The quarterfinals of the Aimchess Rapid match will see one other conflict between GM Magnus Carlsen and GM Arjun Erigaisi, who additionally performed one another within the remaining of the Julius Baer Generation Cup final month. GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda completed in first place within the preliminaries, forward of GM Gukesh D.

With a packed subject across the eighth place, something may occur on the ultimate day. In the top, there was just one change in comparison with the standings after day three: GM Vidit Gujrathi, who was in tenth place after spherical 12, scored 2.5/3 and took over the eighth spot from GM Anish Giri.

The Dutch GM drew twice (together with a recreation with Carlsen) however then acquired overwhelmed and eradicated by Erigaisi in a razor-sharp remaining recreation. It was a tricky loss for Giri, who solely wanted a draw which might have been sufficient for Erigaisi as properly, who now performs Carlsen within the quarterfinals.

Vidit received on demand within the remaining spherical in opposition to GM David Anton, who initially outplayed him from the black facet of a King’s Indian Attack. However, along with his twentieth transfer Vidit efficiently began to confuse his opponent and within the the rest of the sport, the Indian GM performed fairly properly.

“It’s good to know the way it feels,” mentioned Vidit, who certified for a Meltwater knockout for the primary time. “I’m thrilled that I’m within the quarter-finals. Actually, it was fully sudden. In truth, I had already made some plans for tomorrow that weren’t associated to chess, so because of Arjun giving me this opportunity!”

A recreation that should not be missed is the next. GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov beat GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov in “Mamedyarov fashion” as this time it was the Azerbaijani grandmaster having to cope with numerous sacrifices from his opponent:

The match continues on Tuesday with the knockout matches Duda-Vidit, Gukesh-Rapport, Mamedyarov-Abdusattorov, and Carlsen-Erigaisi.

Aimchess Rapid Preliminaries | Final Standings

All video games rounds 13-15

The Aimchess Rapid, the seventh occasion within the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour, takes place October 14-20, 2022 on chess24. The preliminaries consisted of a round-robin amongst 16 gamers, from which the highest eight superior to the knockout stage. There, they play a match of 4 speedy video games (15+10) in every spherical and if essential, a blitz + armageddon tiebreak. The prize fund is $150,000.