Norway Chess Women R6: Vaishali beats Humpy in Armageddon after a one-move rook blunder
GM R Vaishali defeated GM Koneru Humpy in Armageddon after the latter blundered her rook in one move. GM Anna Muzychuk (UKR) won her match against IM Sara Khadem (ESP). Anna drew her Armageddon with black pieces to win and rejoin the lead with Humpy. Both are now at 9.5/18 each. GM Wenjun Ju (CHN) defeated GM Tingjie Lei (CHN) in Armageddon. Tingjie misplayed in the rook endgame which should have ended in a draw with correct play. Wenjun is now at 8.5/18, followed by Vaishali at 8/18. The coleaders Humpy and Anna will clash with each other in Round 7. It starts today from 5 p.m. local time, 8:30 p.m. IST. Apart from youtube, there is also a live broadcast on Sony Liv. Photo: Norway Chess / Michal Walusza
Anna Muzychuk catches up with Koneru Humpy, both are coleaders again
Vaishali - Humpy: 1.5-1
Last year, GM R Vaishali (2481) and GM Koneru Humpy (2543) traded wins in the Classical at the very same event. Vaishali got a substantial advantage in the major piece endgame but it was not easy to figure out how to realize it. She decided to repeat moves and take things to Armageddon.
Armageddon
R Vaishali was in a must-win situation, so she had to take every single opportunity. 17.Rxc6 bxc6 18.Nxe5 Bf6 19.Nxc6 Bxa2 20.Rc5 Be6 and eventually the game liquidated into a double bishop vs rook and bishop endgame where White had to extra pawns. Humpy had a momentary blindspot as she put her rook in the path of Vaishali's bishop. She lost the rook and the game.
Sara - Anna: 1-1.5
IM Sara Khadem (ESP) played a solid draw against GM Anna Muzychuk (UKR, 2535).
Armageddon
Black need not be bothered about the c6-pawn. 51...e4 and rolling the e-pawn down the board should have been an easy win. Instead, 51...Rxc6?! 52.Rxe5 and Rc4 is still winning. However, 52...Kg2?? 53.Rg5+ and the game ended in a draw. Since it was an Armageddon, Anna won the game and match.
Wenjun - Tingjie: 1-1.5
The Classical game between GM Wenjun Ju (CHN, 2580) and GM Tingjie Lei (CHN, 2552) was an uneventful draw.
Armageddon
The above position should end in a draw with correct play. In less time, Tingjie blundered 55...Kh6?? Instead, Re4/2/1/Kf7 would have been fine for Black.
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Round 6 results
Standings after Round 6
Round 7 pairings
Wenjun Ju - Sara Khadem
Tingjie Lei - R Vaishali
Koneru Humpy - Anna Muzychuk
Format
6 players will take part in the Tournament.
The Tournament is a double-round event with Armageddon.
The Tournament consists of 10 rounds.
Berger tables will be used for the pairings.
Time Control
Each player will have 120 minutes on the clock with an increment of 10 seconds starting from move 41. The time control for the Armageddon game: white has 10 minutes and black has 7 minutes with an increment for both players of 1 second per move, starting from move 41.
Draw by Mutual Agreement
Players are not allowed to agree to a draw until at least 30 moves have been made by each player. This rule does not apply to Armageddon games.
Armageddon
If the classical game is drawn, an Armageddon game will be played. It shall start within 20 minutes of the conclusion of the classical game. The player with White pieces will continue with White in Armageddon. If the Armageddon game is drawn, black will win.
Points
Players will get the following points per round:
Win in the classical game: 3 points
Loss in the classical game: 0 points
Draw in the classical game & win Armageddon: 1½ points
Draw in the classical game & loss Armageddon: 1 point
Schedule
From 26th May to 6th June, every day game starts at 5 p.m. local time and 8:30 p.m. IST. Rest days are on Friday 30th May and Wednesday 4th June.
Prize money
Prize Money The total prize fund of the Tournament is 1690000 NOK. Distribution of Prize money occurs as followed:
1st - NOK 700000
2nd - NOK 350000
3rd - NOK 200000
4th - NOK 170000
5th - NOK 150000
6th - NOK 120000
Watch the tournaments live at the venue:
Venue: Finansparken. For ticket info, visit here.
Ticket prices per day:
Adults: 200 NOK
Children and youth (under 18): 100 NOK
Family: 400 NOK
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