsen (NOR, 2839).
Position after 46...Ka4
One of the last chances White had in the double rook endgame was in the above position. 47.Kb2 Rb3+ 48.Kc1 Rd3 49.Rd2 Rc3+ 50.Kd1 and White avoids all perpetual check threats. Unfortunately for White, he opted for 47.Kc1 Kb3 and the game meandered into a draw.
Magnus Carlsen's laugh after an intense final round!| Video: ChessBase India
Narayanan - Nakamura
Position after 30...Rc8
31.Rxc8 Rxc8 32.Ne6Nf5 33.g4 would have landed Black in trouble.
Hikaru's lucky escape? GM S L Narayanan vsGM Hikaru Nakamura | Video: ChessBase India
An incredible Finale at Qatar Masters! | Video: ChessBase India
Arjun Erigaisi's massive blunder - Nodirbek Abdusattorov vs Arjun | Video: ChessBase India
The most heartbreaking moment of Arjun Erigaisi against Nodirbek Abdusattorov | Video: ChessBase India
Cat with 9 lives? | Abhijeet Gupta vs D Gukesh | Video: ChessBase India
Playing against Carlsen got me ready for the rest of the tournament - IM Srihari L R | Video: ChessBase India
IM Srihari L Rscored his second GM-norm
IM Srihari L R secured his second IM-norm by winning a must-win final round game against GM Sandipan Chanda
Vaishali scores her final GM norm at Qatar Masters 2023 | Video: ChessBase India
GM-elect IM Vaishali R with her mother Nagalakshmi
IM VaishaliRfulfilled her final GM-norm requirements before the final round, thus the loss in the final round did not affect her norm chances
Best Female Top 3 (L to R): 2nd IM Divya Deshmukh 5/9, 1st IM Vaishali R 5/9 and 3rd WIM Alua Nurmanova (KAZ) 4.5/9
The boy from North-East India Mayank Chakraborty scores his third IM-norm | Video: ChessBase India
CM Mayank Chakraborty scored his final IM-norm
Mayank Chakraborty scored 4.5/9, performed at 2485 and gained 34.8 Elo rating points en route his final IM-norm
Tie-break games
Battle of the Nodirbeks: Abdusattorov vs Yakubboev | Qatar Masters 2023 Play-Off 1 | Video: ChessBase India
Battle of the Nodirbeks: Abdusattorov vs Yakubboev | Qatar Masters 2023 Play-Off 2 | Video: ChessBase India
The young boy asks a question to Hikaru Nakamura | Video: ChessBase India
The closing ceremony of Qatar Masters 2023 | Video: ChessBase India
Schedule
There was one round every day from 11thto 20th October 2023 starting from 3 p.m. local time, 5:30 p.m. IST. Monday 16th October 2023 is a rest day. Only last round on 20th October starts at 1 p.m. local time, 3:30 p.m. IST.
Time control
Time control for each tournament game was 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from move 1.
Prizes
The total prize fund of the tournament was US$ 108250. The top three prizes are $25000, $15000 and $10000 each.
Replay live stream
Replay Round 9 Live Commentary by IM Sagar Shah and Amruta Mokal | Video: ChessBase India
Replay Round 9 Live Commentary by GM Evgenij Miroshnichenko, IM Jovanka Houska, and IM Irene Sukandar | Video: Qatar Chess Association
Replay Tie-breaks Live Commentary by GM Evgenij Miroshnichenko, IM Jovanka Houska, and IM Irene Sukandar | Video: Qatar Chess Association
Replay Round9 and Tie-break games
Round 9 results
Final standings
Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | Gr | FED | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | ||
1 | 19 | GM | Yakubboev, Nodirbek | UZB | 2616 | 7 | 0 | 2775 | ||||
2 | 5 | GM | Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | U20 | UZB | 2716 | 7 | 0 | 2765 | |||
3 | 13 | GM | Narayanan.S.L, | IND | 2651 | 6,5 | 0 | 2792 | ||||
4 | 12 | GM | Sindarov, Javokhir | U20 | UZB | 2658 | 6,5 | 0 | 2766 | |||
5 | 2 | GM | Nakamura, Hikaru | USA | 2780 | 6,5 | 0 | 2748 | ||||
6 | 6 | GM | Erigaisi, Arjun | U20 | IND | 2712 | 6,5 | 0 | 2743 | |||
7 | 7 | GM | Maghsoodloo, Parham | IRI | 2707 | 6,5 | 0 | 2727 | ||||
8 | 4 | GM | Gukesh, D | U20 | IND | 2758 | 6,5 | 0 | 2674 | |||
9 | 23 | GM | Paravyan, David | FID | 2599 | 6 | 0 | 2703 | ||||
10 | 20 | GM | Karthikeyan, Murali | IND | 2611 | 6 | 0 | 2689 | ||||
11 | 3 | GM | Giri, Anish | NED | 2760 | 6 | 0 | 2680 | ||||
12 | 31 | GM | Shimanov, Aleksandr | FID | 2566 | 6 | 0 | 2665 | ||||
13 | 16 | GM | Salem, A.R. Saleh | Ar. | UAE | 2632 | 6 | 0 | 2658 | |||
25 | GM | Jumabayev, Rinat | KAZ | 2585 | 6 | 0 | 2658 | |||||
15 | 18 | GM | Puranik, Abhimanyu | IND | 2618 | 6 | 0 | 2654 |
Links
Tournament Regulations: Open A and Open B
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