Fide Master Mohammad Fahad Rahman claims Dubai Juniors Chess Tournament – Maktoum Bin Hamdan Cup Candidate Master Sultan Al-Zaabi claims fifth, tops UAE standings Final top 15 standings 1 FM Mohammad Fahad Rahman BAN 2157 8 2 Rahul Srivatshav P IND 2273 7.5 3 FM Matviishen Viktor UKR 2390 7.5 4 CM Ahmadzada Ahmad AZE 2099 7 5 CM Al-Zaabi ... Read More »
Six juniors from six countries battle it out in final-round showdown for the Maktoum Bin Hamdan Cup
Mohammad Fahad Rahman of Bangladesh maintains half-point lead after eighth-round draw with top-seed Viktor Matviishen of Ukraine UAE’s Candidate Master Omran Al Hosani, Matviishen and three others are half a point behind and also have a shot at the championship as tournament enters final round Tuesday Top 15 standings after round 8 1 FM Mohammad Fahad Rahman BAN 2157 7 ... Read More »
FM Rahman takes the lead in 14th Dubai Juniors Chess Tournament 2016
Rahman topples Srivatshav to take the lead with two rounds to go in the Maktoum Bin Hamdan Cup international Junior Chess Tournament Omran Al Hosani and Saeed Al Hosani score quick wins to keep UAE’s hopes alive Top 15 standings after round 7 1 FM Mohammad Fahad Rahman BAN 2157 6.5 2 Rahul Srivatshav P IND 2273 6 3 FM ... Read More »
Indian juniors Rahul Srivatshav leads 14th Dubai Juniors Tournament with perfect score
Indian junior topples Ukrainian top-seed, wrests solo lead in Maktoum Bin Hamdan Cup International Junior Chess Tournament Rahul Srivatshav P paces the tournament with perfect 6-of-6 slate UAE’s Sultan Al Zaabi rebounds to join chasing pack Top 10 standings after round 6 1 Rahul Srivatshav P IND 2273 6 2 FM Mohammad Fahad Rahman BAN 2157 5.5 3 Umbetov Kazybek ... Read More »
Top-seed Viktor Matviishen continues to set pace with six others in Maktoum Bin Hamdan Cup International Junior Chess Tournament
UAE’s Candidate Masters Sultan Al Zaabi and Omran Al Hosani drop to joint second place in Dubai Juniors Chess Tournament Top 10 standings after round 4 1 Rahul Srivatshav P IND 2273 4 2 FM Mohammad Fahad Rahman BAN 2157 4 3 FM Matviishen Viktor UKR 2390 4 4 CM Ahmadzada Ahmad AZE 2099 4 5 Umbetov Kazybek KAZ 2002 ... Read More »
Four Emiratis, 9 others lead 14th Dubai Juniors Tournament
Four Emiratis, 9 others lead in Maktoum Bin Hamdan Cup International Junior Chess Tournament Candidate Masters Sultan Al Zaabi and Omran Al Hosani continue to show fine form in 110-player Dubai Juniors Chess Tournament Top 14 standings after round 3 1 Rahul Srivatshav P IND 2273 3 2 FM Mohammad Fahad Rahman BAN 2157 3 3 CM Ahmadzada Ahmad AZE ... Read More »
England’s GM Gawain Jones rules Dubai Open Chess Tournament – Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Cup
FM Saeed Ishaq tops UAE standings Final top 15 standings Rank Title Name FED Rtg Pts. 1 GM Jones Gawain C B ENG 2650 7.5 2 GM Akopian Vladimir ARM 2656 7.5 3 GM Savchenko Boris RUS 2607 7 4 GM Fier Alexandr BRA 2619 7 5 GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi IND 2648 7 6 GM Darini Pouria IRI 2496 ... Read More »
Russia’s GM Boris Savchenko grabs solo lead heading into the final round of the Dubai Open Chess Tournament – Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Cup
Dubai blitz chess champ GM Gawain Jones and four other grandmasters give chase Top 10 standings after eight rounds Rank Title Name FED Rtg Pts. 1 GM Savchenko Boris RUS 2607 7 2 GM Akopian Vladimir ARM 2656 6.5 3 GM Jones Gawain C B ENG 2650 6.5 4 GM Pantsulaia Levan GEO 2604 6.5 5 GM Fier Alexandr BRA ... Read More »
Four tied for the lead heading into the homestretch of Dubai Open Chess Tournament
Sokolov, Akopian, Jones, Savchenko have six points each British Grandmaster (GM) Gawain Jones and Russia’s GM Boris Savchenko caught up with the leaders after grinding down their respective opponents in drawn-out endgames in the seventh round of the Dubai Open Chess Tournament – Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Cup at the Dubai Chess and Culture Club. Sixth-round joint leaders GM Vladimir ... Read More »
Sokolov, Akopian share lead after six rounds in Dubai Open Chess Tournament
Sokolov scores back-to-back wins on Saturday; Akopian ends five-game win streak with a draw UAE national coach Grandmaster (GM) Ivan Sokolov rocketed to the lead after back-to-back wins in Saturday’s double round, joining erstwhile solo leader GM Vladimir Akopian of Armenia, who settled for a draw in the sixth round after stringing together five wins in a row in the ... Read More »