Round 9

With the trophy ensured a round to spare, GM Wang Hao of China agreed to a draw with top seed Yuriy Kryvoruchko of Ukraine in the last round of the 4th Al Ain Classic Chess Championship at the Hili Reyhaan Rotana Hotel in Al Ain, UAE. The victory earned Wang the top prize of $13,000 out of a total of $57,000 in cash prizes.

The former Chinese national champion finished alone with an impressive 8 points in the 9-round Swiss system tournament. Kryvoruchko, the former Ukrainian champion, and eight others shared second place with 6.5 points each. In tie break order were runner-up Alexei Shirov of Latvia, Arman Pashikian of Armenia, Levan Pantsulaia of Georgia, Kryvoruchko, Alexander Areshchenko, Mykhaylo Oleksiyenko, Martin Kravtsiv and Zahar Efimenko of of Ukraine and Robert Hovhannisyan of Armenia.

Leaders played cautiously with draws in the last round but the players trailing them barged into the money prizes. Areshchenko beat 2013 Al Ain Classic champion Abhijeet Gupta of India in 54 moves of a Ruy Lopez. Efimenko whipped former World Junior champion Ahmed Adly of Egypt in 43 moves of a symmetrical English opening. Pantsulaia laid a beautiful trap to win against Yuriy Kuzubov of Ukraine in only 25 moves. Hovhannisyan smashed the French Defense of Sergei Volkov of Russia in 28 moves. Kravtsiv crushed the Caro Kann defense of Viorel Iordachescu of Moldova in 41 moves.

At the closing ceremony, Shirov, former World Championship finalist, thanked the organizers for the excellent conditions and for “establishing the Al Ain Classic as one of the major tournaments in the world chess calendar.”

An Al Ain Amateur tournament was held concurrently for players rated below 2000 with 72 players from 15 countries competing for $7,000 in cash prizes. Anisweud Sasikumar of India, 15, a grade 10 student at the Sharjah Indian School in the UAE, won the tournament alone with 8 points followed by runner-up Raffi Ghazayan of Armenia, Marshool Hamdan of the UAE and Saji Adarsh of India, at 7 points each.

In an interview after the tournament, Wang Hao said “Next year I will finish my Masters Degree in Communications from Beijing University. I have lived more than ten years in Beijing and after I graduate I shall move to another city because of the pollution in Beijing. Shenzen is well developed and it has a higher GDP than Hong Kong.

“After I graduate I can do anything I want. I don’t think I have to get a job. I will play in the national league. Since I won the national championship five years ago I have not played in the national championship because of conflict with the federation. Aside from playing in tournaments, I coach amateurs and, one and a half years ago, also a grandmaster. In Shenzen there are lots of kids and it is better for chess compared to Beijing.“

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Wang Hao receives the champion’s trophy from UAE Chess Federation president Saeed Al Megbali (left) and Al Ain Classic organizing committee chairman Dr. Saif Al Nuaimi and Rashed Almazroui.

Round 8

GM Wang Hao of China hurdled the challenge from GM Abhijeet Gupta of India to win with one round to spare in he 4th Al Ain Chess Classic at the Hili Reyhaan Rotana Hotel in Al Ain, UAE. Wang scored an impressive 7.5 points out of 8 rounds, out of reach of the second runners with 6 points. He thus clinched the trophy and the first prize of $13,000.

The former Chinese national champion crushed the Gruenfeld Defense of Gupta, the 2013 Al Ain Classic champion, in 41 moves. Wang controlled the center and Gupta had to exchange two Bishops for a Rook in order to free his position but lost in the endgame.

“This is my second time in Al Ain and my fifth tournament in the UAE. The organization is good and it is very nice weather here in December. Now in Beijing it is really cold,” Wang said after the round.

Fighting for the rest of the total prize fund of $57,000 are four players in second slot and 18 players a half point behind them. Tied with 6 points each are former world championship finalist Alexei Shirov of Latvia, GM Arman Pashikian of Armenia, and top seed Yuriy Kryvoruchko and GM Mykhaylo Oleksiyenko of Ukraine.

Shirov and Kryvoruchko drew in 26 moves of a Ruy Lopez, the minimum number of moves required before a draw can be agreed. Pashikian, 28, former Armenian national champion, drew with Alexander Arehchenko of Ukraine in a marathon 72 moves of a Gruenfeld Defense. Oleksienko used the Sicilian Defense to beat Walter Arencibia of Cuba in 41 moves.

