Asia club cup

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1. Al Ain Chess Club A (UAE) (RtgAvg:2679 / TB1: 10,5 / TB2: 6)

1 GM Karjakin Sergey 2730 UKR
2 GM Efimenko Zahar 2680 UKR
3 GM Jobava Baadur 2664 GEO
4 GM Sargissian Gabriel 2642 ARM
5 GM Li Chao B 2622 CHN

2. Fajr Shams Chess Club (IRI) (RtgAvg:2617 / TB1: 7 / TB2: 4)

1 GM Kobalia Mikhail 2630 RUS
2 GM Ghaem Maghami Ehsan 2599 IRI
3 GM Petrosian Tigran L 2629 ARM
4 GM Pashikian Arman 2611 ARM
5 GM Mahjoob Morteza 2507 IRI

3. Qi Yuan Club (CHN) (RtgAvg:2591 / TB1: 10 / TB2: 6)

1 GM Wang Hao 2696 CHN
2 GM Zhou Jianchao 2612 CHN
3 Zhou Weiqi 2548 CHN
4 GM Wen Yang 2508 CHN
5 IM Li Zunian 2378 CHN

4. Tagaytay Chess Club (PHI) (RtgAvg:2541 / TB1: 11,5 / TB2: 6)

1 GM So Wesley 2610 PHI
2 GM Gomez John Paul 2519 PHI
3 GM Paragua Mark 2526 PHI
4 GM Laylo Darwin 2507 PHI
5 Luarca Roy 0 PHI

5. Chirchik Chess (UZB) (RtgAvg:2518 / TB1: 7,5 / TB2: 4)

1 GM Dzhumaev Marat 2540 UZB
2 GM Barsov Alexei 2513 UZB
3 GM Iuldachev Saidali 2511 UZB
4 GM Safin Shukhrat 2509 UZB
5 IM Kayumov Sergey 2457 UZB

6. Vietnam Victory Club (VIE) (RtgAvg:2499 / TB1: 8,5 / TB2: 4)

1 GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son 2567 VIE
2 GM Dao Thien Hai 2510 VIE
3 GM Nguyen Anh Dung 2496 VIE
4 CM Nguyen Van Huy 2422 VIE
5 Dang Tat Thang 2261 VIE

7. Club India (IND) (RtgAvg:2432 / TB1: 11 / TB2: 6)

1 IM Laxman R R 2467 IND
2 IM Sengupta Deep 2441 IND
3 IM Karthikeyan P 2426 IND
4 IM Prathamesh Sunil Mokal 2392 IND
5 FM Nitin S 2389 IND

8. Club Intchess (SIN) (RtgAvg:2424 / TB1: 6,5 / TB2: 4)

1 GM Bui Vinh 2507 VIE
2 IM Sadorra Julio Catalino 2431 PHI
3 IM Tirto 2406 INA
4 FM Long Peter 2353 MAS
5 FM Leong Ignatius 2199 SIN

9. Al Ain Chess Club B (UAE) (RtgAvg:2404 / TB1: 7 / TB2: 4)

1 Jasem Aqel 2070 UAE
2 IM Sharif Mehrshad 2458 FRA
3 Al Taher Tarek 0 UAE
4 GM Amin Bassem 2560 EGY
5 GM El Gindy Essam 2526 EGY

10. Rah Ahan (IRI) (RtgAvg:2393 / TB1: 7 / TB2: 4)

1 GM Ghane Shojaat 2408 IRI
2 FM Roghani Arash 2373 IRI
3 Noroozi Omid 2320 IRI
4 FM Toufighi Homayoon 2470 IRI
5 Tehrani Afshin 2171 IRI

11. Mon-Cad (MGL) (RtgAvg:2380 / TB1: 7,5 / TB2: 4)

1 Gundavaa Bayarsaihan 2458 MGL
2 FM Batchuluun Cegmed 2346 MGL
3 GM Hatanbaatar Bazar 2375 MGL
4 Bayarmandah Balgan 2339 MGL
5 Battulga Namhai 2317 MGL

