18 August 2018

Sixth Game of Ernesto Inarkiev vs. Wei Yi Match Drawn

Six rapid games are ahead.


A traditional chess festival Tower of Concord is going on in Nazran, the biggest city of the Republic of Ingushetia. The main event of the festival is match between a former European champion Ernesto Inarkiev and three-time champion of China Wei Yi. The match consists of 6 games with classical time control and 6 rapid games. 

The sixth game with the classical time control was played on August 18th and ended in a draw. "The opponents was following the game Harikrishna - Inarkiev, 2016, up to the 20th move, but White continued the game with 21. b3. However, soon the game ended in a draw" (A. Gabrielian). 



The classical part of the match finished with the victory of Wei Yi 4-2. August 19th is a free day. On August 20th-21st the grandmasters will play six rapid games (15 minutes for the whole game with an increment of 10 seconds per each move starting from the 1st). The final games will take place on the Tower of Concord (100 m in height) in Magas. 

Adi Akhmad Rapid Cup (Swiss system, 9 rounds, 70 participants) started in Nazran on August 18th. GM Artur Gabrielian and FM Zaur Tekeyev are leading the pack with 4 points out of 4. 

Games online

Tournament on Chess-Results (Adi Akhmad Rapid Cup)

Photos by Vladimir Barsky