 In an amazing display of strength, India blanked China 3:0 in the 5th round of the Asian Games Chess Team Championship in Doha, Qatar. The shutout brought India`s total to 13 points, 2.5 points ahead of second running Qatar at the halfway mark of the 9-round Swiss tournament. Qatar beat Vietnam 2:1 to follow in second with 10.5 points. Uzbekistan smashed rival Kazakhstan 2.5-0.5 to trail in third with 9.5 points. Visit the Asian Games website. .
By Casto Abundo, Chief Arbiter, 15th Asian Games, Doha 2006
In an amazing display of strength, India blanked China 3:0 in the 5th round of the Asian Games Chess Team Championship in Doha, Qatar. The shutout brought India`s total to 13 points, 2.5 points ahead of second running Qatar at the halfway mark of the 9-round Swiss tournament. Qatar beat Vietnam 2:1 to follow in second with 10.5 points. Uzbekistan smashed rival Kazakhstan 2.5-0.5 to trail in third with 9.5 points.
China got the luck of the draw with two whites out of the three boards. In the mixed team format, there are only three boards, two men and one woman with no reserves.
First to score was Pentala Harikirshna who penetrated the hedgehog pawn structure of Wang Yue to threaten mate with Queen and Bishop in the back rank.
China`s Bu Xiangzhi unleashed a fierce kingside attack against Krishnan Sasikiran. A lesser mortal would have wilted under the ferocious threats. But Sasi countered from the opposite wing through the main diagonal, parrying the mating threats and initiating his own attacks as well. A flurry of exchanges ensued and after the smoke cleared Sasi had the winning endgame.
Koneru Humpy completed the rout with a minor piece endgame win over Zhao Xue.
India has won all its matches against Mongolia, Turkemnistan, Qatar, Vietnam and China. With their 6th round match against Uzbekistan, India has matched with teams in second to sixth slot. `Gold is not yet in the bag,` All India Chess Federation Secretary D.V. Sundar said. `Any team here can be a dangerous opponent,` he opined. `I can say we are at least sure of a medal,` he added.
Posing in front of the India-China scoreboard are, from left, D.V. Sundar, AICF Treasurer and Zone President Bharat Singh and coach IM Manuel Aaron.
Sundar revealed that the Indian trio trained for a fortnight in Madras under Israeli GM Lev Psakhis. Aside from the players, trainers are financial beneficiaries of the Games, some earning US$5,000 for their two week stint here in Doha. The Qatar Chess Federation recruited former World Challenger Vladimir Akopian of Armenia. Iran also has another former challenger with Nigel Short of England. GM Edwins Kengis of Latvia is coaching the UAE team while GM Evgeny Vladimirov has returned from India is back coaching in Kazakhstan which is enjoying an economic boom. Another well known coach here is vetern IM Manuel Aaron.
Krishnan Sasikiran remains the only player with a perfect score of 5 out of 5. Around 50 local Indians came to watch, tickets in hand and giving moral support. `It shows that our chess players are popular,` Sundar commented.
Qatar beat Vietnam 2:1 with a win by IM Al Sayed Mohamad over GM Nguyen Anh Dung as the two other boards were drawn after hard fought games. Qatar is in second with 10.5 points and faces China in the 6th round. `A wounded tiger is a dangerous opponent,` a Qatari fan said.
Uzbekistan crushed arch rival Kazakhstan 2.5-0.5 as GM Alexei Barsov beat Asian Games Rapid Chess gold medaloist Murtas Kazhgaleyev and WIM Olga Sabirova won over WIM Dana Aketaeva. The top board match between former world champion Rustam Kasimjanov of Uzbekistan and Darmen Sadvakasov of Kazakhstan ended in a draw.
Posing in front of the India-China scoreboard are, from left, AICF Secretary D.V. Sundar, AICF Treasurer and Zone President Bharat Singh and coach IM Manuel Aaron.
Arbiters in the Asian Games: Seated from left are Dimitri Kayumov (UZB), Irina Kayumova (UZB), Nguyen Thu Anh Thu (VIE), Deputy Arbiter Mohammed Meqbel Al Hitmi (QAT), Competition Manager Yousif Ahme Ali (QAT), Chief Arbiter Casto Abundo (PHI), Deputy Arbiter Mahdi Abdulrahim (UAE), Genden Altanoch (MGL), Husan Turdaliev (UZB), Mehrdad Pahlevanzadeh (IRI).