12. Sharjah Chess Club (UAE) (RtgAvg:2363 / TB1: 8 / TB2: 4)

1 GM Guliev Sarhan 2490 AZE
2 IM El Taher Fouad 2480 EGY
3 FM Alhuwar Jasem 2230 UAE
4 FM Abdul Majeed Mohamad 2252 UAE
5 Ihsan Jawad 2166 PLE

13. Galkynysh (TKM) (RtgAvg:2337 / TB1: 8,5 / TB2: 4)

1 IM Kakageldyev Amanmurad 2449 TKM
2 IM Amanov Mesgen 2361 TKM
3 FM Esenov Annaberdi 2319 TKM
4 Atabayev Yusup 2219 TKM
5 Atabayev Maksat 2159 TKM

14. Yemen Chess Club (YEM) (RtgAvg:2334 / TB1: 4 / TB2: 2)

1 IM Al Qudaimi Basheer 2464 YEM
2 FM Chahrani Ibrahim 2314 LBA
3 FM Al-Hadarani Hatim 2308 YEM
4 FM Al Badani Abdu 2251 YEM
5 Gameel Mohamed 2178 YEM

15. Tajikistan Chess Club (TJK) (RtgAvg:2316 / TB1: 6 / TB2: 4)

1 FM Djuraev Sokhib 2339 TJK
2 Khouseinov Rashid 2348 TJK
3 IM Khamdamov Suhrob 2219 TJK
4 Yunusov Ilhom 2231 TJK
5 IM Nazarov Anvar 2344 TJK

16. Al Muhafaza (SYR) (RtgAvg:2312 / TB1: 4,5 / TB2: 2)

1 FM Mohammad Samir 2391 SYR
2 IM Husari Satea 2332 SYR
3 FM Bakr Jwan 2338 SYR
4 Elbaba Ezat 2186 SYR
5 FM Algildah Khalid 2027 SYR

17. Sport Electricity Club (IRQ) (RtgAvg:2269 / TB1: 5 / TB2: 2)

1 FM Atia J A 2200 IRQ
2 Namer Mohammad 2206 IRQ
3 Mohamed Nawfal Karim 2276 IRQ
4 IM Ahmad Aziz 2345 IRQ
5 Ahmed Abdul Sattar Abdulwhhab 2247 IRQ

18. Peshmerga (IRQ) (RtgAvg:2236 / TB1: 4 / TB2: 2)

1 FM Hussein H A 2354 IRQ
2 IM Araz Basim 2266 IRQ
3 Zozek Salah 2222 IRQ
4 Shayan Sabri 2100 IRQ

19. Al Shuolaa (YEM) (RtgAvg:2193 / TB1: 3,5 / TB2: 2)

1 Alsharfi S S 2136 YEM
2 Nawas Abdul Rahman 2147 YEM
3 FM Faraj Yahya 2250 YEM
4 CM Abdul Moula Sabri 2163 YEM
5 Al-Aqrabi Saleh 2211 YEM

20. Lahore Chess Club (PAK) (RtgAvg:2189 / TB1: 5,5 / TB2: 3)

1 Amir Karim 2265 PAK
2 Gillani Tunveer M D 2283 PAK
3 Waqar Ahmad Madni 2051 PAK
4 Abdus Salim 0 PAK
5 Alam Shazad 2158 PAK

21. Sri Lanka Chess Club (SRI) (RtgAvg:2165 / TB1: 3,5 / TB2: 2)

1 Kurukulasooriya Prasanna 2092 SRI
2 Weerawardane R 2126 SRI
3 Annurudha G C 2212 SRI
4 Russell M K A 2230 SRI

22. Bahrain Union Club (BRN) (RtgAvg:2141 / TB1: 3,5 / TB2: 2)

1 IM Tissir Mohamed 2463 MAR
2 FM Ayyad Husain Abdulgalil Saleh 2087 BRN
3 FM Ayyad Maher 2148 BRN
4 Bukhalaf Khalaf 1867 BRN
5 Jawad Mohammed 1857 BRN

23. Nables (PLE) (RtgAvg:2139 / TB1: 5 / TB2: 2)

1 Mehdi Samer 2153 IRI
2 Aladhami Hesham 2019 PLE
3 Ali Obay 2093 SUD
4 FM Somoff Abdo 2283 LIB
5 Al-Housa Khalil 2027 PLE

