31st Abu Dhabi Masters R3: Jubin Jimmy makes a perfect start

by Shahid Ahmed - 18/08/2025

IM Jubin Jimmy defeated FM Felix Xie (NZL) to maintain a perfect score at 31st Abu Dhabi Chess Festival 2025 Masters. Jubin is the sole Indian among seven players to have 3 points. IM Anuj Shrivatri, IM Sahib Singh, IM Suyog Wagh and IM Goutham Krishna H drew against GM Jingyao Tin (SGP), GM Aditya Mittal, GM Titas Stremavicius (LTU) and GM Brewington Hardaway (USA) respectively. Anuj and Sahib played well against their opponents. Suyog found a great resource despite being lost for the majority of the double rook endgame. Goutham salvaged a draw as his opponent could not capitalize on his advantage. Mandar Pradip Lad defeated IM Erdem Khubukshanov. Round 4 starts today at 5 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy

Anuj, Sahib, Suyog and Goutham share the point with GMs, Mandar beats an IM

FM Anirudhha Potawad, FM Rosh Jain, FM John Veny Akkarakaran and FM Jai Sankar Subramanian held IM Akshay Borgaonkar, IM Marco Materia (FRA), IM Sugar Gan-Erdene (MGL) and IM Rajat Makkar (FRA) to a draw each respectively.

Anuj - Jingyao

Position after 23...Ne5

23...Ne5! is the only move to prevent the deadly threat of Ng6+ The Singapore no.1, GM Jingyao Tin (2579) found it. 24.R1xe5 Bxe5 25.Ng6+ Rxg6 another only move for Black 26.Qxg6 Bd6 and the game eventually liquidated into a queen endgame.

IM Anuj Shrivatri played a great game to draw against the Singapore no.1 - GM Jingyao Tin

IM Sahib Singh - GM Aditya Mittal: 0.5-0.5

Suyog - Titas

Position after 81.Rc1+

IM Suyog Wagh (2400) was lost for the better part of the double rook endgame against GM Titas Stremavicius (LTU, 2549). However, he kept fighting, waited with bated breath for an opportunity to salvage a draw. It paid off. In the above position, Black needed to play 81...Kd3 to win the game. Even 81...Kd5/b5 are also winning. The only move which is not winning for Black anymore is 81...Kb4?? 82.Rb7+ Ka3 83.Ra7+! this is almost like something that is part of an exercise of a tactics/endgame book. 83...Rxa7 84.h8Q and the game ended in a draw in the next few moves.

IM Suyog Wagh made the most out of his opportunity in a lost double rook endgame against GM Titas Stremavicius (LTU)

GM Brewington Hardaway (USA) could not capitalize on his advantage allowing his opponent IM Goutham Krishna H to escape with a draw

Jubin - Felix

Position after 15...Qc7?

Getting out of the pin added more woes to FM Felix Xie's (NZL, 2364) woes. 16.Bh6+- Bh8 17.f3 d5 18.Bf4 Qe7 19.cxd5 cxd5 20.Bg5 Qd6 21.Bb5 Re5 22.0-0-0 dxe4 23.Qf4 Nh5 24.Rxh5! Black's position fell apart in a hurry and IM Jubin Jimmy (2464) won the game in the next few moves.

IM Jubin Jimmy made a perfect start by winning his third round game against FM Felix Xie (NZL)

Mandar Pradip Lad outplayed IM Erdem Khubukshanov

FM Anirudhha Potawad - IM Akshay Borgaonkar: 0.5-0.5

IM Marco Materia (FRA) - FM Rosh Jain: 0.5-0.5

FM John Veny Akkarakaran (pictured) salvaged a draw as his opponent IM Sugar Gan-Erdene (MGL) misplayed in the endgame | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

IM Rajat Makkar - FM Jai Sankar Subramanian (pictured): 0.5-0.5

UAE's youngest WGM Rouda Essa Alserkal defeated IM Mohammad Tissir (MAR)

