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GM Iturrizaga wins 12th Dubai Open |
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Wednesday, 14 April 2010 00:00 |
 A record 154 players took part in the 9 round Swiss including 36 GMs, 17 IMs, 9 WGMs, 6 WIMs and 11 FMs, attracted by the $45,000 total cash prize. The top prize of $8,000 enticed 13 GMs rated 2600+ to come to Dubai. And it was a first timer in Dubai, from Latin America who won this year. Venezuelan GM Eduardo Iturrizaga won with 7 points, prevailing in the tie break among nine tied GMs.
See round by round results and final standings at chess-results.com. Visit Dubai Chess Club web site and download games.
The implementation of the no draw offers before 30 moves has minimized the number of friendly draws. This year there were more fighting games until the last round.
GM Iturrizaga of Venezuela receives the winner's cup from Sheikh Rashid bin Hamdan Al Maktoum assisted by Dubai Chess Club Chairman Ibrahim Al Bannai. At left is Dr. Saad Al Sharif, General Secretary of the Dubai Sports Council.
Prize winners in a group photo. At right is Deputy Chief Arbiter Mahdi Abdulrahim. (photo by Casto Abundo)
Sheikh Rashid bin Hamdan Al Maktoum (center) awards the Dugas Cup (Blitz tournament) to GM Levan Pantsulaia of Georgia. Looking on are, from left, Dubai Sports Council General Secretary Dr. Saad Al Sharif, Walid Mahmood of Dugas and Dubai Chess Club Chairman Ibrahim Al Bannai.
The Dubai Open is now on its 12th year and growing from strength to strength. This year had the most number of GMs and most number of 2600s. The number of participants grew to a record 154 and the most number of nationalities, 36 countries represented.
Clockwise at left is the core working team, Executive Director Mohammed Husseini, Chief Arbiter Casto Abundo, Live Games Operator Mehrdad Pahlevanzadeh and Deputy Chief Arbiter Mahdi Abdulrahim.
Here are the top placers:
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Final Ranking
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Rank
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SNo.
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Title
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Name
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Rtg
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FED
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Pts
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RtgSum
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1
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12
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GM
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Iturrizaga Eduardo
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2604
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VEN
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7
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20280
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2
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6
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GM
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Iordachescu Viorel
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2621
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MDA
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7
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20231
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3
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13
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GM
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Aleksandrov Aleksej
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2601
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BLR
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7
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20155
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4
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20
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GM
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Sanikidze Tornike
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2566
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GEO
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7
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20031
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5
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10
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GM
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Guseinov Gadir
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2609
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AZE
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7
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19922
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6
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16
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GM
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Melkumyan Hrant
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2582
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ARM
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7
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19797
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7
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17
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GM
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Arutinian David
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2576
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GEO
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7
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19694
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8
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9
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GM
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Volkov Sergey
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2612
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RUS
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7
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19268
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9
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2
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GM
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Baklan Vladimir
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2644
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UKR
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6½
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20317
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10
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1
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GM
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Sargissian Gabriel
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2675
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ARM
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6½
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19994
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11
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24
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GM
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Malakhatko Vadim
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2548
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BEL
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6½
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19518
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12
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7
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GM
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Fedorov Alexei
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2618
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BLR
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6½
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19332
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13
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4
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GM
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Balogh Csaba
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2622
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HUN
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6½
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19231
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14
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23
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GM
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Lopez Martinez Josep Manuel
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2548
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ESP
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6½
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18630
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15
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18
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GM
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Ghaem Maghami Ehsan
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2575
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IRI
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6
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20038
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16
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11
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GM
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Safarli Eltaj
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2606
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AZE
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6
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19997
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17
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15
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GM
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Gagunashvili Merab
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2582
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GEO
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6
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19898
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18
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5
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GM
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Gelashvili Tamaz
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2621
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GEO
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6
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19674
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19
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14
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GM
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Pantsulaia Levan
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2588
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GEO
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6
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19515
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20
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33
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GM
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Laxman R R
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2485
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IND
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6
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19483
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21
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28
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GM
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Arizmendi Martinez Julen Luis
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2531
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ESP
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6
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19392
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22
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21
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GM
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Gupta Abhijeet
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2560
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IND
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6
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19305
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23
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49
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IM
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Shyam Sundar M
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2372
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IND
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6
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19111
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24
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35
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GM
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Dzagnidze Nana
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2479
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GEO
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6
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19097
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25
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30
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GM
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Sharapov Evgeny
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2498
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UKR
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6
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19035
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26
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51
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Ramnath Bhuvanesh R
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2360
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IND
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6
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18737
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27
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22
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GM
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Arun Prasad S
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2549
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IND
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6
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18216
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28
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34
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GM
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Salem A R Saleh
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2483
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UAE
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6
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17942
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29
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3
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GM
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Negi Parimarjan
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2634
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IND
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5½
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20380
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30
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29
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GM
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Kotanjian Tigran
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2522
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ARM
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5½
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20207
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31
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86
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Tejas Ravichandran
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2165
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IND
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5½
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20098
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32
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26
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GM
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Shanava Konstantine
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2544
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GEO
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5½
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19995
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33
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19
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GM
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Shengelia David
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2567
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AUT
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5½
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19885
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34
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37
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IM
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Harika Dronavalli
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2473
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IND
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5½
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19854
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35
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39
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IM
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Satyapragyan Swayangsu
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2466
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IND
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5½
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19711
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36
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48
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FM
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Sharbaf Mohsen
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2373
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IRI
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5½
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19675
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37
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25
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GM
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Savchenko Stanislav
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2545
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UKR
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5½
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19556
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38
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31
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IM
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Lalith Babu M R
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2493
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IND
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5½
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19375
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39
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65
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Mammadov Zaur Fazahir Oglu
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2276
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AZE
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5½
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19374
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40
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67
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IM
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Wageih Kareim
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2268
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EGY
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5½
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19262
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41
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8
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GM
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Petrosian Tigran L
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2612
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ARM
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5½
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19043
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42
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74
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WGM
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Mirzoeva Elmira
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2230
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RUS
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5½
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18776
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43
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41
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IM
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Grover Sahaj
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2434
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IND
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5½
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17976
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44
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70
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IM
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Feldman Vladimir
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2258
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AUS
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5½
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17791
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45
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71
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WGM
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Maisuradze Nino
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2254
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FRA
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5½
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17490
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