24. Tanmiyah Sports Club (LIB) (RtgAvg:1980 / TB1: 3,5 / TB2: 0)

1 IM Eid Fadi 2390 LIB
2 Atwi Ali 2117 LIB
3 Charaf Bassel 0 LIB
4 Ghassan Houmsi 2013 LIB
5 Eljawich Amro 0 LIB

25. Ilsan Chess Club (KOR) (RtgAvg:1935 / TB1: 4,5 / TB2: 1)

1 IM Diu Viacheslav 2453 RUS
2 Jung Ho Jin 1850 KOR
3 Baek Wongi 1681 KOR
4 Kim Youngsoo 1756 KOR

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Interesting results:

GM Mahjoob Morteza 2507 - IM Ahmad Aziz 2345 0 - 1
GM Efimenko Zahar 2680 - GM Bui Vinh 2507 ½ - ½
FM Batchuluun Cegmed 2346 - GM Gomez John Paul 2519 ½ - ½
GM Safin Shukhrat 2509 - GM Sargissian Gabriel 2642 1 - 0
GM Petrosian Tigran L 2629 - IM Karthikeyan P 2426 0 - 1

(Olympic team of Armenia losing a lot)

People with full points after 3 rounds

IM Laxman R R 2467
GM So Wesley 2610
IM Karthikeyan P 2426
GM Zhou Jianchao 2612
IM El Taher Fouad 2480
GM Paragua Mark 2526
GM Safin Shukhrat 2509
GM Li Chao B 2622
GM Laylo Darwin 2507

Standings

1 Tagaytay Chess Club (PHI) 11,5
2 Club India (IND) 11
3 Al Ain Chess Club A (UAE) 10,5
4 Qi Yuan Club (CHN) 10
5 Vietnam Victory Club (VIE) 8,5
6 Galkynysh (TKM) 8,5
7 Sharjah Chess Club (UAE) 8
8 Mon-Cad (MGL) 7,5
9 Chirchik Chess (UZB) 7,5
10 Fajr Shams Chess Club (IRI) 7
11 Rah Ahan (IRI) 7
12 Al Ain Chess Club B (UAE) 7
13 Club Intchess (SIN) 6,5
14 Tajikistan Chess Club (TJK) 6
15 Lahore Chess Club (PAK) 5,5
16 Brunei Chess Center (BRU) 5
17 Nables (PLE) 5
18 Sport Electricity Club (IRQ) 5
19 Al Shulah Club (SYR) 4,5
20 Al Muhafaza (SYR) 4,5
21 Ilsan Chess Club (KOR) 4,5
22 Yemen Chess Club (YEM) 4
23 Peshmerga (IRQ) 4
24 Bahrain Union Club (BRN) 3,5
25 Al Shuolaa (YEM) 3,5
26 Sri Lanka Chess Club (SRI) 3,5
27 Tanmiyah Sports Club (LIB) 3,5
28 Jerusalem Chess Club (PLE) 3
29 Afghanistan Chess Club (AFG) 2,5
30 Elite Chess Club (NEP) 2

Note: standings are by game points, first tie break is match points

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Interesting articles are coming out in international news from this tournament. Here is one about Karjakin from gulfnews.com

Grand Master Sergey Karjakin might be the highest ranked player in the ongoing Asian Chess Champions League but he is still a teenager accompanied by his proud mother Tatania to all the international tournaments he takes part in.

Sergey made history and headlines when he became the youngest ever Grandmaster at the age of 12 years and seven months.

With an elo rating of 2730, Sergey is the highest ranked player and shoulders the hopes of the hosts to win the title.

His mother talks about the genius early years and how he became a legend in the game.

"He was five when he started playing chess with members of the family, and when he was six he joined a local chess club," she said. "I will never forget when he came to me and said ‘Mum, I can't live without playing chess'."

"His great capabilities were noticed and he started taking part in tournaments and he needed me to organise his schedule between school, training and competing," she said.

"At the start it was very difficult because chess is an expensive game with the training lessons taking most of the family's budget but all that did not go in vain when he became the great player and champion he is now." Tatania added.

