Chithambaram Aravindh wins Dubai Chess Open 2023

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The 23rd edition of the Dubai Chess Open 2023 took place from 27 May to 4 June 2023 in Dubai, UAE. The event featured two categories: A (for players rated 2200+) and B (for players rated U2200), with the total prize fund of $52.000.

As many as four players tied for the top of the Dubai Chess Open (A category) scoring 6.5 points, each. Tiebreak criteria – rating average of the opponents determined the Winners. Indian grandmaster Chithambaram Aravindh had the strongest opponents and finished first, GM Javokhir Sindarov came second, GM Arjun Erigaisi was third and GM Maxim Matlakov finished the event in the 4th place. Replay all games here

Dubai Chess Open 2023 – final standings:

Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.
1	GM	Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr.	IND	2633	6.5
2	GM	Sindarov, Javokhir	UZB	2661	6.5
3	GM	Erigaisi, Arjun	IND	2701	6.5
4	GM	Matlakov, Maxim		2662	6.5
5	GM	Yu, Yangyi	CHN	2729	6
6	GM	Tabatabaei, M. Amin	IRI	2677	6
7	IM	Ohanyan, Emin	ARM	2444	6
8		Xue, Haowen	CHN	2335	6
9	GM	Mishra, Abhimanyu	USA	2550	6
10	GM	Murzin, Volodar	FID	2604	6
11	GM	Sargsyan, Shant	ARM	2630	6
12	GM	Karthik, Venkataraman	IND	2528	6
13	GM	Sanal, Vahap	TUR	2600	6
14	GM	Salem, A.R. Saleh	UAE	2677	6
15	GM	Chigaev, Maksim	FID	2628	6
16	GM	Gupta, Abhijeet	IND	2630	6
17	GM	Vakhidov, Jakhongir	UZB	2607	6
18	GM	Lalit, Babu M R	IND	2529	6
19	IM	Anuj, Shrivatri	IND	2404	5.5
20	GM	Yuffa, Daniil	ESP	2592	5.5
21	GM	Aditya, Mittal	IND	2522	5
22	GM	Bernadskiy, Vitaliy	UKR	2592	5
23	GM	Indjic, Aleksandar	SRB	2618	5
24	GM	Fawzy, Adham	EGY	2495	5
25	GM	Chanda, Sandipan	IND	2460	5
26	GM	Iskandarov, Misratdin	AZE	2577	5
27	GM	Smirin, Ilia	ISR	2599	5
28	GM	Karthikeyan, Murali	IND	2627	5
29	GM	Theodorou, Nikolas	GRE	2591	5
30	IM	Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan	TUR	2470	5
31	FM	Movahed, Sina	IRI	2359	5
32	GM	Mosadeghpour, Masoud	IRI	2479	5
33	GM	Gavrilescu, David	ROU	2535	5
34	IM	Tiglon, Bryce	USA	2494	5
35	GM	Kovalev, Vladislav	FID	2612	4.5
36	GM	Adhiban, B.	IND	2589	4.5
37	IM	Injac, Teodora	SRB	2402	4.5
38	IM	Badelka, Olga	FID	2406	4.5
39	GM	Iturrizaga Bonelli, Eduardo	ESP	2637	4.5
40	IM	Zou, Chen	CHN	2413	4.5
41	GM	Rios, Cristhian Camilo	COL	2469	4.5
42	IM	Uskov, Artem	FID	2367	4.5
43	GM	Mchedlishvili, Mikheil	GEO	2553	4.5
44		Sviridov, Valery		2545	4.5
45	IM	Sibashvili, Giorgi	GEO	2408	4.5
46	FM	Averin, Nikolay	FID	2259	4.5
47	GM	Niemann, Hans Moke	USA	2708	4
48	GM	Asadli, Vugar	AZE	2584	4
49	IM	Gharibyan, Mamikon	ARM	2500	4
50	GM	Sankalp, Gupta	IND	2504	4
51	FM	Mamatov, Melis	KGZ	2399	4
52	FM	Laddha, Shubh Jayesh	USA	2397	4
53	GM	Batchuluun, Tsegmed	MGL	2466	4
54	IM	Davtyan, Artur	ARM	2506	4
55	GM	Hesham, Abdelrahman	EGY	2409	4
56	GM	Ahmad, Al Khatib	JOR	2344	4
57	IM	Panda, Sambit	IND	2436	4
58	GM	Raja, Rithvik R	IND	2476	4
59	GM	Chernobay, Artem		2484	4
60	GM	Vasquez Schroeder, Rodrigo	CHI	2524	4
61	GM	Harsha, Bharathakoti	IND	2602	3.5
62	GM	Romanov, Evgeny	NOR	2578	3.5
63	IM	Buksa, Nataliya	UKR	2406	3.5
64	GM	Miladinovic, Igor	SRB	2507	3.5
65		Yeganegi, Barad	IRI	2205	3.5
66	IM	Farahat, Ali	USA	2361	3.5
67	IM	Kacharava, Nikolozi	GEO	2550	3.5
68	WIM	Mkrtchyan, Mariam	ARM	2360	3.5
69	FM	Winkelman, Albert	AUS	2227	3
70	IM	Tissir, Mohamed	MAR	2354	3
71	IM	Saeed, Ishaq	UAE	2303	3
72	FM	Liyanage, Ranindu Dilshan	SRI	2342	3
73	IM	Al Qudaimi, Basheer	YEM	2401	3
74	IM	Al Hosani, Omran	UAE	2270	3
75	FM	Lim, Zhuo Ren	MAS	2294	2.5
76	FM	Bai, Adelard	TPE	2409	2.5
77	WIM	Mandura, Tijana	SRB	2203	2.5
78	WIM	Gajcin, Marina	SRB	2256	2.5
79	WGM	Eric, Jovana	SRB	2217	1.5
80	FM	Alothman, Ali Layth Ahmed	IRQ	2224	1.5
81	GM	Zanan, Evgeny	ISR	2485	0
	GM	Matinian, Nikita	FID	2407	0
	GM	Zaibi, Amir	TUN	2393	0
	FM	Begmuratov, Khumoyun	UZB	2387	0
	GM	Hossain, Enamul	BAN	2379	0
	WGM	Kovanova, Baira		2304	0