Grandmaster Mahammad Muradli of Azeerbaijan claimed the title at the 24th Dubai Open Chess Tournament after a draw with China’s GM Changren Dai in Sunday’s final round at the Dubai Chess and Culture Club. In photo are, from left, Husain Khoury, chairman of Abu Dhabi Chess Club, Muradli, Najeeb Saleh, Deputy Chairman of Dubai Chess Club, Yousef A. Alhassadi of Libya and Mohammed Husseini, Executive Director of Dubai Chess Club.
Muradli finished undefeated with seven points on five wins and four draws in the nine-round tournament, half a point ahead of Dai and five other players. Visit chess-results.com for round by round standings, download games and view photo gallery.
From Khaleej Times.
In Category B, Libya’s Yousef A. Alhassadi took the title after a draw with young Chinese player Zilong Yang in the final round. Alhassadi finished with 7.5 points, while Yang took second place with seven points.
