Another proud and great moment for the Philippines. Wesley So, age 14, tagged as the youngest grandmaster in the world gave a spectacular performance by bringing home the top prize in the 10th Dubai Open Chess Championship.
131 respected players from 25 countries participated in this event.
Westley won on tie-breaks over fellow GMs Gagunashvili Merab of Georgia, Ghaem Maghami Ehsan of Iran and Li Chao of China. In total the young GM won six times, drew two matches and lost one to snatch the crown from more seasoned GMs.
Top finishers:
1. GM Wesley So 2540 PHI 7.0
2. GM Gagunashvili Merab 2553 GEO 7.0
3. GM Ghaem Maghami Ehsan 2604 IRI 7.0
4. GM Li Chao B 2581 CHN 7.0
5. GM Gupta Abhijeet 2521 IND 6.5
6. GM Drozdovskij Yuri 2581 UKR 6.5
7. IM Laxman R R 2488 IND 6.5
8. GM Neverov Valeriy 2568 UKR 6.5
9. GM Arutinian David 2593 GEO 6.5
10. GM Ibrahimov Rasul 2535 AZE 6.5
11. GM Guseinov Gadir 2625 AZE 6.5
12. GM Guliev Sarhan 2487 AZE 6.5
131 respected players from 25 countries participated in this event.
Westley won on tie-breaks over fellow GMs Gagunashvili Merab of Georgia, Ghaem Maghami Ehsan of Iran and Li Chao of China. In total the young GM won six times, drew two matches and lost one to snatch the crown from more seasoned GMs.
Top finishers:
1. GM Wesley So 2540 PHI 7.0
2. GM Gagunashvili Merab 2553 GEO 7.0
3. GM Ghaem Maghami Ehsan 2604 IRI 7.0
4. GM Li Chao B 2581 CHN 7.0
5. GM Gupta Abhijeet 2521 IND 6.5
6. GM Drozdovskij Yuri 2581 UKR 6.5
7. IM Laxman R R 2488 IND 6.5
8. GM Neverov Valeriy 2568 UKR 6.5
9. GM Arutinian David 2593 GEO 6.5
10. GM Ibrahimov Rasul 2535 AZE 6.5
11. GM Guseinov Gadir 2625 AZE 6.5
12. GM Guliev Sarhan 2487 AZE 6.5
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