Abu Dhabi Chess Festival |
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Saturday, 21 August 2010 04:21 |
![]() The Festival consisted of four separate tournaments, all played over nine rounds according to Swiss system: - Master Tournament for players with rating higher than 2200 (prize fund 15,900 USD) - Open Tournament for players rated under 2200 (prize fund 3,100 USD) - Ladies Tournament Open for women chess players (prize fund 2,600 USD) - Junior Tournament Open for players under 14 years (prize fund 1,700 USD) Grandmaster Anton Korobov held the main competitor GM Zurab Sturua to a draw in the last round of the Master Tournament and earned a clear first place with the sum of 6.5 points. GM Zurab Sturua and GM Sarhan Guliev shared the second with 6.0 points each. Official website |