GM Igor Kurnosov Fights Back for Abu Dhabi Chess Title, Wins on Tiebreak

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Hello everyone,

Igor Kurnosov receives his trophy from Saeed Al Maqbali, chairman of the UAE Chess Federation, in the presence of Hussain Abdullah Al Khoury (left) and Ebrahim Al Marzouqi, board member of the club.

Abu Dhabi: Russian Grandmaster Igor Kurnosov came from behind to win the Masters Championship title in the 20th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival.

Kurnusov beat Ukrainians GM Zahar Efimenko and GM Mikhailo Oleksienko and Armenian GM Avetik Grigoryan in a tie-breaker after all four finished the nine rounds with 6.5 points.

Kurnosov, the top seed, was third after the eighth round but, in his final match, he beat his compatriot GM Aleksandr Rakhmanov as Oleksienko and Efimennko played out a draw and Grigoryan beat Indian GM Suri Vaibhav.

Second seed GM Andre Istratescu, of France, also drew with international master Ulvi Bajarani from Azerbaijan. (Gulf News)

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Dubai Chess Open 2013: GM Aleksandr Rakhmanov Wins Title

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Russian Grandmaster Aleksandr Rakhmanov preserved the lead from the penultimate round and won the 15th Dubai Open Chess Championship with 7,5/9 points. With the top four boards being drawn and a couple of decisive results further down, the number of players in the shared second place grew to eight. Among them was the talented Chinese girl Ju Wenjun. Here is a nice video by Vijay Kumar including the interview with the tournament winner.





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Dubai Chess Open R8: GM Aleksandr Rakhmanov Leads

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Hi everyone,

Russian Grandmaster Aleksandr Rakhmanov assumed the lead in the 15th Dubai Open Chess Championship after beating GM Viktor Laznicka with black pieces in round 8. Rakhmanov is holding 7 points and is paired to play white with GM Yuriy Kuzubov in the final round. Five players are just half-a-point adrift of the leader.

Round 9 top pairings:GM Rakhmanov Aleksandr 2591 – GM Kuzubov Yuriy 2619
GM Istratescu Andrei 2648 – GM Volkov Sergey 2593
WGM Ju Wenjun 2521 – GM Michalik Peter 2535
GM Akopian Vladimir 2704 – GM Gupta Abhijeet 2591
GM Salem A.R. Saleh 2530 – GM Laznicka Viktor 2674
GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy 2668 – GM Lalith Babu M.R. 2565
GM Sargissian Gabriel 2666 – GM Oleksienko Mikhailo 2554
GM Adhiban B. 2555 – GM Sokolov Ivan 2643
IM Debashis Das 2477 – GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar 2623
GM Ehlvest Jaan 2611 – GM Grover Sahaj 2467

Here is the Round 8 video by Vijay Kumar/Chessdom:

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