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Salem A.R. Saleh convincing in Sharjah International Blitz

by pinnedrook

The 28th Sharjah International Chess Championship 2023 – Blitz was organized by the Sharjah Cultural & Chess Club on 28th March, 2023. The tournament format was 9-round Swiss with the time control 3+2.

Local star GM Salem A.R. Saleh emerged convincing winner with 8.5/9 points, leaving the Egyptian chasing party GM Ahmed Adly and GM Bassem Amin half a point behind.

The tournament had 173 participants from 26 federations, including 12 Grandmasters and 6 International Masters.

GM Salem A.R. Saleh

Final standings:

  1. GM Salem A.R. Saleh UAE 2639 – 8.5
  2. GM Adly Ahmed EGY 2578 – 8
  3. GM Amin Bassem EGY 2690 – 8
  4. GM Miladinovic Igor SRB 2586 – 7.5
  5. GM Iordachescu Viorel MDA 2552 – 7
  6. GM Grivas Efstratios GRE 2325 – 7
  7. Utegaliyev Azamat KAZ 2417 – 7
  8. GM Tukhaev Adam UKR 2526 – 7
  9. GM Zubarev Alexander UKR 2393 – 7
  10. IM Al Hosani Omran UAE 2177 – 7
  11. Marcos Marvin PHI 2025 – 7
  12. IM Dimakiling Oliver PHI 2425 – 7
  13. GM Arencibia Rodriguez Walter CUB 2386 – 7
  14. IM Al Qudaimi Basheer YEM 2336 – 7
  15. AGM Fernandez Dandel PHI 2050 – 6.5
  16. Hilwani Talal SYR 2291 – 6.5
  17. Abdulrahman Mohammad Al Taher UAE 1916 – 6.5
  18. Mahmoud Ramy EGY 1987 – 6.5
  19. IM Kulkarni Rakesh IND 2246 – 6
  20. GM Erdogdu Mert TUR 2407 – 6
  21. IM Saeed Ishaq UAE 2220 – 6
  22. CM Dr. Murtaza Ali PAK 2110 – 6
  23. AGM Carandang Roberto PHI 1898 – 6
  24. AIM Al-Takrori Husam PLE 2011 – 6
  25. FM De Ramos Julius PHI 2205 – 6
  26. FM Ammar Sedrani UAE 2096 – 6
  27. WGM Gevorgyan Maria ARM 2256 – 6
  28. GM Barsov Alexei UZB 2416 – 6
  29. CM Khalifah Khaled UAE 1891 – 6
  30. CM Mohamed Saeed Laily UAE 1767 – 6
  31. Sharon Rafael IND 1883 – 6
  32. FM Khadour Ismael. SYR 2008 – 6
  33. FM Ahmed Fareed UAE 1953 – 6
  34. Abuazizah Raji PLE 1892 – 6
  35. AGM Acedo Rowelyn PHI 1755 – 6
  36. Sameir Ramez EGY 1828 – 6
  37. Erfan Ahmed EGY 1698 – 6
  38. Sabirova Shakhnoza UZB 1866 – 6
  39. Saif Ahmed UAE 1839 – 6
  40. Nowroozian Nader IRI 1675 – 6
  41. Daksh Jain IND 1366 – 5.5
  42. Karasik Mikhail RUS 2096 – 5.5
  43. Hamad Shuaib Al Kaff UAE 1375 – 5.5
  44. AFM Vihaan Dumir IND 1582 – 5.5
  45. IM Sultan Ibrahim UAE 1952 – 5.5
  46. Soud Jaber UAE 1623 – 5.5
  47. Mohammed Tarig Elther SUD 2066 – 5.5
  48. WCM Rouda Essa Alserkal UAE 1676 – 5.5
