61st Rubinstein Memorial: Aravindh Chithambaram slips to second after another draw
Aravindh Chithambaram slipped to second spot after playing another draw in the third round of the 61st Rubinstein Memorial chess tournament, taking place at the Spa Theater in Polanica-Zdroj, Poland, on Monday.
Top seed Aravindh was tied with Nodirbek Yakubboev at the top with 1.5 points after two rounds. However, in the third round, India No. 5 Aravindh was held to a draw by Ukrainian GM Igor Kovalenko while Uzbek GM Yakubboev took sole lead with a win over Mateusz Bartel, one of the four Polish GMs in the event.
Radoslaw Wojtaszek joined Aravindh in second place after beating fellow Pole Jan Klimkowski.
In the fourth round, Aravindh, who has a FIDE rating of 2723, faces Yakubboev.
The event is a traditional annual tournament honouring Akiba Rubinstein, one of the most influential Polish players in history.
It has a 10-player 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 3 Results
Aravindh Chithambaram (IND) drew with Igor Kovalenko (UKR)
Nodirbek Yakubboev (UZB) bt. Mateusz Bartel (POL)
Radoslaw Wojtaszek (POL) bt. Jan Klimkowski (POL)
Matthias Bluebaum (GER) drew with David Navara (CZE)
Pawel Teclaf (POL) drew with Michael Adams (ENG)
Standings
1 – Nodirbek Yakubboev (2.5 points)
2 – Aravindh Chithambaram (2 points), Radoslaw Wojtaszek (2 points)
4 – Pawel Teclaf (1.5 point), Matthias Bluebaum (1.5 point), David Navara (1.5 points), Igor Kovalenko (1.5 points),
8 – Mateusz Bartel (1 point), Michael Adams (1 point)
10 – Jan Klimkowski (0.5 point)
Round 4 Pairings (Player on the left will have white pieces)
Nodirbek Yakubboev (UZB) vs Aravindh Chithambaram (IND)
Jan Klimkowski (POL) vs Mateusz Bartel (POL)
Radoslaw Wojtaszek (POL) vs Michael Adams (ENG)
Matthias Bluebaum (GER) vs Pawel Teclaf (POL)
Igor Kovalenko (UKR) vs David Navara (CZE)
The fourth round will begin at 6:45 p.m. IST on Tuesday, August 19.