In a much-awaited battle between the two of the highest-rated players of the tournament, second-seed Grandmaster (GM) Bassem Amin of Egypt defeated top-seed GM Bartosz Socko of Poland in the sixth round on Tuesday night to grab the solo leadership in the Allegiance to Zayed Chess Tournament 2017 at the Dubai Chess and Culture Club. Amin remains the only player ... Read More »
A 13-year-old Emirati player from Fujairah pulled off big upsets victories to join an elite cast of grandmasters (GM) in the lead after four rounds of play in the Allegiance to Zayed Chess Tournament 2017 at the Dubai Chess and Culture Club. Fide Master (FM) Sedrani Ammar, who is seeded only 48th in the tournament, zoomed to the top with ... Read More »
The grandmasters (GM) asserted their superiority after two rounds of play on Sunday’s the opening night of the Allegiance to Zayed Chess Tournament 2017 at the Dubai Chess and Culture Club. GM Salem Saleh, the third-seeded Emirati, defeated compatriot Ahmad Al Romaithi and India’s Ashwin R. in succession to join the early leaders of the rapid chess event, which has ... Read More »
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