Tied at 5.5 points each are Gupta, Areshchenko, Vladimir Onischuk, Yuriy Kuzubov, Zahar Efimenko and Martyn Kravtsiv of Ukraine, Levan Pantsulaia and Mikheil Mchedlishvili of Georgia, Hovhannes Gabuzyan, Robert Hovhannisyan and Zaven Andriasian of Armenia, Ahmed Adly of Egypt, Alexander Motylev and Sergey Volkov of Russia, Sergei Zhigalko and Sergei Azarov of Belarus, Viorel Iordachescu of Moldova and Alexander Rakhmanov of Russia. A record 56 GMs and 5 WGMs are among the 127-man field from 33 countries.

An Al Ain Amateur tournament is held concurrently for players rated below 2000 with 72 players from 15 countries competing for $7,000 in cash prizes. Anisweud Sasikumar, 15, of India leads the Amateur event alone with 7.5 points followed within striking distance by Saji Adarsh of India with 6.5 points. Tied at 6 points each are local bets FM Marshool Hamdan and Marshool Mohamed of the UAE, Raffi Ghazaryan of Armenia and Ahmad Saeed Bondok of Egypt.

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Tournament Director Tarek Al Taher starts the clock in the game between Wang Hao (left) and Abhijeet Gupta, assisted by Hili Rayhaan Rotana Hotel General Manager Amro Adel.

Round 7

Chinese GM Wang Hao beat GM Mikheil Mchedlishvili of Georgia in the 7th round to widen his lead to a full point in the homestretch of 4th Al Ain Chess Classic at the Hili Reyhaan Rotana Hotel in Al Ain, UAE.

Wang essayed the English opening and sacrificed a Knight on the 21st move to open lines for attack. Mchedlishvili was forced to give the exchange and in the ensuing minor piece endgame resigned on the 44th move facing loss of material. The former Chinese champion leads alone with 6.5 points. GM Abhijeet Gupta of India beat compatriot Babu Lalith to climb to second slot with 5.5 points together with top seed Yuriy Kryvoruchko of Ukraine, former world championship finalist Alexei Shirov of Latvia and Arman Pashikian of Armenia.

Gupta crushed the Nimzoindian defense of Lalith in 42 moves. Gupta, 26, World Junior champion in 2008 and winner of the Al Ain Classic in 2013, sacrificed a Knight on the 19th move and penetrated with his Queen to force resignation on the 42nd move.

Kryvoruchko smashed the Sicilian defense of GM Zeng Chongseng of Chiina. The Chinese aggressively gave a Rook for Knight on the 18th move but Kryvoruchko turned him back to win in 59 moves.

Pashikian countered the kingside pawn storm of French GM Fabien Libiszewski with a break in the center of a Ruy Lopez game to win in 41 moves. Second running Alexei Shirov of Latvia was held to a draw by GM Levan Pantsulaia of Georgia in a marathon 66 moves of a Reti opening.

Nine players follow with 5 points each, namely Alexander Areshchenko, Yuriy Kuzubov and Mykhaylo Oleksiyenko of Ukraine, Sergey Volkov, Aleksandr Rakhmanov and Alexander Motylev of Russia, Levan Pantsulaia of Georgia, Ahmed Adly of Egypt and Walter Arencibia of Cuba.

Lalith, Mchedlishvili, Zeng and Libisziewski follow in a group of 21 players tied at 4.5 points each. A record 56 GMs and 5 WGMs are among the 127-man field from 33 countries. At stake is a total of $57,000 in cash prizes.

An Al Ain Amateur tournament is held concurrently for players rated below 2000 with 72 players from 15 countries competing for $7,000 in cash prizes. Anisweud Sasikumar, 15, of India leads the Amateur event alone with 6.5 points out of 7 rounds followed by Ahmad Saeed Bondok of Egypt with 6 points. WIM Nibal Algildah of Syria, Saji Adarsh of India and Yaroslav Toporov of Kazakhstan trail with 5.5 points each.

GM Abhijeet Gupta (left) vs. GM Babu Lalith

Round 6

Wang Hao drew with Alexei Shirov to maintain their first and second positions, respectively, as Indian GM Abhijeet Gupta and Chinese GM Zeng Chongseng won their games to catch up a half point behind after 6 rounds of the 4th Al Ain Chess Classic at the Hili Reyhaan Rotana Hotel in Al Ain, UAE.

