Sharjah Wins Tie Over Al Ain in UAE Team Cup |
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Thursday, 02 April 2009 08:32 |
Sharjah prevailed in the tie break over Al Ain Chess Club with 23 match points each to win the UAE Cup Teams Open Tournament held 26-28 March 2009 in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Abu Dhabi Chess Club scored 22 points to finish in third place. A total of 24 local and foreign teams of Clubs, companies and associations competed in the tournament. Each local club could register teams with a maximum of two foreign players in each team. The tournament was played as a 9 round Swiss System using Rapid time control of 20 minutes for the whole game with an increment of ten seconds per move.
UAE Chess Federation officials with the top three teams above. Below is the final standing:
UAE CUP Teams Open Tournament 2009
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Final Ranking
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Rank
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Team
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Gam.
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-
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MP3
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Pts.
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1
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Sharjah Chess Club
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9
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7
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2
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0
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23
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22
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2
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AL Ain Chess Club (A)
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9
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7
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2
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0
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23
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21
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3
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AbuDhabi Chess Club (A)
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9
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7
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1
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1
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22
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20½
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4
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Fujairah Chess Club (A)
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9
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5
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1
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3
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16
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16
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5
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AL Ain Chess Club (B)
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9
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5
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1
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3
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16
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15
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6
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AbuDhabi Chess Club (B)
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9
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5
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0
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4
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15
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16
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7
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Indian Team
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9
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5
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0
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4
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15
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16
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8
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AbuDhabi Chess Club (C)
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9
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5
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0
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4
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15
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15
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9
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Sharjah Ladies Club (A)
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9
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5
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0
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4
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15
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12½
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10
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Philippine Team
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9
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5
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0
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4
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15
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12
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11
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Seyrian Team
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9
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5
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0
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4
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15
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12
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12
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Sudanian Team
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9
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4
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1
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4
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13
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16
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13
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Ajman Chess Club (A)
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9
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4
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1
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4
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13
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14½
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14
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Dubai Ladies Club
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9
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4
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0
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5
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12
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15
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15
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AbuDhabi Chess Club (D)
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9
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4
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0
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5
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12
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14½
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16
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Ajman Chess Club (B)
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9
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4
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0
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5
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12
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13½
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17
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Sharjah Ladies Club (C)
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9
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4
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0
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5
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12
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12
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18
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Sharjah Ladies Club (B)
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9
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4
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0
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5
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12
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12
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19
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ZADCO
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9
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3
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1
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5
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10
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9
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20
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ADMA OPCO (B)
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9
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3
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0
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6
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9
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11½
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21
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Our Own Indian School
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9
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3
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0
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6
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9
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10
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22
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Fujairah Chess Club (B)
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9
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3
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0
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6
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9
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9½
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23
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Dubai Chess Club
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9
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2
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0
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7
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6
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7
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24
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ADMA OPCO (A)
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9
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0
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0
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9
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0
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1
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