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Round 3 results

Rd.	Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	No.
3	3	50	IM	Anuj Shrivatri	2452	2	½ - ½	2	GM	Tin Jingyao	2579	8
3	5	67	IM	Sahib Singh	2416	2	½ - ½	2	GM	Aditya Mittal	2560	12
3	6	15	GM	Zeng Chongsheng	2553	2	1 - 0	2	IM	Mohamed Anees M	2428	58
3	7	87	FM	Wagh Suyog	2400	2	½ - ½	2	GM	Stremavicius Titas	2549	16
3	9	26	GM	Hardaway Brewington	2499	2	½ - ½	2	IM	Goutham Krishna H	2414	70
3	10	36	IM	Bazakutsa Svyatoslav	2481	2	½ - ½	2	IM	Kushagra Mohan	2408	78
3	11	89	IM	Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi	2396	2	0 - 1	2	IM	Stribuk Artiom	2474	39
3	12	41	IM	Jubin Jimmy	2464	2	1 - 0	2	FM	Xie Felix	2364	119
3	13	97	FM	Yadegar Radin	2388	2	1 - 0	2	GM	Prraneeth Vuppala	2458	43
3	16	5	GM	Iniyan Pa	2586	1½	½ - ½	1½	IM	Agasarov Benik	2408	76
3	18	11	GM	Bharath Subramaniyam H	2562	1½	1 - 0	1½	IM	Soham Kamotra	2407	80
3	19	57	IM	Audi Ameya	2428	1½	0 - 1	1½	GM	Makhnev Denis	2540	17
3	21	85	IM	Shahil Dey	2401	1½	0 - 1	1½	GM	Wan Yunguo	2501	21
3	22	95		Lad Mandar Pradip	2390	1½	1 - 0	1½	IM	Khubukshanov Erdem	2489	29
3	24	122	FM	Novozhilov Semen	2358	1½	½ - ½	1½	IM	Nitish Belurkar	2486	31
3	25	160	FM	Karimov Alisher	2312	1½	½ - ½	1½	GM	Srihari L R	2482	35
3	26	38	IM	Md Imran	2478	1½	1 - 0	1½	FM	Aansh Nandan Nerurkar	2335	139
3	28	175	FM	Potawad Anirudhha	2301	1½	½ - ½	1½	IM	Borgaonkar Akshay	2452	51
3	29	55		Vignesh Advaith Vemula	2441	1½	1 - 0	1½	IM	Setyaki Azarya Jodi	2331	141
3	30	189	FM	Bagwe Gaurang	2259	1½	0 - 1	1	GM	Grebnev Aleksey	2595	3
3	31	7	GM	Hong Andrew	2580	1	1 - 0	1	IM	Dushyant Sharma	2376	105
3	32	108	IM	Vantika Agrawal	2375	1	0 - 1	1	GM	Karthik Venkataraman	2556	14
3	35	24	IM	Materia Marco	2500	1	½ - ½	1	FM	Rosh Jain	2372	113
3	36	112	IM	Gasparyan Erik R.	2372	1	0 - 1	1	IM	Rohith Krishna S	2500	25
3	39	32	IM	Rathanvel V S	2486	1	1 - 0	1	FM	Paszewski Mateusz	2360	121