Wang, former Chinese national champion, remained in solo lead with 5.5 points followed by Shirov, former world championship finalist, at 5 points. Gupta and Zeng are tied at 4.5 points each together with six others, namely top seed Yuriy Kryvoruchko of Ukraine, Babu Lalith of India, Arman Pashikian of Armenia, Fabien Libiszewski of France and Mikehil Mchedlishvili and Levan Pantsulaia of Georgia.

Gupta used the Gruenfeld Defense to beat Mu Ke of China in 44 moves of a Rook and Pawn endgame. Zeng essayed the Nimzovitch-Larsen opening against GM Martin Kravtsv of Ukraine and was achieving promotion in a Rook and Pawn endgame, forcing resignation on the 62nd move.

The other matches among leaders were drawn. Lalith drew with Kryvoruchko in 25 moves of a Queen’s Indian Defense. Mchedlishvili used the Queen’s Gambit Declined to draw with Libiszewski in 32 moves. Pantsulaia used the King’s Indian Classical defense to draw with Pashikian in a marathon 71 moves after six hours of play.

Nineteen players are tied with 4 points each in the race for $57,000 in cash prizes, namely Indian GMs Suri Vaibhav, Diptayan Ghosh, G.N. Gopalk, Rajpara Ankit, Prasanna Vishnu and N.R. Visakh, Alexander Areschenko, Vladimir Onischuk, Zahar Efimenko and Alexander Kovchan, Mykhaylo Oleksieynko of, Eldar Gasanov and Valeriy Neverov of Ukraine, Ulvi Bajarani of Azerbaijan, Aleksandr Rakhmanov, Sergey Volkov and Alexander Motylev of Russia, Hovhannes Gabuzyan, Robert Hovhannisyan and Zaven Andirasian of Armenia, Romain Edouard of France, Igor Kovalenko of Latvia, Mircea-Emilian Parligras of Romania, Ahmed Adly of Egypt, Sergei Zhigalko and Sergei Azarov of Belarus and Walter Arencibia of Cuba.

Kravtsiv, Mu and 14 others follow with 3.5 points each in the 9-round Swiss System tournament. A record 56 GMs and 5 WGMs are among the 127-man field from 33 countries.

An Al Ain Amateur tournament is held concurrently for players rated below 2000 with 72 players from 15 countries competing for $7,000 in cash prizes. Fifteen year old Anusweud Sasikumar of India and WIM Nibel Algildah of Syria lead together with 5.5 points each. Vasanthakumar Rajesh, 15, of India and Ahmad Saeed Bondok of Egypt follow with 5 points each. Six players trail with 4.5 points each, namely local bet FM Marshool Hamdan, 16, of the UAE, Saji Adarsh, 15, and Sanath Santosh, 14, of India, Raffi Ghazaryan, 11, of Armenia, Winnie Felix of the Philippines and 11-year-old Yaroslav Toporov of Kazakhstan.

Gupta (right) vs Mu

Wang (right) vs Shirov

Rounds 4 & 5

Former Chinese national champion GM Wang Hao grabbed solo lead with a perfect 5 point slate at the halfway mark of the 4th Al Ain Chess Classic at the Hili Reyhaan Rotana Hotel in Al Ain, UAE.

Two rounds were played on Saturday. In round 4, the 26-year-old from Harbin, China beat GM Vladimir Onischuk of Ukraine. Hao used the French Defense and gained a protected passed pawn on the 37th move which proved a decisive advantage in the endgame and Onischuk resigned on the 58th move.

In the evening round, Hao, second seed with a rating of 2707, made short work of GM Babu Lalith of India. The Chinese GM rolled over the Caro Kann Defense of Lalith, fearlessly opening up the kingside as early as the 10th move. He penetrated with doubled Rooks on the g-file and Lalith resigned on the 25th move.

Former World Championship finalist GM Alexei Shirov of Latvia beat GM Ahmed Adly of Egypt and GM Abhijeet Gupta of India to hold second slot with 4.5 points. Shirov crushed the Caro Kann Defense of Adly in 57 moves. Both players simultaneously promoted pawns but an exchange of queens left Shirov with a pawn in the endgame. Against Gupta, Shirov created a pawn phalanx with black and despite being the exchange down, controlled the board with threats of pawn promotion and forced the Indian GM to resign on the 41st move.

