Grandmaster Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan, former World Junior champion, beat erstwhile solo leader Pavel Eljanov of Ukraine to win the 6th Dubai Open Championship and the top prize of $5,000. Mamedyarov finished with 7 points out of 9 rounds.
Twelve players shared second slot with 6.5 points each including Magnus Carlsen of Norway who achieved his third norm to become the world&rsquos youngest grandmaster.

Look at the final standings and the games played at the tournament here.

Visit the official site of the 6th Dubai Open at http://www.arabfide.com/dubaiopen2004/

Grandmaster Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan, former World Junior champion, beat erstwhile solo leader Pavel Eljanov of Ukraine to win the 6th Dubai Open Championship and the top prize of $5,000. Mamedyarov finished with 7 points out of 9 rounds.
Twelve players shared second slot with 6.5 points each including Magnus Carlsen of Norway who achieved his third norm to become the world`s youngest grandmaster.

Grandmaster Pavel Eljanov (right) congratulates Grandmaster Shakhriyar Mamedyarov(left).

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Final Standings:

 No. Name                       Score Rating
                                            
  1. Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar      7.0   2657 
  2. Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter     6.5   2692 
     Sasikiran, Krishnan         6.5   2659 
     Iordachesvu, Viorel         6.5   2627 
     Vladimirov, Evgeny          6.5   2621 
     Harikrishna, P.             6.5   2599 
     Miroshnichenko, Evgenij     6.5   2599 
     Eljanov, Pavel              6.5   2592 
     Minasian, Artashes          6.5   2585 
     Al-Modiahki, Mohamad        6.5   2579 
     Goloshchapov, Alexander     6.5   2569 
     Carlsen, Magnus             6.5   2552 
     Mamedov, Rauf               6.5   2494 
 14. Fedorov, Alexei             6.0   2616 
     Jobava, Baadur              6.0   2616 
     Izoria, Zviad               6.0   2573 
     Efimenko, Zahar             6.0   2566 
     Gashimov, Vugar             6.0   2565 
     Gagunashvili, Merab         6.0   2562 
     Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan        6.0   2558 
     Gelashvili, Tamaz           6.0   2542 
     Iuldachev, Saidali          6.0   2536 
     Kruppa, Yuri                6.0   2533 
     Dizdar, Goran               6.0   2531 
     Al Sayed, Mohamad N.        6.0   2426 
 26. Gleizerov, Evgeny           5.5   2592 
     Anastasian, Ashot           5.5   2587 
     Ulibin, Mikhail             5.5   2579 
     Korobov, Anton              5.5   2571 
     Kuzmin, Alexey              5.5   2567 
     Sturua, Zurab               5.5   2533 
     Dzhumaev, Marat             5.5   2512 
     Mamedov, Nidjat             5.5   2463 
     Megaranto, Susanto          5.5   2458 
     Hakki, Imad                 5.5   2451 
     Mariano, Nelson             5.5   2416 
     Abedi, Ali                  5.5   2103 
 38. Asrian, Karen               5.0   2605 
     Ganguly, Suyra Shekhar      5.0   2582 
     Mchedlishvili, Mikheil      5.0   2543 
     Miezis, Normunds            5.0   2530 
     Vakhidov, Tahir             5.0   2517 
     Ramesh, R.B.                5.0   2493 
     Lahno, Katerya              5.0   2493 
     Mahjoob, Morteza            5.0   2478 
     Villamayor, Buenaventura    5.0   2469 
     Belkhodja, Slim             5.0   2449 
     Shanava, Konstantine        5.0   2428 
     Gupta, Abhjeet              5.0   2413 
     Barnaure, Vlad-Victor       5.0   2398 
     Wahono, Awam                5.0   2379 
     El Arousy, Abdul Hameed     5.0   2375 
     Al-Hadarani, Hatim          5.0   2356 
     Othman, A. Moussa           5.0   2352 
