61st Rubinstein Memorial: Aravindh Chithambaram drops to sixth after loss in fifth round

Indian GM Aravindh Chithambaram slipped to sixth place after a defeat in the fifth round of the 61st Rubinstein Memorial chess tournament, taking place at the Spa Theater in Polanica-Zdroj, Poland, on Wednesday.

Top seed Aravindh, playing with white pieces, went down to last-placed Polish GM Jan Klimkowski.

In the sixth round, India No. 5 Aravindh, who has a FIDE rating of 2723, faces Mateusz Bartel, another local player.

The event is a traditional annual tournament honouring Akiba Rubinstein, one of the most influential Polish players in history.

It has a round-robin format. The time control is 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 more minutes for the rest of the game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one.

Round 5 Results

Jan Klimkowski (POL) bt. Aravindh Chithambaram (IND)

Pawel Teclaf (POL) drew with Igor Kovalenko (UKR)

Matthias Bluebaum (GER) bt. Michael Adams (ENG)

Nodirbek Yakkuboev (UZB) drew with David Navara (CZE)

Mateusz Bartel (POL) drew with Radoslaw Wojtaszek (POL)

Standings

1 – Nodirbek Yakubboev (3.5 points), Radoslaw Wojtaszek (3.5 points), Matthias Bluebaum (3.5 points)

4 – Aravindh Chithambaram (2.5 points), David Navara (2.5 points), Igor Kovalenko (2.5 points)

7 – Pawel Teclaf (2 points), Mateusz Bartel (2 points), Jan Klimkowski (2 points)

10 – Michael Adams (1 point)

Round 6 Pairings (Player on the left will have white pieces)

Mateusz Bartel (POL) vs Aravindh Chithambaram (IND)

Radoslaw Wojtaszek (POL) vs Matthias Bluebaum (GER)

Nodirbek Yakubboev (UZB) vs Pawel Teclaf (POL)

Jan Klimkowski (POL) vs David Navara (CZE)

Igor Kovalenko (UKR) vs Michael Adams (ENG)

The sixth round will begin at 6:45 p.m. IST on Thursday, August 21.

Published on Aug 21, 2025