Iranian GMs Ehsan Ghaem Maghami (above left) and Aryan Gholami (above right) finished tied for first with 6 points out of 7 rounds in the Zone 3.1 Zonal Hybrid Chess Championship on Tornelo. Ghaem Maghami qualified by tie break to the World Cup next month in Sochi, Russia.
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Maghami crushed the Caro Kann Defense of IM Eiti Bashir of Syria in 47 moves. Gholami used the Sicilian defense against IM Sameer Mansour of Jordan and uncorked a beautiful finish, see diagram below after 26.Qxb7 Rcb8!
GM Idani Pouya of Iran won the bronze medal for 3rd place alone with 5.5 points. Pouya crushed the Sicilian defense of FM Akar Ali Salih of Iraq in 60 moves of a minor piece endgame.
Chief Arbiter Mehrdad Pahlevanzadeh of Iran watches games with four (4) computer systems.
Here are Round 7 results:
| Zone 3.1 Chess Championships 2021 | |||||||||||
| Pairings/Results | |||||||||||
| Round 7 on 2021/06/07 at 3:00pm | |||||||||||
| Bo. | No. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 5 | IM | MANSOUR Sameer | 2308 | 4 | 0 – 1 | 5 | GM | GHOLAMI Aryan | 2513 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | GM | Ghaem Maghami Ehsan | 2547 | 5 | 1 – 0 | 3½ | IM | EITI Bashir | 2340 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | GM | IDANI Pouya | 2614 | 4½ | 1 – 0 | 4½ | FM | SALIH Akar Ali Salih | 2274 | 7 |
| 4 | 8 | FM | KONIAHLI Malek. | 2255 | 3½ | 1 – 0 | 3½ | CM | SAIF Malek | 2168 | 11 |
| 5 | 12 | Chekh Adm Khedr Aram | 2147 | 3½ | ½ – ½ | 3½ | FM | AHMED Ali Layth Ahmed | 2253 | 9 | |
| 6 | 10 | IM | AL HOSANI Omran | 2197 | 3½ | ½ – ½ | 3½ | CM | ISMAEL Namir Mohammed Ismael | 2122 | 13 |
| 7 | 18 | Seder Mohamad | 1722 | 3 | ½ – ½ | 3 | FM | Ammar Sedrani | 2274 | 6 | |
| 8 | 16 | AL MAASHANI Abdullah | 1831 | 2½ | 1 – 0 | 3 | DAWOD Mahmoud.W | 1610 | 20 | ||
| 9 | 15 | FM | Salim Mohammed Salim Al Amri | 1926 | 2 | 0 – 1 | 2½ | IM | Sultan Ibrahim | 2076 | 14 |
| 10 | 22 | AL-ZAATARI Fares Thamer | 0 | 2 | 0 – 1 | 1½ | ALHEJAB Meshal | 1681 | 19 | ||
| 11 | 23 | Radwan Mahmoud J | 0 | 1½ | 1 – 0 | 1½ | ALOTHMAN Salem | 1558 | 21 | ||
| 12 | 17 | MOHAMMED Ahmed Said Al Amri | 1772 | 2 | 1 | bye | |||||
See other news of Asian Zone 3.1 Zonal Hybrid Chess Championship
Rd 6: Ghaem Maghami and Gholami Lead Zone 3.1 Zonal Hybrid Chess Championship
Rd 5: FIDE Master Akar Ali Salih of Iraq Grabs Solo Lead in Zone 3.1 Zonal Hybrid Chess Championship
Rd 4: FIDE Master Akar Ali Salih of Iraq Shares Lead in Zone 3.1 Zonal Hybrid Chess Championship
Rd 3: FM Malek Koniahli Grabs Solo Lead in Zone 3.1 Zonal Hybrid Chess Championship
Rd 2: Syrian Upsets Top Seed Iranian GM in Zone 3.1 Zonal Hybrid Chess Championship