Reda Saleem (Dubai)
The opening round of the Dubai Open Chess Championship, in its 24th edition, organized by the Dubai Chess and Culture Club, came out free of surprises, as the seniors dominated the results against the lower-ranked players.
The opening was attended by Khalid Ali bin Zayed Al Falasi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Dubai Chess and Culture Club, Abdul Karim Al Marzouqi, Secretary-General of the Chess Federation, Othman Musa, Member of the Board of Directors of the Dubai Chess and Culture Club, Tournament Director, and Amal Abdul Aziz Al Arif, Member of the Board of Directors of the Dubai Chess and Culture Club, More than 160 male and female players from 40 countries are participating in the tournament in categories A and B. The tournament continues until June 2, and its prizes are $52,000.
The results in the first category resulted in the first seed in the tournament, Azerbaijani Timur Rajabov, drawing with Georgian Georgi Sebashvili, while the second seed in the tournament, Indian Raunak, defeated Bangladeshi Manon Reja Nair, and the third seed, Indian Mendonca, tied with Serbian Teodora, and the tie was repeated between Serbian Alexander. Endish and the Turkish Hasan Celik, and on the Emirati side, Ali Abdulaziz lost to the Filipino Oliver Diamkling.
In the second category, the surprise came at the first table, with the Indian Vanketic defeating the first seed in the category, over his compatriot Rajarishi, and the second seed Zambian Mulenga defeating the Indian Safin, and the third seed Indian Bandi Srishti achieved victory over Ghaith Al Nuaimi, while Ahmed Farid achieved victory over Maryam Issa. .
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