Lalith and five others are tied at 4 points each, namely top seed Yuri Kryvoruchko of Ukraine, GMs Arman Pashikian of Armenia, Levan Pantsulaia and Mikheil Mchedlishvili of Georgia and Fabien Libiszewski of France.

Kryvoruchko, former Ukrainian champion and rated 2711, made short work of French GM Jean-Noel Riff then followed up with a win against Suri Vaibhav of India. Pashikian drew with Zeng Chongseng of China and then beat Igor Kovalenko of Latvia. Pantsulaia crushed GM Bassem Amin of Egypt and drew with Mchedlishvili who earlier won against GM Kaido Kulaots of Estonia. Libiszewski outclassed Sargis Mkrtchyan of Armenia then beat Yuriy Kuzubov of Ukraine.

Twenty four players follow with 3.5 points each in the race for $57,000 in cash prizes. A record 56 GMs and 5 WGMs are among the 127-man field from 33 countries.

An Al Ain Amateur tournament is held concurrently for players rated below 2000 with 72 players from 15 countries competing for $7,000 in cash prizes. Four players are tied for the lead in the Amateur event with 4.5 points each, namely WIM Nibal Algildah of Syria, Anusweud Sasikumar of India, Winnie Felix of the Phklippines and Raffi Ghazaryan of Armenia.

Next rounds start 4pm. The last round on Wednesday starts 2pm followed by the closing ceremony at 8:30 pm. Visit chess-results.com for results, standings and to download games. Watch top games live in chess24.com and chessbomb.com.



GM Wang Hao of China (right) vs. GM Vladimir Onischuk of Ukraine in round 4


GM Alexei Shirov of Latvia (right) vs. GM Abhijeet Gupta of India in round 5

Round 3

Grandmasters Babu Lalith of India, Vladimir Onischuk of Ukraine, Wang Hao of China and Robert Hovhannisyan of Armenia beat their respective 3rd round opponents to tie for the lead with perfect 3 point slates in the 4th Al Ain Chess Classic at the Reyhaan Hili Rotana Hotel in Al Ain, UAE.



Lalith, the 2012 Commonwealth chess champion, essayed the Queen’s Pawn opening and punished the unorthodox reply of GM Yuri Kuzubov of Ukraine in 67 moves. The Indian GM uncorked a combination on the 37th move to net two pawns and transpose to a won minor piece endgame.



Second seed GM Wang Hao, former Chinese national champion, needed only 27 moves to crush the Slav defense of GM Zaven Andriasian of Armenia. Wang unleashed a pawn storm as early as the 10th move to pry open the black king.



Hovhannisyan crushed the French Defense of Indian IM Mishra Swayams. In a Rook and pawn endgame, the Armenian 2011 national champion was about to promote a passed King-pawn forcing resignation on the 44th move.



The spectacular game of the round was produced by GM Vladimir Onischuk of Ukraine who smashed the Sicilian defense of IM Manuel Petrosyan of Armenia in 43 moves. Onischuk sacrificed a Rook and a Knight and then transposed into a won endgame with an outside passed pawn.



Eighteen players are tied with 2.5 points each, namely GMs Vaibhav Suri and Abhijeet Gupta of India, Hovhannes Gabuzyan and Arman Pashikian of Armenia, Mikheil Mchedlishvili and Levan Pantsulaia of Georgia, Alexander Kovchan and Martin Kravtsiv of Ukraine, Ulvi Bajarani of Azerbaijan, Alexei Shirov of Latvia, Aleksandr Rakhmanov of Russia, Zeng Chongseng of China, Romain Edoard of France, Ahmed Adly and Bassem Amin of Egypt, Mircea-Emilian Parligras of Romania and Kaido Kulaots of Estonia.

Twenty-one players follow at 2 points each in the race for $57,000 in cash prizes for the Masters event. A record 56 GMs and 5 WGMs are among the 127-man field from 33 countries. An Al Ain Amateur tournament is held concurrently for players rated below 2000 with 72 players from 15 countries competing for $7,000 in cash prizes. Leading the Amateur event with 3 points each are local bet Ali Faisal of the UAE, WIM Nibal Algildah of Syria and Anusweud Sasikumar of India.