She explained how her son's schooling needed to be balanced with his chess education.

"The administration of his school was very understanding and sympathetic," said Tatania.

"They gave him enough time to train without hindering his lessons in school. He did not feel big headed when he became famous because we were there to shield him.

"Now he is adapting excellently to his fame because by nature he is a quiet and shy person and does not like to be the centre of attention," she added.

Regarding his plans for the future, his mother said he has high ambitions.

"He is determined to be the highest ranked player in the world and I believe with his enthusiasm and hard work he will achieve his goal because all he thinks about for the future is about chess and nothing else," she said.

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Al Ain Chess Club A team of UAE clinched the first Asian Club Chess championship title with 12 match points after the seventh and final round. Qi Yuan Club of China also scored 12 match points but on better technical counts, Al Ain A team won the championship and Qi Yuan were the runners up.

Fajr Shams Chess Club of Iran took the bronze with 11 match points. Hisham Al Taher the team captain of the Al Ain team said: “We dedicate this victory to UAE and are delighted with our performance. It was a team effort.”

Vietnam Victory Club held to a draw Al Ain A team in a keenly contested match. Grandmaster Li Chao of Al Ain had a quick win against CM Nguyen Van Huy of Vietnam on the fourth board while GM Jobava Baadur of Al Ain lost to GM Nguyen Anh Dung of Vietnam on the third board. Other board games ended in draws. Qi Yuan Club defeated Tagaytay Chess Club of Philippines 2.5-1.5. Zhou Weiqi of China had an upset win over GM Paragua Mark of Philippines on the third board.

Zhou had extra pawn in a opposite colour bishop ending. Mark was under intense pressure every move and after 60 moves Zhou managed to advance his passed pawns and clinched the point and much needed victory for China.

Info: fide.com

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Actually tiebreaks were quite wierd for this cup. They seem to have used Olympic tiebreaks coming up with the following table.

1 Al Ain Chess Club A (UAE) 12 168,5
2 Qi Yuan Club (CHN) 12 137,5
3 Fajr Shams Chess Club (IRI) 11 139,5
4 Tagaytay Chess Club (PHI) 10 139
5 Vietnam Victory Club (VIE) 9 122,5
6 Mon-Cad (MGL) 9 108
7 Galkynysh (TKM) 9 101,5
8 Al Ain Chess Club B (UAE) 9 97
9 Club Intchess (SIN) 9 95
10 Club India (IND) 8 127
11 Chirchik Chess (UZB) 8 102,5
12 Al Muhafaza (SYR) 8 70,5
13 Al Shuolaa (YEM) 8 61,5
14 Rah Ahan (IRI) 7 87
15 Peshmerga (IRQ) 7 69,5
16 Lahore Chess Club (PAK) 7 60
17 Sport Electricity Club (IRQ) 6 75,5
18 Yemen Chess Club (YEM) 6 57
19 Brunei Chess Center (BRU) 6 55,5
20 Tanmiyah Sports Club (LIB) 6 54
21 Sri Lanka Chess Club (SRI) 6 43,5
22 Nables (PLE) 6 35,5
23 Sharjah Chess Club (UAE) 5 69
24 Bahrain Union Club (BRN) 5 44,5
25 Tajikistan Chess Club (TJK) 5 37
26 Afghanistan Chess Club (AFG) 5 36,5
27 Elite Chess Club (NEP) 3 39,5
28 Ilsan Chess Club (KOR) 3 36
29 Al Shulah Club (SYR) 3 34,5
30 Jerusalem Chess Club (PLE) 2 25

The winner team is

Al Ain Chess Club A (UAE) (RtgAvg : 2679)

1 GM Karjakin Sergey 2730 UKR 4,0
2 GM Efimenko Zahar 2680 UKR 4,0
3 GM Jobava Baadur 2664 GEO 4,0
4 GM Sargissian Gabriel 2642 ARM 3,0
5 GM Li Chao B 2622 CHN 5,5

Li Chao going for the 2700 club?
Ukraine proving to be strong in team events?
Sargissian still celebrating Olympiad?

Anyhow, congratulations to the winners