India’s IM P. Konguvel and Audi Ameya shared the lead with Tajikistan’s GM Amonatov Farukh, Belarus’ Stupak Kiril and Kazakhstan’s IM Asil Abdijapar with 4.5 points at the end of the fifth round of the GITAM University Grandmasters Chess Tournament in Visakhapatnam. on Monday.
On the top board, Amanatov Farukh and Stupak Kirill agreed to an early draw after 13 moves in a triple position repetition.
Azerbaijan’s Konguvel and GM Mirajov Azer played a Przyporka variation in the Indian defense on the second board and the game went into an ambiguous position mid-game. The two exchanged pieces to lead the two knights and the king ended up with six pawns. After 47 moves, the game ended in an even draw.
Local boy G Varun Aditya suffered a blow against IM Audi Ameya in the Bishop Opening and soon after 35 moves made some questionable moves to lose the queen and the game.
Result:
Fifth Round: Stupak Kirill (4.5) drew with Farukh Amonatov (TJK) 4.5; Mirzov Azer (AZ) 4 drew with P. Konguvel (India) 4.5; Asyl Abdyjapar (Kzg) 4.5 bt Mihail Nikitenko (Blr) 3.5; S Nitin (Ind) 4 draws with Nguyen Van Heu (VA) 4; G Varun Aditya (India) 3.5 lost to Audi Ameya (India) 4.5; Luka Pachadze (Gio) 4 bt p. Bharat Kumar Reddy (Ind) 3.5; Varshney Aryan (India) 3 lost to Harsh Bharatkoti (India) 4; Boris Savchenko (Russia) 3.5 drew with Aaradhya Garg (India) 3.5; Mitrabha Guha (India) 4 bt p. Saravana Krishnan (India) 3; Ortik Nigmatov (Uzb) 3.5 drew with Rithvik Krishnan (Ind) 3.5.