     Bouaziz, Slim               5.0   2345 
     Mamedjarova, Zeinab         5.0   2343 
     Wopng Zi Jing               5.0   2339 
     Deepan, Chakkravarthy J.    5.0   2331 
     Novita, Anjas               5.0   2306 
     Velcheva, Maria             5.0   2281 
     Asabri, Hussein             5.0   2277 
 62. Sveshnikov, Evgeny          4.5   2535 
     Safin, Shukhrat             4.5   2499 
     Sale, Srdjan                4.5   2437 
     Kayumov, Sergey             4.5   2418 
     Kosasih, Cecep              4.5   2406 
     Nadera, Barlo A.            4.5   2390 
     Shetty, Rahul               4.5   2367 
     Satyapragyan, Swayangsu     4.5   2351 
     Velikhanli, Firuza          4.5   2350 
     Gureili, Nino               4.5   2345 
     Safarli, Eltaj              4.5   2310 
     Tondivar, Babak             4.5   2304 
     Roghani, Arash              4.5   2302 
     Poulsen, Martin             4.5   2290 
     Ramaswamy, Aarthie          4.5   2263 
     Chokshi, Manthan J.         4.5   2223 
     Coleman, James              4.5   2187 
     Negi, Parimarjan            4.5   2167 
     Chiekh Mhamed, Kamel        4.5   2127 
 81. El Taher, Fouad             4.0   2501 
     Moradiabadi, Elshan         4.0   2436 
     Prasad, Devaki V.           4.0   2397 
     Boric, Muhamed              4.0   2387 
     Hamdani, Rudin              4.0   2385 
     Saleh, Nabil                4.0   2349 
     Kadimova, Ilaha             4.0   2341 
     Paridar, Shadi              4.0   2265 
     Jasim, A. R. Saleh          4.0   2256 
     Janahi, Zeyaad              4.0   2251 
     Simonsen, Hans Kristian     4.0   2243 
     Mahmoody, M. Sadegh         4.0   2202 
     Mamedjarova, Turkan         4.0   2191 
     Bashirinia, Omid            4.0   2133 
     Alsharhan, F.               4.0   2125 
     Navabi, Shirin              4.0   2097 
     Mariano, Cristine Rose      4.0   2084 
 98. Salem, Ghuloom              3.5   2342 
     Hilwani, Talal              3.5   2277 
     Ali, Mahmoud                3.5   2256 
     Pourkashiyan, Atousa        3.5   2220 
     Alieva, Elmira              3.5   2208 
     Sadatnajafi, M.             3.5   2205 
     Ihsan, Jawad                3.5   2158 
     Azimi, Reza                 3.5   2131 
     Jday, Wassim                3.5   2130 
     Saeed, Ishaq                3.5   2081 
     Perman, Torvald             3.5   2069 
     Khachatourian, Yerazik      3.5   2059 
     Ahmed, Ishaq                3.5   2053 
     Kayle, Charles              3.5   2037 
112. Asylguzhin, Radik           3.0   2249 
     Baum, Bernd Dr.             3.0   2242 
     Doostkam, P.                3.0   2226 
     Shihab, Khaled              3.0   2199 
     Sorokina, Anastasia         3.0   2197 
     Nadir, Samir                3.0   2173 
     Al-Housa, Khalil            3.0   2111 
     Mouradian, Knarik           3.0   2102 
     Abulhul, Tarik              3.0   2076 
     Albers, Andreas             3.0   1986 
122. Faisal, Abdulla             2.5   2174 
     Nekrasova, Elena            2.5   2122 
     Almulla, Mohammed A. R.     2.5   2122 
     Yousif, Ammar Mohd.         2.5   2077 
     Salem, A. R. Saleh          2.5   2018 
     Mohamed, Eissa              2.5   1843 
128. Saleh, Nagueb               2.0   2180 
     Zibaei, Abdoulla            2.0   2059 
130. Kolyaie, Hasan              1.5   2144 
131. Ghader Pour, Shayesteh      1.0   2003 
     Carlsen, Ellen              1.0   0000 
133. Khurtsidze, Nino            0.5   2387 
     Antonio, Viani D&rsquocunha      0.5   2051 
135. Weindl, Alfred              0.0   2351 
     Shukurova, Mekihriban       0.0   2281 
     Carlsen, Henrik             0.0   2081 
     Hansch, Klaus Michel        0.0   2035