  49. ACM Kg Adithya Lochan IND 1358 – 5.5
  50. Rafee Mohd Hayel SYR 1804 – 5.5
  51. Abid Ali Mujawar IND 1759 – 5.5
  52. Yashvir Mohammad IND 1264 – 5.5
  53. Abdelrahman Mohamed Al Hammadi UAE 1092 – 5.5
  54. Saqar Essa Khamis UAE 1309 – 5
  55. Ahmed Ali Bamatraf UAE 1278 – 5
  56. AFM Safin Safarullakhan IND 1514 – 5
  57. Rashid Husain Alhammadi UAE 1600 – 5
  58. Latifah Darmaki UAE 1323 – 5
  59. WCM Fatima Saif Al-Ali UAE 1416 – 5
  60. Thaarak Charen Saravankumar IND 1663 – 5
  61. ACM Muhammad Saifan Noushad Ibrahim IND 1178 – 5
  62. Rashed Abubaker Alhemeiri UAE 1419 – 5
  63. Ainikkal Shaheen IND 1404 – 5
  64. Hamdan Edrees Alhamed UAE 1447 – 5
  65. Ahlam Rashed UAE 1518 – 5
  66. FM Othman A. Moussa UAE 2083 – 5
  67. Abdulrahim Salem UAE 1611 – 5
  68. Mesfer Al Mesafri UAE 1373 – 5
  69. WFM Al Mansouri Moza UAE 1503 – 5
  70. WCM Bashaer Khalil UAE 1368 – 5
  71. Anood Ahmad UAE 1340 – 5
  72. Amaan Abdul Azeez IND 0 – 5
  73. Altarabichi Hamza. SYR 1284 – 5
  74. AFM Chakresh Ganesan IND 1310 – 5
  75. Anoud Eisa Bashkardi UAE 1492 – 5
  76. Yahya Shuaib Al Kaff UAE 1365 – 5
  77. Al Ali Aisha Saif UAE 1553 – 5
  78. Alsafi Mohammed Ahmed SUD 1334 – 5
  79. Hamad M A M Al Ali UAE 1430 – 5
  80. Klochkov Grigory RUS 1373 – 5
  81. Ahmed Waqqas Alawlaqi UAE 1510 – 5
  82. AFM Sampreet Sudheer IND 1392 – 5
  83. Benemerito Rudyard Leroy PHI 1224 – 5
  84. Sultan Jabir Alzarooni UAE 1300 – 4.5
  85. Ahmed Abdelrahman EGY 1129 – 4.5
  86. Humaidan Mohamed Alzaabi UAE 1418 – 4.5
  87. AFM Rashed Alawadhi Abdullah FID 1425 – 4.5
  88. Aisha Mohamed Al Muaini UAE 1406 – 4.5
  89. Ahoud Eisa Bashkardi UAE 1322 – 4.5
  90. Nawaf Ali Al-Mansoori UAE 1384 – 4.5
  91. AIM Khezrian Nooralzahra IRI 1335 – 4.5
  92. Lokesh Ravichandran IND 1280 – 4.5
  93. Mohamed Yousuf Al-Ali UAE 1354 – 4.5
  94. ACM Aryan Goyal IND 1206 – 4.5
  95. AFM Muhammad Shayan Noushad Ibrahim IND 1389 – 4.5
  96. Alshami Osama. SYR 0 – 4.5
  97. Yilmaz Serhat TUR 0 – 4.5
  98. Kezia Elizabeth George IND 0 – 4.5
  99. Khezrian Neda IRI 1116 – 4.5
  100. Adityan T S IND 0 – 4.5
  101. Zayed Sultan Al Taher UAE 1677 – 4
  102. Alhammadi Khalifa Mohamed UAE 1266 – 4
  103. Pranav Thiruppathi IND 1130 – 4
  104. Veersen Jain IND 1292 – 4
  105. Kamran Fardad PAK 1323 – 4
  106. Paul Emerson Gicale PHI 1471 – 4
  107. Aadit Agarwal IND 1207 – 4
  108. Jeshhar Nekkalapudi IND 1202 – 4
  109. Rasulev Imran UZB 0 – 4
  110. Vivaan Rana IND 1103 – 4