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Round 2

Youthful Azerbaijan champion Ulvi Bajarani shocked top seed Yuri Kryvoruchko of Ukraine to maintain a perfect score with 17 others after two rounds of the 4th Al Ain Classic Chess Championship at the Hili Rayhaan Rotana Hotel in Al Ain, UAE.

Bajarani, 20, a fourth year Pharmacy major at the Azerbaijan Medical University, was 2014 Azerbaijan champion. He earned his grandmaster title at the young age of 17 and is rated 2551. Bajarani used the French defense to outmaneuver the former Ukrainian champion, highest rated at 2717, in a minor piece endgame. Kryvoruchko lost the exchange of Rook for Knight on the 42nd move and resigned five moves later.

Second seed Wang Hao, 26-year-old Chinese champion, used the Semi Slav Defense to beat IM Diptayan Ghosh of India in 30 moves. Former World Championship challenger Alexey Shirov of Latvia kept pace by smashing the Sicilian Najdorf defense of GM G.N.Gopal of India in 57 moves.

After the lopsided matches in the opening round, grandmasters faced each other in the second round. Eighteen players share the early lead with 2 points each in the 9-round Swiss system tournament. GM Bassem Amin of Egypt used the Nimzo Indian Defense to turn back GM Valeriy Neverov of Ukraine in 55 moves. GM Zahar Efimenko of Ukraine crushed the King’s Indian Defense of GM Fabien Libiszewski of France in only 26 moves.

Russian GM Aleksandr Rakhmanov used the Sicilian defense to beat Cuban GM Walter Arencibia in 64 moves. GM Mikheil Mchkedlishvili of Georgia crushed the King’s Indian defense of GM Chakkravarthy Deepan of India in 31 moves. In a battle of Armenians, GM Robert Hovhannisyan beat GM Hovik Hayrapetyan in 49 moves of the latter’s Sicilian defense.

Sharing the lead with 2 points each are GMs Yuri Kuzobov, Vladimir Onischuk, Zahar Efimenko and Alexander Kovchan of Ukraine, Arman Pashikian and Zaven Andriasian of Armenia, Babu Lalith and Suri Vaibhav of India, IMs Mishra Swayams of India and Manuel Petrosyan of Armenia.

Twenty players follow with 1.5 points each in the race for $57,000 in cash prizes. A record 56 GMs and 5 WGMs are among the 127-man field from 33 countries. An Al Ain Amateur tournament is held concurrently for players rated below 2000 with 72 players from 15 countries competing for $7,000 in cash prizes.

Two rounds are scheduled on Saturday at 10am and 5 pm. From Sunday to Tuesday, games start 4pm. The last round on Wednesday starts 2pm followed by the closing ceremony at 8:30 pm. Visit chess-results.com for results, standings and to download games.



Azerbaijan champion GM Ulvi Bajarani (right) shocked top seed GM Yuri Kryvoruchko of Ukraine.


Former Chinese champion GM Wang Hao (right) outclassed GM Diptayan Ghosh of India.

Round 1

Former Ukrainian champion Yuriy Kryvoruchko, former Chinese champion Wang Hao and other favorites easily outplayed their first round opponents in the 4th Al Ain Chess Classic at the Hili Rayhaan Rotana Hotel in Al Ain, UAE.

Kryvoruchko, 29, used the Queen’s Indian Defense and made short work of International Master Hesham Abdelraham of Egypt in 35 moves. Wang Hao, 26, crushed the Slav Defense of IM Sunil Mokal Prathamesh of India in 27 moves.

Former World Championship Challenger Alexey Shirov of Latvia kept pace for the early lead as he used the Sicilian Defense to beat FIDE Master Peter Kokol of Slovenia in 47 moves.

The Al Ain Classic boasts 56 GMs and 5 WGMs, the record number of grandmasters ever in a chess tournament in the UAE, 17 International Masters and 3 WIMs in a field of 127 players from 33 countries. An Al Ain Amateur tournament is held concurrently for players rated below 2000 with 72 players from 15 countries competing. At stake are $57,000 in cash prizes for the Classic and $7,000 in cash prizes for the Amateur event.

Colorful opening ceremonies were led by Organizing Committee chairman Dr. Saif Al Nuami and Tournament Director Tarek Al Taher with poolside presentation at the Rotana Hotel.



