Top seed GM Baadur Jobava of Georgia won the Dubai International Blitz Tournament on 20th April at the Dubai Chess Club in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He beat six opponents and drew with three others to finish alone with 7-1/2 points out of 9 rounds.

GM Baadur Jobava displays his winner's Cup. From left are Abdul Karim Hassan Marzoughi, Technical Manager of Dubai Chess Club, Youssif Ahmed Ali, Vice President of the Qatar Chess Federation and Vice President of the Arab Chess Federation, Jobava and Mohamed Al Husseini, Coordinator of the Dubai Chess Club. (Photo by Mehrdad Pahlavenzadeh)


Four players shared 2nd to 5th place. Tied with 7 points each were GMs Mikheil Mchedlishvili of Georgia, Vladimir Baklan and Alexander Kovchan of Ukraine, and Avetik Grigoryan of Armenia.

A strong group of 84 players from 21 countries took part in the one-day competition including 21 Grandmasters and 9 International Masters. At stake was a total of $5,000 in cash prizes.

On his way to winning the top prize of $1,000 Jobava, rated 2706, beat GMs Gevorg Harutjunyan of Armenia, David Arutunian and Levan Pantsulaia of Georgia and IM Fouad El Taher of Egypt. Jobava drew with GM Ehsan Ghaem Maghami of Iran, Alexander Kovchan of Ukraine and coasted to a draw in the last round with compatriot GM Mikheil Mchedlishvili.

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