All posts tagged "Dubai Open"
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Vidit, Jones and Iturrizaga take the lead in Dubai Open 2017
Defending champion Grandmaster (GM) Gawain Jones of the UK returned to the driver’s seat after ending the giant-killing spree of Spanish International...
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Young Spaniard IM Jaime Santos Latasa grabs solo lead in Dubai Open 2017
An unheralded young Spanish player, who is not even a grandmaster, grabbed the solo leadership after Thursday’s fourth round of the 19th...
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Player suspected of cheating removed from Dubai Open 2017
The race for the US$13,000 top prize has intensified as a large chunk of the highest-rated seeds dropped out of the leaderboard,...
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GM Areshchenko, other seeded players power through in Round 2 of Dubai Open
The tournament’s big guns avoided the catastrophic results of the first round as 38 players remained unscathed, including 10 of the 12...
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19th Dubai Open Chess Tournament 2017 LIVE!
The 19th Dubai Open Chess Tournament – Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Al Maktoum Cup is taking place from 3-12 April, 2017, in...
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Dubai Open Chess Tournament kicks off with stunning upsets
The 19th Dubai Open Chess Tournament–Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Al Maktoum Cup got off to an explosive start with Monday’s actioned-packed, first-round...
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GM Gawain Jones is double champion at the 18th Dubai Open Chess Tournament
England’s Grandmaster (GM) Gawain Jones claimed the Dubai Open Chess Tournament – Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Cup after a masterful performance in Tuesday...
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GM Boris Savchenko leads 18th Dubai Open Tournament with one round to go
Russia’s Grandmaster (GM) Boris Savchenko picked up his fourth win in a row at the expense of Dutch GM Ivan Sokolov to...
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Top boards held to draws as grandmasters grind out each in other in second round
UAE’s GM Salem Saleh joins leaders with inspired second straight win The top two boards ended in draws as the majority of...
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Five players tied for the lead going into the final round at Dubai Open Tournament
Excitement heats up with one round to go as top-seed Grandmaster (GM) David Howell of England crawled back into the leader board...