Khaleej Times, United Arab Emirates
Aug 23 2005
Chess battle hots up
By A Correspondent
ABU DHABI – Grandmasters Aleksej Aleksandrov of Belarus, Anastasian
Ashot of Armenia and Alexander Goloshchapov of Ukraine shared the
lead with 5.5 points in the Masters section at the end of the seventh
round of Abu Dhabi Chess Festival here at the Khalidia Palace Hotel
on Monday night.
Shahriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan, Uzbek Saidali Iuldachev, Alexei
Fedorov of Belarus, Russians Mikhail Kobalia and Vladmir Potkin –
with 5 points apiece – were in the second spot.
Hussain Khouri, manager of the Chess Festival said: ‘The event is an
eye opener for the talented juniors of UAE. We have invited
youngsters to play in the Masters section to provide them with
international exposure.’
Dmitry Bocharov lost to Aleksandrov in an unusual variation of the
nimzo Indian defence. Bochorov’s choice of a dubious variation led to
a catastrophe as Alexandrov dominated the proceedings by creating a
powerful outpost on d3.
Bochorov lost castling rights and was unable to combine his pieces.
Alexandrov initiated the winning sequence with an exchange sacrifice
and clinched the game. The chief arbiter Zuhair Ahmad said: `The
tournament is heading to a close finish and technical scores as per
Fide regulations will be used in case of a tie.’
Ulvi Bajarani of Azerbaijan and Dhruv Hingorani of India share the
lead with 5.5 points each at the end of the sixth and penultimate
round in children’s section. Azad Bakhsh Farshid and Khalaji Hanyeh
of Iran are in the second place with 5 points.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress