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A quiet 6th round leaves Lomasov and Adly on top

26. November, 2019

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The sixth round produced less fireworks than usual but we still had a nice game when Sara Khadem beat Mikhail Antipov with the black pieces. The players now gather their forces on a rest day before the final push.

Antipov tried hard to punish Sara’s …Ng4 move with a pawn push in the center and a pawn sacrifice but it simple looked like it didn’t work. Sara kept a very cool head and refuted all attacking attempts, sacrificing back a piece that was offered a few moves earlier and leaving the white position in ruins in just 24 moves.

The games of the 6th round:

   [Event "Ísey skyr - World Champions Group"]  [Site "chess24.com"]  [Date "2019.11.25"]  [Round "6"]  [White "Gretarsson, Helgi Ass"]  [Black "Lomasov, Semyon"]  [Result "1/2-1/2"]  [Board "1"]  [WhiteElo "2415"]  [WhiteTitle "GM"]  [WhiteCountry "ISL"]  [WhiteFideId "2300699"]  [WhiteEloChange "2"]  [BlackElo "2553"]  [BlackTitle "IM"]  [BlackCountry "RUS"]  [BlackFideId "24164879"]  [BlackEloChange "-2"]   1. Nf3 {[%clk 1:30:58]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:30:53]} 2. g3 {[%clk 1:31:21]} c5 {[%clk  1:31:08]} 3. Bg2 {[%clk 1:31:35]} g6 {[%clk 1:30:55]} 4. O-O {[%clk 1:27:20]} Bg7  {[%clk 1:30:51]} 5. d4 {[%clk 1:24:17]} cxd4 {[%clk 1:30:54]} 6. Nxd4 {[%clk  1:24:42]} O-O {[%clk 1:30:17]} 7. e4 {[%clk 1:19:24]} Nc6 {[%clk 1:28:46]} 8. Ne2  {[%clk 1:19:33]} b6 {[%clk 1:21:39]} 9. Nbc3 {[%clk 1:09:56]} Ba6 {[%clk  1:18:03]} 10. h3 {[%clk 1:09:16]} Rc8 {[%clk 1:15:33]} 11. Re1 {[%clk 1:09:29]}  d6 {[%clk 1:08:00]} 12. Rb1 {[%clk 1:05:05]} Nd7 {[%clk 1:02:59]} 13. Bg5 {[%clk  0:53:00]} h6 {[%clk 0:42:07]} 14. Be3 {[%clk 0:53:22]} Kh7 {[%clk 0:41:26]} 15.  a3 {[%clk 0:44:13]} Bb7 {[%clk 0:36:33]} 16. b3 {[%clk 0:35:47]} a6 {[%clk  0:36:20]} 17. Qd2 {[%clk 0:26:20]} b5 {[%clk 0:36:31]} 18. Rec1 {[%clk 0:24:48]}  Qa5 {[%clk 0:28:37]} 19. a4 {[%clk 0:20:12]} bxa4 {[%clk 0:25:49]} 20. Nxa4  {[%clk 0:20:30]} Qxd2 {[%clk 0:26:13]} 21. Bxd2 {[%clk 0:20:59]} Nd4 {[%clk  0:26:35]} 22. Nxd4 {[%clk 0:20:11]} Bxd4 {[%clk 0:26:52]} 23. c3 {[%clk 0:20:10]}  Ba7 {[%clk 0:24:53]} 24. Re1 {[%clk 0:19:57]} Ne5 {[%clk 0:17:36]} 25. Be3 {[%clk  0:20:15]} Bxe3 {[%clk 0:18:01]} 26. Rxe3 {[%clk 0:20:35]} Bc6 {[%clk 0:10:11]}  27. Ra1 {[%clk 0:16:28]} Rb8 {[%clk 0:10:04]} 28. f4 {[%clk 0:16:33]} Nd7 {[%clk  0:10:12]} 29. b4 {[%clk 0:16:57]} a5 {[%clk 0:09:30]} 30. bxa5 {[%clk 0:15:33]}  Rb5 {[%clk 0:09:20]} 31. Nb6 {[%clk 0:14:32]} 1/2-1/2   [Event "Ísey skyr - World Champions Group"]  [Site "chess24.com"]  [Date "2019.11.25"]  [Round "6"]  [White "Antipov, Mikhail Al."]  [Black "Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat"]  [Result "0-1"]  [Board "2"]  [WhiteElo "2558"]  [WhiteTitle "GM"]  [WhiteCountry "RUS"]  [WhiteFideId "4107012"]  [WhiteEloChange "-6"]  [BlackElo "2491"]  [BlackTitle "IM"]  [BlackCountry "IRI"]  [BlackFideId "12512214"]  [BlackEloChange "6"]   1. e4 {[%clk 1:30:58]} e5 {[%clk 1:30:50]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 1:31:21]} Nc6 {[%clk  1:31:13]} 3. Bc4 {[%clk 1:31:46]} Bc5 {[%clk 1:31:30]} 4. O-O {[%clk 1:32:08]}  Nf6 {[%clk 1:31:48]} 5. d3 {[%clk 1:32:32]} d6 {[%clk 1:31:57]} 6. c3 {[%clk  1:32:53]} a6 {[%clk 1:32:12]} 7. a4 {[%clk 1:33:16]} Ba7 {[%clk 1:32:15]} 8. Re1  {[%clk 1:33:33]} Ng4 {[%clk 1:32:03]} 9. d4 {[%clk 1:29:54]} exd4 {[%clk  1:18:21]} 10. Bg5 {[%clk 1:19:23]} f6 {[%clk 1:16:11]} 11. Bh4 {[%clk 1:19:45]}  Nge5 {[%clk 1:12:59]} 12. Nxe5 {[%clk 1:19:51]} dxe5 {[%clk 1:12:12]} 13. Kh1  {[%clk 0:57:53]} Qd6 {[%clk 1:02:56]} 14. f4 {[%clk 0:25:54]} Bd7 {[%clk  0:54:29]} 15. fxe5 {[%clk 0:24:36]} Nxe5 {[%clk 0:54:52]} 16. Bd5 {[%clk  0:23:02]} Ng4 {[%clk 0:51:37]} 17. e5 {[%clk 0:22:36]} Qxd5 {[%clk 0:48:11]} 18.  exf6+ {[%clk 0:20:21]} Kf8 {[%clk 0:47:49]} 19. fxg7+ {[%clk 0:20:20]} Kxg7  {[%clk 0:48:13]} 20. Re7+ {[%clk 0:20:49]} Kg6 {[%clk 0:42:57]} 21. h3 {[%clk  0:19:54]} Rae8 {[%clk 0:33:47]} 22. Rxe8 {[%clk 0:18:24]} Rxe8 {[%clk 0:34:12]}  23. hxg4 {[%clk 0:18:50]} Bc6 {[%clk 0:30:39]} 24. Qf1 {[%clk 0:13:50]} Rf8  {[%clk 0:30:46]} 0-1   [Event "Ísey skyr - World Champions Group"]  [Site "chess24.com"]  [Date "2019.11.25"]  [Round "6"]  [White "Adly, Ahmed"]  [Black "Leitao, Rafael"]  [Result "1/2-1/2"]  [Board "3"]  [WhiteElo "2607"]  [WhiteTitle "GM"]  [WhiteCountry "EGY"]  [WhiteFideId "10601619"]  [BlackElo "2606"]  [BlackTitle "GM"]  [BlackCountry "BRA"]  [BlackFideId "2101246"]   1. d4 {[%clk 1:28:37]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:30:48]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 1:29:03]} e6 {[%clk  1:31:02]} 3. g3 {[%clk 1:29:29]} d5 {[%clk 1:30:40]} 4. Bg2 {[%clk 1:29:55]} Be7  {[%clk 1:30:20]} 5. c4 {[%clk 1:29:03]} O-O {[%clk 1:30:34]} 6. O-O {[%clk  1:29:25]} dxc4 {[%clk 1:29:19]} 7. Qc2 {[%clk 1:29:48]} a6 {[%clk 1:27:39]} 8. a4  {[%clk 1:30:16]} Bd7 {[%clk 1:27:34]} 9. Bg5 {[%clk 1:30:30]} Bc6 {[%clk  1:26:42]} 10. Bxf6 {[%clk 1:30:43]} Bxf6 {[%clk 1:26:48]} 11. Rd1 {[%clk  1:30:47]} a5 {[%clk 1:19:35]} 12. Qxc4 {[%clk 1:26:08]} Na6 {[%clk 1:12:51]} 13.  Nc3 {[%clk 1:26:00]} Bd5 {[%clk 1:00:11]} 14. Qd3 {[%clk 1:26:16]} Nb4 {[%clk  1:00:19]} 15. Qb1 {[%clk 1:26:28]} Bxf3 {[%clk 0:58:51]} 16. Bxf3 {[%clk  1:26:56]} c6 {[%clk 0:58:20]} 17. h4 {[%clk 1:26:07]} Qe7 {[%clk 0:57:14]} 18. e3  {[%clk 1:24:55]} Rad8 {[%clk 0:56:02]} 19. Kg2 {[%clk 1:13:41]} g6 {[%clk  0:53:37]} 20. Ra3 {[%clk 1:11:26]} Bg7 {[%clk 0:50:26]} 1/2-1/2   [Event "Ísey skyr - World Champions Group"]  [Site "chess24.com"]  [Date "2019.11.25"]  [Round "6"]  [White "Saduakassova, Dinara"]  [Black "Steingrimsson, Hedinn"]  [Result "1/2-1/2"]  [Board "4"]  [WhiteElo "2505"]  [WhiteTitle "IM"]  [WhiteCountry "KAZ"]  [WhiteFideId "13700090"]  [WhiteEloChange "1"]  [BlackElo "2549"]  [BlackTitle "GM"]  [BlackCountry "ISL"]  [BlackFideId "2300117"]  [BlackEloChange "-1"]   1. e4 {[%clk 1:30:34]} c5 {[%clk 1:30:14]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 1:30:59]} d6 {[%clk  1:30:40]} 3. Bb5+ {[%clk 1:31:24]} Bd7 {[%clk 1:31:04]} 4. Bxd7+ {[%clk 1:29:11]}  Nxd7 {[%clk 1:30:30]} 5. O-O {[%clk 1:27:01]} Ngf6 {[%clk 1:30:57]} 6. Qe2 {[%clk  1:25:44]} Rc8 {[%clk 1:31:23]} 7. b3 {[%clk 1:21:38]} g6 {[%clk 1:30:59]} 8. Bb2  {[%clk 1:21:51]} Bg7 {[%clk 1:31:25]} 9. c4 {[%clk 1:15:43]} O-O {[%clk 1:27:16]}  10. d4 {[%clk 1:14:37]} cxd4 {[%clk 1:27:42]} 11. Nxd4 {[%clk 1:14:17]} a6 {[%clk  1:28:01]} 12. Nc3 {[%clk 1:13:22]} Qa5 {[%clk 1:28:14]} 13. Rac1 {[%clk 1:09:28]}  Rfe8 {[%clk 1:26:16]} 14. Rfd1 {[%clk 1:03:07]} e6 {[%clk 1:22:16]} 15. h3 {[%clk  0:54:27]} Nh5 {[%clk 1:01:22]} 16. Qd2 {[%clk 0:46:28]} Ne5 {[%clk 0:58:23]} 17.  Rc2 {[%clk 0:42:43]} Red8 {[%clk 0:57:52]} 18. Na4 {[%clk 0:38:07]} Qc7 {[%clk  0:55:14]} 19. Qe3 {[%clk 0:37:14]} Qa5 {[%clk 0:49:48]} 20. Bc3 {[%clk 0:36:22]}  Qc7 {[%clk 0:50:08]} 21. Bb2 {[%clk 0:31:28]} Qa5 {[%clk 0:50:09]} 1/2-1/2   [Event "Ísey skyr - World Champions Group"]  [Site "chess24.com"]  [Date "2019.11.25"]  [Round "6"]  [White "Stefansson, Hannes"]  [Black "Zhigalko, Sergei"]  [Result "1/2-1/2"]  [Board "5"]  [WhiteElo "2546"]  [WhiteTitle "GM"]  [WhiteCountry "ISL"]  [WhiteFideId "2300087"]  [BlackElo "2574"]  [BlackTitle "GM"]  [BlackCountry "BLR"]  [BlackFideId "13502956"]   1. d4 {[%clk 1:30:52]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:30:57]} 2. c4 {[%clk 1:30:59]} e6 {[%clk  1:31:24]} 3. Nf3 {[%clk 1:30:54]} b6 {[%clk 1:31:50]} 4. a3 {[%clk 1:30:22]} Bb7  {[%clk 1:31:28]} 5. Nc3 {[%clk 1:30:05]} d5 {[%clk 1:31:41]} 6. Bg5 {[%clk  1:29:30]} Be7 {[%clk 1:31:28]} 7. Qa4+ {[%clk 1:29:10]} c6 {[%clk 1:24:49]} 8.  Bxf6 {[%clk 1:27:11]} Bxf6 {[%clk 1:25:02]} 9. cxd5 {[%clk 1:27:25]} exd5 {[%clk  1:24:43]} 10. g3 {[%clk 1:27:29]} O-O {[%clk 1:23:54]} 11. Bg2 {[%clk 1:27:17]}  Na6 {[%clk 0:37:52]} 12. O-O {[%clk 1:26:07]} Nc7 {[%clk 0:38:19]} 13. Rfd1  {[%clk 1:16:30]} Re8 {[%clk 0:37:40]} 14. Rac1 {[%clk 1:14:54]} g6 {[%clk  0:28:16]} 15. e3 {[%clk 1:11:22]} Bg7 {[%clk 0:28:22]} 16. Ne1 {[%clk 0:59:45]}  Re7 {[%clk 0:23:50]} 17. Nd3 {[%clk 0:56:34]} Ne8 {[%clk 0:23:33]} 18. b4 {[%clk  0:49:30]} a6 {[%clk 0:14:06]} 19. Qb3 {[%clk 0:46:57]} Nd6 {[%clk 0:14:32]} 20.  a4 {[%clk 0:45:27]} b5 {[%clk 0:10:27]} 21. Nc5 {[%clk 0:44:15]} Qe8 {[%clk  0:10:26]} 22. Ra1 {[%clk 0:41:09]} Rd8 {[%clk 0:09:39]} 23. axb5 {[%clk 0:32:52]}  axb5 {[%clk 0:10:04]} 24. Ra7 {[%clk 0:32:32]} h5 {[%clk 0:09:46]} 1/2-1/2

6th round results

Standings after 6 rounds

7th round pairing

Ahmed Adly with his uncomprimising style will surely try to play for a win against Sara who also needs to win to have chances for a GM norm. She requires 2.5 out of the remaining 3 rounds.

The Russian Lomasov and Antipov meet. Lomasov only needs 1.5 out of 3 to get his final GM norm so a draw seems not completely out of the question, potentially opening the door for Adly.

Results and standings on chess-results