  111. ACM Martakov Roman FID 1097 – 4
  112. Magdy Hassan EGY 0 – 4
  113. Shamsa Amer UAE 1253 – 4
  114. WFM Al Dhaffari Salma UAE 1399 – 4
  115. WCM Abeer Ali UAE 1409 – 4
  116. Wang Zixuan(Sd) CHN 1116 – 4
  117. Aamer Saeed Alyileili UAE 1166 – 4
  118. Hashem Mohamed EGY 1302 – 4
  119. Hala Gamal Amin UAE 1105 – 4
  120. Mera Abdulaziz Aidarous UAE 1064 – 4
  121. Alshami Wissam. SYR 1062 – 4
  122. Nidhin Mothayil Sunesh IND 1002 – 4
  123. Zain Ali Shaheen IND 0 – 4
  124. Dutta Mahee FID 0 – 4
  125. Muminov Imron TJK 1076 – 4
  126. Tom Mathew IND 0 – 4
  127. Angelina George IND 0 – 4
  128. Lulwa Khalifa Alhammadi UAE 0 – 4
  129. Said Khaled PLE 1790 – 3.5
  130. Deshmukh Omm IND 1193 – 3.5
  131. Mir Arbaz Mohiuddin Ali IND 1124 – 3.5
  132. Salim H M Alrimawi UAE 0 – 3.5
  133. Jawaher Khalil UAE 1128 – 3.5
  134. Hajar Omair Aldhalei UAE 1187 – 3.5
  135. ACM Mcdonald Margaret FRA 1208 – 3.5
  136. Muminova Zakiyabonu TJK 1046 – 3.5
  137. ACM Farhat Adam USA 1030 – 3.5
  138. Shivani Adduri IND 0 – 3.5
  139. Krisha Tamhant Jain IND 1085 – 3.5
  140. Talal Mohammed Al Blooshi UAE 1265 – 3.5
  141. Abdulrahman Sultan Jumaa UAE 1157 – 3.5
  142. Mokhtar Omar. SYR 1304 – 3
  143. Aisha Nasser Alzarooni UAE 1143 – 3
  144. Rafeaa Ameer. SYR 1225 – 3
  145. Haneen Gamal Amin UAE 1213 – 3
  146. Abdulla Jassim Abdulla UAE 0 – 3
  147. Anas Yaseen IND 1218 – 3
  148. Mariam Mohammed Almaeeni UAE 1221 – 3
  149. Aarav Goyal IND 1116 – 3
  150. Sultan Obaid Alsuwaidi UAE 0 – 3
  151. Rafea Hamza SYR 1111 – 3
  152. Advik Mundhada IND 1082 – 3
  153. Al Khoori Noora Mahmood Abdulla UAE 1114 – 3
  154. Saud Bader Huwair Alzarooni UAE 1201 – 3
  155. Abed .Alrahman Sayel PLE 1063 – 3
  156. Jenshitha Nekkalapudi IND 0 – 3
  157. Aditya Narang IND 1048 – 3
  158. Meera Khalifa Alhammadi UAE 0 – 3
  159. Marshool Abdullah UAE 1043 – 2.5
  160. Vibhor Mundhada IND 1042 – 2.5
  161. Belhaj Darine TUN 0 – 2.5
  162. Fatima Mohd Rashid UAE 0 – 2.5
  163. Hamdan Obaid Alsuwaidi UAE 1075 – 2.5
  164. Abdulla Majed Albedwawi UAE 1015 – 2.5
  165. Shaurya Shah IND 0 – 2.5
  166. Reem Alsaqqaf UAE 1135 – 2
  167. Omar Sultan Tawfiq UAE 0 – 2
  168. Kshitij Lapaliakr IND 1055 – 2
  169. Al Hammadi Issa FID 0 – 2
  170. Ghaliah Mohamed Almaeeni UAE 1003 – 2
  171. Hamdah Khalifa Alhammadi UAE 1070 – 2
  172. Belhaj Syrine TUN 0 – 1
  173. Dhiyanshi Chaitanya IND 0 – 1

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