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Standings after Round 3

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	K	rtg+/-
1	41	IM	Jubin, Jimmy	IND	2464	3	0	5	3	10	7,5
2	10	GM	Gorshtein, Ido	ISR	2571	3	0	4	3	10	5,3
3	6	GM	Lazavik, Denis	BLR	2584	3	0	4	2	10	8,4
4	15	GM	Zeng, Chongsheng	CHN	2553	3	0	3,5	2	10	8,9
5	39	IM	Stribuk, Artiom	FID	2474	3	0	3,5	2	10	11
6	97	FM	Yadegar, Radin	IRI	2388	3	0	3,5	2	10	14,6
7	18	GM	Xue, Haowen	CHN	2535	3	0	3,5	2	10	9,3
8	50	IM	Anuj, Shrivatri	IND	2452	2,5	0	5	2,5	10	5,6
9	78	IM	Kushagra, Mohan	IND	2408	2,5	0	4,5	2,5	10	11,8
10	4	GM	Jacobson, Brandon	USA	2594	2,5	0	4,5	2,5	10	2,9
11	16	GM	Stremavicius, Titas	LTU	2549	2,5	0	4,5	2,5	10	3,7
12	67	IM	Sahib, Singh	IND	2416	2,5	0	4,5	2,5	10	9
13	87	FM	Wagh, Suyog	IND	2400	2,5	0	4,5	2,5	10	11,5
14	36	IM	Bazakutsa, Svyatoslav	UKR	2481	2,5	0	4,5	2,5	10	5,9
15	53	IM	Aizenberg, Benny	ISR	2450	2,5	0	4	2,5	10	8,4
16	8	GM	Tin, Jingyao	SGP	2579	2,5	0	4	2,5	10	3,5
17	12	GM	Aditya, Mittal	IND	2560	2,5	0	4	2,5	10	3,6
18	26	GM	Hardaway, Brewington	USA	2499	2,5	0	4	2,5	10	5,5
19	70	IM	Goutham, Krishna H	IND	2414	2,5	0	4	2,5	10	6,8
20	63	IM	Talibov, Shiroghlan	AZE	2420	2,5	0	3	1,5	10	8,4
21	11	GM	Bharath, Subramaniyam H	IND	2562	2,5	0	3	1,5	10	3,3
22	9	GM	Socko, Bartosz	POL	2574	2,5	0	3	1,5	10	3
23	1	GM	Sjugirov, Sanan	HUN	2636	2,5	0	3	1,5	10	0,2
24	38	IM	Md, Imran	IND	2478	2,5	0	3	1,5	10	5
25	2	GM	Naiditsch, Arkadij	BUL	2604	2,5	0	2,5	2	10	3,8

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Round 4 pairings

Rd.	Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Pts.	Pts.		Name	Rtg	No.
4	3	41	IM	Jubin Jimmy	2464	3	3	GM	Zeng Chongsheng	2553	15
4	5	38	IM	Md Imran	2478	2½	2½	GM	Sjugirov Sanan	2636	1
4	7	8	GM	Tin Jingyao	2579	2½	2½		Vignesh Advaith Vemula	2441	55
4	8	50	IM	Anuj Shrivatri	2452	2½	2½	GM	Socko Bartosz	2574	9
4	9	53	IM	Aizenberg Benny	2450	2½	2½	GM	Bharath Subramaniyam H	2562	11
4	10	12	GM	Aditya Mittal	2560	2½	2½	IM	Talibov Shiroghlan	2420	63
4	11	16	GM	Stremavicius Titas	2549	2½	2½	IM	Sahib Singh	2416	67
4	12	17	GM	Makhnev Denis	2540	2½	2½	FM	Wagh Suyog	2400	87
4	13	21	GM	Wan Yunguo	2501	2½	2½		Lad Mandar Pradip	2390	95
4	14	78	IM	Kushagra Mohan	2408	2½	2½	GM	Hardaway Brewington	2499	26
4	15	70	IM	Goutham Krishna H	2414	2½	2½	IM	Bazakutsa Svyatoslav	2481	36
4	17	66	IM	Ravi Teja S.	2417	2	2	GM	Iniyan Pa	2586	5
4	19	14	GM	Karthik Venkataraman	2556	2	2	FM	Daaevik Wadhawan	2419	65
4	22	25	IM	Rohith Krishna S	2500	2	2	IM	Song Yuxin	2414	71
4	25	98	IM	Aradhya Garg	2386	2	2	IM	Raczek Krzysztof	2487	30
4	26	31	IM	Nitish Belurkar	2486	2	2	IM	Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi	2396	89
4	27	102	IM	Panda Sambit	2379	2	2	IM	Rathanvel V S	2486	32
4	28	33	IM	Agmanov Zhandos	2485	2	2	FM	Aditya Vikram Paul	2394	93
4	29	35	GM	Srihari L R	2482	2	2	IM	Raahul V S	2378	104
4	31	43	GM	Prraneeth Vuppala	2458	2	2	FM	Novozhilov Semen	2358	122
4	33	51	IM	Borgaonkar Akshay	2452	2	2	FM	Karimov Alisher	2312	160
4	34	158	FM	Putrenko Kirill	2314	2	2	IM	Mayank Chakraborty	2452	52
4	35	58	IM	Mohamed Anees M	2428	2	2	FM	Potawad Anirudhha	2301	175
4	38	19	GM	Fawzy Adham	2502	1½	1½	FM	John Veny Akkarakaran	2351	128
4	39	29	IM	Khubukshanov Erdem	2489	1½	1½	FM	Jinan Jomon	2347	132

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