Over the weekend, games start 3pm. Two rounds are scheduled on Saturday at 10am and 5 pm. From Sunday to Tuesday, games start 4pm. The last round on Wednesday starts 2pm followed by the closing ceremony at 8:30 pm. Visit chess-results.com for results, standings and to download games.

Other opening round winners were Grandmasters Alexander Areshchenko, Zahar Efimenko, Yuriy Kuzubov, Martin Kravtsiv, Mykhailo Oleksiyenko, Alexander Kovchan, Valeriy Neverov, Eldar Gasanov and Vladimir Onischuk of Ukraine, Igor Kovalenko of Latvia, Amin Bassem and Adly Ahmed of Egypt, Anton Guijarro David of Spain, Aleksandr Rakhmanov, Alexnader Motylev and Sergey Volkov of Russia, Mikheil Mchedlishvili and Levan Pantsulaia of Georgia, Edouard Romain, Jean-Noel Riff and Fabien Libiszewski of France, Robert Hovhannisyan, Arman Pashikian, Hovhannes Gabuzyan, Hovik Hayrapetyan, Levon Babujian and Zaven Andirasian of Armenia, Sergei Azarov of Belarus, Parligras Mircea-Emilian of Romania, Kaido Kulaots of Estonia, Lallith Babu, Chakkravarthy Deepan, Rajpara Ankit, Ghosh Diptayan, Abhijeet Kunte, Debashish Das, Abhijeet Gupta, Deep Sengupta, Prasanna Vishnu, G.N. Gopal and Suri Vaibhav of India, Ulvi Bajarani and Zaur Mammadov of Azerbaijan, Vadim Malakhatko of Belgium, Zeng Chongseng of China, Walter Arencibia of Cuba, Mollah Abdullah Al Rakib of Enamul Hossain of Bangladesh, Sergei Zhigalko of Belarus and Viorel Iordachescu of Moldova.



Organizing Committee chairman Dr. Saif Al Nuami starts the clock of GM Alexei Shirov to open the 4th Al Ain Classic assisted by Tournament Director Tarek Al Taher (right) and Chief Arbiter Ashot Vardapetyan.

Former Ukraine champion Yuriy Kryvorucko, rated 2711, is top seed in the 4th Al Ain Chess Classic which started yesterday at the Hili Rayhaan Rotana Hotel in Al Ain, UAE. With over 60 Grandmasters participating, the tournament is one of the year’s strongest in the world.

Second seed is Olympiad champion Wang Hao of China, rated 2707. Two dozen players are rated over 2600 in the field of 135 players from 33 countries. Al Ain Chess Club Tournament Director Tarek Al Taher announced that there will be two categories – the Al Ain Classic for players rated over 2000 and the Al Ain Amateur for the players rated below 2000. At stake is a total of $57,000 in the Al Ain Classic and $7,000 in the Al Ain Amateur.

Over the Thursday and Friday weekend, games start 3pm. Two rounds are scheduled on Saturday at 10am and 5 pm. From Sunday to Tuesday, games start 4pm. The last round on Wednesday starts 2pm followed by the closing ceremony at 8:30 pm.

In photo are, from left, Deputy Arbiter Ilgar Bajarani, Chief Arbiter Ashot Vardapetian, Tournament Director Tarek Al Taher and Deputy Arbiter Michail Kryukov.

Other strong grandmsters are Igor Kovalenko and Alesei Shirov of Latvia, Alesander Areshenko and Zahar Efimenko. Yuriy Kuzubov, Andrey Vovk, Mykhaylo Oleksiyeno, Vladimir Onischuk, and Martin Kravtsiv, Vladimir Onischuk, Alexander ovchan of Ukraine, Amin Bassem of Egypt, Sergei Zhigalko of Belarus, Alexander Motylev of Russia, Anton Guiarro David of Spain, Alexander Rakhmanov and Sergey Volkov of Russia, Mikheil Mchedlishvili of Georgia, Edouard Romain of France, Rogert Hovhannisyan, Hvkhannes Gabuzyan of Armenia, Abhijeet Guptan, Deep Sengupta, Lalith Babu, Suri Vaibhav, G.N. Gopal, Arun Prasad Prasanna Vishnu, Abhujeet Kunte, Das Debashis of India, KLaido Kulaots of Estonia, Ulvi Bajarani of Azerbaijan, Vadim Malakhatko of Belgium, Zeng Chongsheng of China, Aloyzas Kveinys of Lithuania, Jean Noel Riff of France.

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