Standing from left: Mohammed Husseini (EGY), Haroon Or Rashid (BAN), Shaker Al Afou (BRN), Imade Suparka (INA), Bolat Asanov (KAZ), Mouaied Abdulhamid (IRQ), Azzam Al Khateeb (SYR), Eunkyung Chung (KOR), Nader Nafei (JOR), Mohammed Safi (SYR), Abdulrahim Mahyo (SYR), Kamal Mohammed (QAT).
The grudge match. At left is former world champion Rustam Kasimjanov of Uzbekistan vs. Darmen Sadvakasov of Kazakhstan.
Host Qatar (right with top board GM Mohammed Al Mohdiaki) vs. Vietnam`s Dao Thien Hai.
| Rank after round 5 |
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SNo. |
Team |
Team |
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= |
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Pts. |
BH. |
MP |
| 1 |
1 |
India |
IND |
5 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
44.5 |
10 |
| 2 |
3 |
Qatar |
QAT |
4 |
0 |
1 |
10.5 |
46 |
8 |
| 3 |
6 |
Uzbekistan |
UZB |
3 |
0 |
2 |
9.5 |
40.5 |
6 |
| 4 |
2 |
China |
CHN |
3 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
47.5 |
6 |
| 5 |
10 |
Turkmenistan |
TKM |
3 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
40 |
6 |
| 6 |
7 |
Vietnam |
VIE |
3 |
0 |
2 |
8.5 |
48 |
6 |
| 7 |
8 |
Indonesia |
INA |
2 |
1 |
2 |
8.5 |
40.5 |
5 |
| 8 |
5 |
Iran |
IRI |
2 |
2 |
1 |
8.5 |
37.5 |
6 |
| 9 |
12 |
Syria |
SYR |
2 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
37 |
6 |
| 10 |
4 |
Kazakhstan |
KAZ |
3 |
0 |
2 |
7.5 |
40 |
6 |
| 11 |
11 |
Mongolia |
MGL |
2 |
0 |
3 |
7.5 |
38 |
4 |
| 12 |
17 |
Philippines |
PHI |
1 |
2 |
2 |
7.5 |
33.5 |
4 |
| 13 |
9 |
Bangladesh |
BAN |
2 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
37.5 |
5 |
| 14 |
14 |
United Arab Emirates |
UAE |
2 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
36 |
5 |
| 15 |
13 |
Jordan |
JOR |
1 |
2 |
2 |
6.5 |
38 |
4 |
| 16 |
19 |
Bahrain |
BRN |
2 |
1 |
2 |
6.5 |
31 |
5 |
| 17 |
15 |
Sri Lanka |
SRI |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5.5 |
27 |
3 |
| 18 |
18 |
Nepal |
NEP |
3 |
0 |
2 |
5.5 |
22.5 |
6 |
| 19 |
16 |
Japan |
JPN |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
27 |
4 |
| 20 |
20 |
Palestine |
PLE |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
26.5 |
3 |
| 21 |
21 |
Macau |
MAC |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2.5 |
25.5 |
2 |
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| 5.1 |
2 |
China |
0 - 3 |
1 |
India |
| 1 |
GM |
Bu Xiangzhi |
2671 |
0 : 1 |
GM |
Sasikiran Krishnan |
2675 |
| 2 |
GM |
Wang Yue |
2644 |
0 : 1 |
GM |
Harikrishna Pentala |
2674 |
| 3 |
WGM |
Zhao Xue |
2467 |
0 : 1 |
GM |
Koneru Humpy |
2545 |
| 5.2 |
3 |
Qatar |
2 - 1 |
7 |
Vietnam |
| 1 |
GM |
Al-Modiahki Mohamad |
2550 |
.5 : .5 |
GM |
Dao Thien Hai |
2557 |
| 2 |
IM |
Al Sayed Mohamad N |
2486 |
1 : 0 |
GM |
Nguyen Anh Dung |
2541 |
| 3 |
GM |
Zhu Chen |
2501 |
.5 : .5 |
WGM |
Nguyen Thi Thanh An |
2312 |
| 5.3 |
4 |
Kazakhstan |
.5 - 2.5 |
6 |
Uzbekistan |
| 1 |
GM |
Sadvakasov Darmen |
2596 |
.5 : .5 |
GM |
Kasimdzhanov Rustam |
2672 |
| 2 |
GM |
Kazhgaleyev Murtas |
