Anhand der Partie zwischen Sethuraman und Denis Kadric ließ sich etwas lernen: Hat Schwarz mit seinem b-Bauern auf c6 geschlagen, dann bedarf der dadurch vereinzelte a-Bauer anschließend besonderer Aufmerksamkeit!

S.P. Sethuraman und der in Frankfurt geborene Bosnier Denis Kadric
Der Kolumbianer Rios konnte den Topspieler Korobov nicht bezwingen:
Top seeded 🇺🇦 GM Anton Korobov managed to save a draw out of a lost position in today's 5th round against 🇨🇴 GM Cristhian Camilo Ríos. Anton said it was maybe "the strangest game of his life", while Cristhian admitted that, under some time preasure, he hadn't seen how to win... pic.twitter.com/piYjJAGOO0
— Sunway Chess Open (@SunwayChessOpen) December 17, 2021
| Br. | Nr. | Name | Pkt. | Ergebnis | Pkt. | Name | Nr. |
| 1 | 11 | Sethuraman S.P. | 4 | 1 - 0 | 4 | Kadric Denis | 16 |
| 2 | 1 | Korobov Anton | 3½ | ½ - ½ | 4 | Rios Cristhian Camilo | 46 |
| 3 | 25 | Van Foreest Lucas | 3½ | ½ - ½ | 3½ | Cheparinov Ivan | 2 |
| 4 | 29 | Sankalp Gupta | 3½ | 0 - 1 | 3½ | Niemann Hans Moke | 4 |
| 5 | 30 | Muradli Mahammad | 3½ | 0 - 1 | 3½ | Abdusattorov Nodirbek | 6 |
| 6 | 9 | Kollars Dmitrij | 3½ | 1 - 0 | 3½ | Dann Matthias | 34 |
| 7 | 31 | Priasmoro Novendra | 3½ | ½ - ½ | 3½ | Vocaturo Daniele | 10 |
| 8 | 37 | Garriga Cazorla Pere | 3½ | 0 - 1 | 3½ | Puranik Abhimanyu | 12 |
| 9 | 44 | Kurmann Oliver | 3½ | 0 - 1 | 3½ | Safarli Eltaj | 14 |
| 10 | 23 | Suleymanli Aydin | 3½ | ½ - ½ | 3½ | Neelotpal Das | 62 |
| 11 | 90 | Soumya Swaminathan | 3½ | 0 - 1 | 3½ | Dardha Daniel | 24 |
136 Bretter
| Rg. | Name | Elo | Pkt. | Wtg1 | ||
| 1 |
|
GM | Sethuraman S.P. | 2613 | 5,0 | 15,0 |
| 2 |
|
GM | Safarli Eltaj | 2579 | 4,5 | 14,0 |
| 3 |
|
GM | Niemann Hans Moke | 2645 | 4,5 | 14,0 |
| 4 |
|
GM | Dardha Daniel | 2533 | 4,5 | 13,5 |
| 5 |
|
GM | Puranik Abhimanyu | 2604 | 4,5 | 13,5 |
| 6 |
|
GM | Abdusattorov Nodirbek | 2633 | 4,5 | 13,0 |
| 7 |
|
GM | Rios Cristhian Camilo | 2460 | 4,5 | 12,5 |
| 8 |
|
GM | Kollars Dmitrij | 2622 | 4,5 | 12,5 |
| 9 |
|
GM | Van Foreest Lucas | 2530 | 4,0 | 15,5 |
| 10 |
|
GM | Priasmoro Novendra | 2502 | 4,0 | 15,5 |
| 11 |
|
GM | Cheparinov Ivan | 2664 | 4,0 | 14,5 |
| 12 |
|
GM | Kadric Denis | 2572 | 4,0 | 14,5 |
| 13 |
|
GM | Korobov Anton | 2699 | 4,0 | 14,0 |
| 14 |
|
GM | Suleymanli Aydin | 2537 | 4,0 | 14,0 |
| 15 |
|
GM | Neelotpal Das | 2410 | 4,0 | 14,0 |
| 16 |
|
GM | Vocaturo Daniele | 2621 | 4,0 | 13,5 |
| 17 |
|
GM | Erigaisi Arjun | 2629 | 4,0 | 13,0 |
| 18 |
|
WGM | Gomes Mary Ann | 2354 | 4,0 | 13,0 |
| 19 |
|
IM | Ervan Mohamad | 2356 | 4,0 | 13,0 |
| 20 |
|
GM | Vasquez Schroeder Rodrigo | 2484 | 4,0 | 12,5 |
| 21 |
|
IM | Livaic Leon | 2547 | 4,0 | 12,5 |
| 22 |
|
GM | Fier Alexandr | 2572 | 4,0 | 11,5 |
| 23 |
|
IM | Setyaki Azarya Jodi | 2389 | 4,0 | 11,5 |
| 24 |
|
FM | Papadiamandis Elliot | 2396 | 4,0 | 10,5 |
| 25 |
|
IM | Dionisi Thomas | 2396 | 4,0 | 10,0 |
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