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  • Abu Dhabi: Alexander, Ashot share lead in Chess Festival

    Khaleej Times, United Arab Emirates
    Aug 22 2005

    Alexander, Ashot share lead
    By A Correspondent


    ABU DHABI - The grandmasters were engrossed in complex middle game
    battles during the sixth round pairings of the Abu Dhabi Chess
    Festival at the Khalidya Palace Hotel here on Saturday.


    Grandmaster Anastasian Ashot of Armenia came up with a cautious
    approach in French defence to earn a half point against Kobalia
    Mikhail on the top board. The Russian Mikhail played a great game to
    gain a valuable half point from his more experienced opponent in the
    37th.

    Potkin Alexander also drew with Bocharov Dmitry in 21 moves from a
    Nimzo-Indian defence. Grandmaster Goloshchapov Alexander of Ukraine
    defeated Grandmaster Chernyshov Konstantin of Russia and joined Ashot
    in the lead with five points in the Masters section.

    Grandmasters Mamedyarov Shakhriyar of Azerbaijan, Fedorov Alexei and
    Aleksandrov Aleksej of Byelorussia, Bocharov Dmitry, Potkin Vladimir
    and Kobalia Mikhail are trailing the leaders by half a point each.

    Goloshchapov played a marathon game lasting 73 moves against
    Chernyshov Konstantin in a modern defence.

    Among the UAE players, Salim Ghuloom held Grandmaster Moradiabadi
    Elshan of Iran to a draw. Fide master Salim A.R. Saleh defeated his
    teammate Ibrahim Ismail while Marwan Abdul Wahab drew his game
    against Coleman James of England.

    In the children's section, Dhruv Hingorani of India and Bajarani Ulvi
    of Azerbaijan are at the top of the table with five points at the end
    of the fifth round. Rahimli Sanan of Azerbaijan, Mohammed Hamza Abdul
    Karim of UAE, Khalaji Hanyeh, RostamiZadeh Reza, Javadi Fatemeh, Azad
    Bakhsh Farshid and Vakili Pour Arian of Iran are sharing the second
    spot with four points apiece.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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