2609 |
0 : 1 |
GM |
Barsov Alexei |
2537 |
| 3 |
WIM |
Aketaeva Dana |
2312 |
0 : 1 |
WIM |
Sabirova Olga |
2230 |
| 5.4 |
8 |
Indonesia |
1.5 - 1.5 |
5 |
Iran |
| 1 |
GM |
Adianto Utut |
2589 |
.5 : .5 |
GM |
Ghaem Maghami Ehsan |
2581 |
| 2 |
GM |
Megaranto Susanto |
2492 |
1 : 0 |
GM |
Moradiabadi Elshan |
2539 |
| 3 |
WFM |
Sukandar Irine
Kharisma |
2239 |
0 : 1 |
WIM |
Pourkashian Atousa |
2329 |
| 5.5 |
10 |
Turkmenistan |
2.5 - .5 |
14 |
United Arab Emirates |
| 1 |
IM |
Annaberdiev Meilis |
2457 |
.5 : .5 |
GM |
Talib Moosa |
2365 |
| 2 |
IM |
Amanov Mesgen |
2339 |
1 : 0 |
IM |
Hassan Abdullah |
2311 |
| 3 |
WGM |
Geldyeva Mekhri |
2273 |
1 : 0 |
WFM |
Saleh Noura Mohd |
1879 |
| 5.6 |
17 |
Philippines |
1.5 - 1.5 |
12 |
Syria |
| 1 |
IM |
Laylo Darwin |
2448 |
.5 : .5 |
IM |
Hakki Imad |
2422 |
| 2 |
IM |
Dableo Ronald |
2425 |
1 : 0 |
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Bakr Jwan |
2335 |
| 3 |
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Docena Jedara |
0 |
0 : 1 |
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Mir Mahmoud Afamia |
1983 |
| 5.7 |
13 |
Jordan |
.5 - 2.5 |
11 |
Mongolia |
| 1 |
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Samhouri Ahmed |
2322 |
0 : 1 |
FM |
Batchuluun Cegmed |
2404 |
| 2 |
FM |
Rimawi Bahjat T |
2308 |
.5 : .5 |
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Gundavaa Bayarsaihan |
2237 |
| 3 |
WIM |
Jamalia Natalia |
1988 |
0 : 1 |
WGM |
Mongontuul Bathuyag |
2383 |
| 5.8 |
16 |
Japan |
.5 - 2.5 |
9 |
Bangladesh |
| 1 |
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Nanjo Ryosuke |
2186 |
0 : 1 |
IM |
Hossain Enamul |
2503 |
| 2 |
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Kojima Shinya |
2187 |
0 : 1 |
GM |
Reefat Bin-Sattar |
2489 |
| 3 |
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Nakagawa Emiko |
1933 |
.5 : .5 |
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Akter Shamima Liza |
2096 |
| 5.9 |
19 |
Bahrain |
2 - 1 |
20 |
Palestine |
| 1 |
FM |
Ayyad Maher |
2137 |
.5 : .5 |
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Tamra Attallah |
2102 |
| 2 |
FM |
Ayyad Husain
Abduljalil Saleh |
2003 |
1 : 0 |
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Shobaita Talal |
2183 |
| 3 |
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Mutaywea Aysha |
0 |
.5 : .5 |
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Jaradat Shadia |
0 |
| 5.10 |
21 |
Macau |
1 - 2 |
18 |
Nepal |
| 1 |
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Abelgas Rodolfo |
0 |
.5 : .5 |
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Shresta Bilam Lal |
2104 |
| 2 |
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Mak Tong Kuan |
0 |
.5 : .5 |
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Surbir Lama |
2095 |
| 3 |
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Chan I Sin |
0 |
0 : 1 |
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Khamboo Mona Lisa |
0 |
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