FEDORCHUK, SARGISSIAN, PETROSIAN WIN 8TH DUBAI OPEN

Chessbase News, Germany
May 10 2006

10.05.2006 This year’s Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Al Maktoum’s Cup
boasted 22 grandmasters, 19 IMs and 40 FIDE titled players in a field
of 146. A Ukrainian and two Armenians took the lion’s share of the
$40,000 total cash prizes. A number of young players made IM or WGM
norms. Illustrated report.

The event was staged in the Dubai Chess and Culture Club in Dubai,
United Arab Emirates. It was a nine-round Swiss event held under
Fischer System of 90 minutes for entire match with 30 seconds
additional time for each move. At stake were the Sheikh Rashid Bin
Hamdan Al Maktoum’s Cup and $40,000 in cash prizes, including special
prizes for local, Arab and female players.

The tournament was won by Sergey Fedorchuk, Gabriel Sargissian
and Tigran L Petrosian, who tied for first with 7/9 points. 13
players shared second at half a point less. Two IM norms were made
by talented youngsters: Sethuraman Panayapan, a 12-year-old school
boy from Chennai, India, and So Wesley, the youngest member of the
Filipino squad for the Chess Olympiad.

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