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Indian Men, Vietnamese Women Win Asian Team in Esfahan, Iran |
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Wednesday, 04 January 2006 00:00 |
 The powerhouse Indian team, led by GM Krishnan Sasikiran, won the Asian Team Championship organized by the Iranian Chess Federation from 20-28 December in Esfahan. India tallied 31.5 points from 10 rounds followed by Vietnam with 29 points and host Iran-A with 25.5 points. Vietnam edged India by a point to win the women's division. Visit the official web site. .
The powerhouse Indian team, led by GM Krishnan Sasikiran, won the Asian Team Championship organized by the Iranian Chess Federation from 20-28 December in Esfahan. India tallied 31.5 points from 10 rounds followed by Vietnam with 29 points and host Iran-A with 25.5 points. Vietnam edged India by a point to win the women's division. Visit the official web site.
At the Closing Ceremony. Dr. Saghaeeyan Nejad, Mayor of Esfahan and Dr. Maddahi, President of the Iranian Chess Federation, and many other high officials of Esfahan City participated. The ceremonies were broadcast live on Channel 3 of Iran Television.
The Women`s Team winners.
Team Composition
1 India Rtg-2585
Bo. Name IRtg
1 GM Sasikiran Krishnan 2663
2 GM Kunte Abhijit 2553
3 GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar 2562
4 IM Sundararajan Kidambi 2497
GM Sandipan Chanda 2560
2 Iran A Rtg-2476
Bo. Name IRtg
1 GM Ghaem Maghami Ehsan 2586
2 GM Moradiabadi Elshan 2497
3 IM Mahjoob Morteza 2418
4 FM Darban Morteza 2401
Khaghani Mehdi 2293
3 Turkmenistan Rtg-2359
Bo. Name IRtg
1 IM Kakageldyev Amanmurad 2483
2 IM Simonenko Sergei 2409
3 Amanov Mesgen 2273
4 FM Bayramsahatov Serdar 2272
4 Vietnam Rtg-2534
Bo. Name IRtg
1 GM Dao Thien Hai 2581
2 GM Nguyen Anh Dung 2551
3 GM Nguyen Ngoc Truongson 2542
4 FM Le Quang Liem 2386
GM Tu Hoang Thong 2461
5 Iran B Rtg-2313
Bo. Name IRtg
1 FM Ardeshi Mehrdad 2333
2 FM Sharbaf Mohsen 2387
3 Ryahi Naser 2222
4 Toufighi Homayoon 2311
Soleimani Shantiya 2182
6 Afghanistan Rtg-1561
Bo. Name IRtg
1 Asefi Zaheeruddeen 2043
2 Fidaeyee Habibullah 0
3 Farazi khaiber 0
4 Sarway Hamidullah 0
Osman Barbak 0
1 India Rtg- 2266
Bo. Name IRtg
1 WGM Mohota Nisha 2318
2 WIM Gomes Mary Ann 2232
3 WGM Swathi Ghate 2248
WIM Gokhale Anupama 2197
2 Iran A Rtg- 2216
Bo. Name IRtg
1 WGM Paridar Shadi 2237
2 WIM Pourkashiyan Atousa 2271
3 WIM Ghader Pour Shayesteh 2139
Tajik Sareh 1925
3 Iran B Rtg- 1876
Bo. Name IRtg
1 WFM Navabi Shirin 2092
2 WFM Salman Mahini Mona 2136
3 Hejazipour Mitra 0
Hakimifard Ghazal 0
4 Vietnam Rtg- 2314
Bo. Name IRtg
1 WGM Nguyen Thi Thanh An 2357
2 WFM Le Thanh Tu 2279
3 WFM Luong Minh Hue 2169
WIM Hoang Thi Bao Tram 2306
GM Ghaem Maghami Ehsan of Iran won the Board 1 gold medal. GM Nguyen Anh Dung of Vietnam won on board 2 while GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar of India won on board 3.
Among the women, WGM Nguyen Thi Thanh An of Vietnam won gold on board 1, WFM Salman Mahini Mona of Iran won board 2 while WGM Swathi Ghate of India won the gold on board 3.
History of the event:
1.1974 in Penang, Malaysia won by Philippines
2.1977 in Auckland, New Zealand won by Philippines
3.1979 in Singapore won by Philippines
4.1981 in New Delhi, India won by Philippines
5.1983 in Hangzhou, China won by China
6.1986 in Dubai, UAE won by Philippines
7.1987 in Singapore won by China
8.1989 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia won by China
9.1991 in Penang, Malaysia won by China
10.1993 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia won by Kazakhstan
11.1995 in Singapore won by Philippines (men) and China (women)
12.1999 in Shenyang, China won by Uzbekistan (men) and China (women)
13.2003 in Jodhpur, India won by China (men and women)
14. 2005 in Esfahan, Iran won by India (men) and Vietnam (Women)
The new chess club in Esfahan, Iran
News 25.11.2005
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