e4 for the first time in the tournament but was unable to make the best decisions in the middlegame as the Iranian found great squares for his pieces. The game ended on move 63 as Nihal picked his fourth win on the trot. Arjun Erigaisi suffered a loss at the hands of Parham Maghsoodloo in round 12. In the opposite colored-bishop endgame, Gukesh blundered on move 58 giving Nihal the chance to win the bishop thanks to his very advanced pawn in the e-file. While Gukesh had a slightly better position throughout the middlegame, Nihal fought back slowly and steadily. Nihal Sarin continued his streak of wins as he overcame D. Both sides were very solid as they agreed to a draw on move 35.
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1 in the U-16 category converted the full point on move 51. Vidit Gujrathi played the unconventional Scandinavian Defense against Harika Dronavalli, but the match ended in a draw on move 80 after both sides held on to their horses pretty well in the endgame. Sam Shankland drew his game against Arjun Erigaisi in the Alekhine Variation of the Queen’s Gambit Declined. The rest was a matter of technique as the World No. He maintained his advantage as he went on to win the rook endgame. In the battle between Parham Maghsoodloo and Raunak Sadhwani, the young Indian was quick to spot an inaccuracy by the former World Junior Champion as he claimed the advantage on move 24 winning two pieces for a rook. In the endgame, the tournament leader tried to create complications with a Rook v Bishop Knight imbalance, but Sarin was up to the challenge as the match ended in a draw. Gukesh got the better of Le Quang Liem in the endgame after the young junior managed to get a better position after grabbing the a5 pawn on move 27. The game was pretty level throughout, with both sides playing accurate chess. Levon Aronian was held to a draw by Nihal Sarin in the London Defense.
In what was a clearly winning endgame, the American blundered his whole knight and lost his way, handing the game back to the Iranian. The India No.2 made early inroads with his pieces and won material that proved too much for the youngster to handle. GM Parham Maghsoodloo was up against GM Sam Shankland. In what was an explosive game, the two-time World Cup winner got the better of Liem in 37 moves. After five losses in a row, crowd favourite Vidit Gujrathi struck back with a win over Raunak Sadhwani. Playing the Ruy Lopez, Aronian found a great idea swinging his rook from the queenside to attack the king along the g-file. Levon Aronian jumped back into the lead after a clinical performance against 2013 World Blitz Champion, Le Quang Liem. The latter miscalculated out of the opening, losing a piece which resulted in his downfall. Will Erigaisi make it 2 in 2, or will we see a complete turnaround? It sure promised to be an exciting finish.By Nihal Sarin’s standards, there would have definitely been a sense of disappointment after Day 1, but the youngster came back with a bang with a huge win over tournament leader Arjun Erigaisi in 28 moves. Things were set up nicely at the Tata Steel Chess India – Blitz event as players moved into the final day of proceedings. Arjun Erigaisi wins Tata Steel Chess India Rapid Category Levon Aronian Wins Tata Steel Chess India Blitz Category
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