GM Praveen Thipsay of India, Appeals Committee member, makes the ceremonial move on the women’s top board opening round 2 of the Asian Individual Chess Championship on 8th May 2025 at the Danat Resort Hotel in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. Assisting are IM Sami Khader (center) and Deputy Chief Arbiter IA Salman Tarek Al Taher of the UAE (right).
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Upsets rocked the second round of the Asian Individual Chess Championship. IM A. R. Ilamparthi of India, 58th seed crushed the Sicilian defense of second seed GM M. Amin Tabatabaei of Iran in 32 moves.
IM A. R. Ilamparthi of India (left) vs. second seed GM M. Amin Tabatabaei of Iran.
Guess the Sacrifice!
In the rd2 game between IM A. R. Ilamparthi of India as White vs. GM M. Amin Tabatabaei of Iran, guess White’s sacrifice after Black’s 27… g6. Answers at end of this story.
In the rd2 game between GM Xu Xiangyu of China as White and IM Sugar Gan-Erdene, Sugar of Mongolia, guess White’s sacrifice after Black’s 26…Nd5.
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“Three pieces can mate” as shown in this rd2 game between Afruzbek Sobirov of Uzbekistan with White and IM Pang Tao of China after Black’s 34…g5
Here are leaders after round 2:
IM Lou Yiping of China (left) vs. GM Murali Karthikeyan of India.
GM Shamsidin Vokhidov of Uzbekistan (left) vs. IM Lev Zverev (FID)
WGM Liya Kurmangaliyeva of Kazakhstan (left) vs. IM Yuxin Song of China.
Pham, Le Thao Nguyen of Vietnam (left) vs. WGM Seshadri Srija of India.
Here are women leaders after round 2:
Guess the Sacrifice!
White sacrificed the Bishop with 27.Bxg6!
White sacrificed the Queen with 27.exf6!
White opened lines by sacrificing two pawns with 35.c6+!
