The Pavlodar (KAZ) team won the Asian Cities Team Championship for the Dubai Cup organized by the Iranian Chess Federation from 1 to 8 March 2007 in Tehran, Iran. Eighteen teams from 12 countries competed in the 9-round Swiss. Pavlodar scored 30 points followed by runner-up Tagaytay (PHI) with 26 and Tehran Saipa with 25 points for third. In photo, Asian Chess Federation president Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan awards the cup to Pavlodar team captain.

The Pavlodar team was composed of GM Evgeny Vladimirov, GM Pavel Kotsur, GM Petr Kostenko, IM Rinat Jumabeav and IM An Ismagambetov.

Final Ranking							

Rank	Team		Pts.
1	Pavlodar        30
2	Tagaytay        26
3	Saipa           25
4	Rahahan         23
5	Shanghai        21.5
6	Tidewater       21.5
7	Damescaus       17.5
8	Banvan-Tehran   17.5
9	Dubai           16.5
10	Sulimania       16
11	Calicut         15.5
12	Lahore          15.5
13	Amman           15
14	Sharjah         15
15	Aleppo          15
16	Colombo         15
17	Erbil           12
18	Jerusalem        6.5

Asian Chess Federation president Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan (left) meets with Iranian Chess Federation president Dr. Mohammad Maddahi with interpreter Iranian FIDE Delegate Mehrdad Pahlavanzadeh (center)

Name                          Team      Rp  

        
Board 1
Gold   GM Ghaem Maghami Ehsan Saipa     2643
Silver GM Zhou Jianchao       Shanghai  2536
Bronze GM Kotsur Pavel        Pavlodar  2475

        
Board 2					
Gold   GM Vladimirov Evgeny   Pavlodar  2809
Silver GM Antonio Rogelio Jr  Tagaytay  2553
Bronze FM Darban Morteza      Tidewater 2469			

        
Board 3	
Gold   IM So Wesley           Tagaytay  2623
Silver GM Kostenko Petr       Pavlodar  2578
Bronze IM Ghane Shojaat       Rahahan   2446

        
Board 4					
Gold   IM Rinat Jumabeav      Pavlodar  2570
Silver IM Dimakiling Oliver   Tagaytay  2529
Bronze IM Mallahi Amir        Saipa     2413

        
Board 5
Gold   IM Ismagambetov An     Pavlodar  2584  			

The Tagaytay team was composed of: (kneeling from left) IM Wesley So, GM Mark Paragua, delegation head Willy Abalos, Ed Andaya, IM Olliver Dimakiling and GM Rogelio Antonio.

The Tehran Saipa team was composed of: (kneeling, from left) FM Arash Roghani, IM Amir Mallahi, IM Mohsen Ghorbani, IM Morteza Mahjoob, GM Ehsan Ghaem Maghami and Coach IM Khosrow Harandi. Other team members are standing, from left: team manager Masoud Namvari and GM Elshan Moradiabadi.

Board 1								


Rank  Name                Team      Percent Games Pts.
1 GM  Taleb Moussa        Dubai     87.5    8     7.0
2 GM  Ghaem Maghami Ehsan Saipa     81.3    8     6.5
3 GM  Zhou Jianchao       Shanghai  72.2    9     6.5


Board 2						


Rank  Name                Team      Percent Games Pts.
1 GM  Vladimirov Evgeny   Pavlodar  92.9    7     6.5
2 FM  Omearat Adel        Aleppo    75.0    6     4.5
3 WGM Paridar Shadi       Banvan    75.0    6     4.5


Board 3						


Rank  Name                Team      Percent Games Pts.
1 IM  So Wesley           Tagaytay  83.3    9     7.5
2 GM  Kostenko Petr       Pavlodar  83.3    9     7.5
3 FM  Jasim A R  Saleh    Sharjah   83.3    6     5.0


Board 4						


Rank  Name                Team      Percent Games Pts.
1 IM  Dimakiling Oliver   Tagaytay  83.3    9     7.5
2 IM  Rinat Jumabeav      Pavlodar  83.3    6     5.0
3 FM  Hussein N A         Erbil     78.6    7     5.5


Board 5						


Rank  Name                Team      Percent Games Pts.
1     Zozik Saleh         Sulimania 90.0    5     4.5
2 IM  Ismagambetov An     Pavlodar  85.7    7     6.0
3     Sadeghi Adel        Tidewater 60.0    5     3.0