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The United Arab Emirates are located in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula, and border with Qatar in the northwest, Oman in the east and Saudi Arabia Kingdom in the south. The country’s total area is 90,559 sq. km. (including islands). The coast of the Emirates is washed by waters of the Persian and Omansky Gulfs.
Just 38 years ago a state called the United Arab Emirates did not exist. There were only separated Emirates, who lived in conflict with each other. The Emirates were united only in 1971, and a contrast between history and the present status will amaze anyone.
Yana Melnikova in Dubai, with the sky-scraper section in the background
Dubai is the second largest of the Emirates, it terms of size. It is located on the bank of the Persian Gulf and is the main tourist centre in the Near East. The city is divided into three main areas: Deira with old, historical buildings, Burj Dubai with a large collection of skyscrapers, and Jumeira, a coastal line.
Burj Dubai, the tallest building on a planet, is located in Dubai. The construction
of Burj Dubai is planned to finish in August of 2009. The height of a tower
reach 818 m, with a total of over 160 stories.
Burj Al Arab is a well-known hotel in Dubai, the world's largest hotel constructed
on an artificial island.
The Burj Al Arab was designed in the form of the sail of an Arabian boat
Downtown Dubai
Deira, the historical part of the town
Street restaurants and bazar atmosphere in the older parts of Dubai
A costal amusement park, crawling with Disney people taking notes
Mosque Jumeira, a unique mosque, where non-Moslems are allowed to enter
A very interesting adventure in Dubai is worth trying – Desert Safari
4WD rovers are specially prepared for the thrilling drive in the sand dunes
The vehicle cross sand dunes, climb dune mountains, drive at a 45 degree angle
Public transport in Dubai is not developed. There is a bus system in the
city, but local people hardly use it. Despite the unpopularity, the first-ever
bus stops with air-conditioning are established in Dubai.
Where else in the world can you find a chess monument like this? This statue
was unveiled by H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum to commemorate the
opening of 27th chess Olympiad (1986)
11th Dubai Open Chess Championship, also known as the Sheikh Rashed Bin Hamdan Al Maktoum Cup, was held from 25th April to 5th Mai 2009 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 140 chess players from 29 countries, including 40 GM, competed for the main awards. That was a record number of participants for this tournament. Despite the global economic crisis, the prize fund of tournament was actually increased, compared to the previous year. The event was a nine-round Swiss.
Our reporter in front of the chess and cultural club where the event was
held
In the end three players scored seven points: Dmitry Bocharov from Russia, Tigran Kotanjian and Anastasian Ashot, both from Armenia. The tiebreak system put Kotanjian on top, Bocharov won silver and Anastasian bronze. Eight players finished half a point behind these three leaders, sharing 4-11 places.
Rk. | Title | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. |
1 | GM | Kotanjian Tigran | ARM | 2552 | 7.0 |
2 | GM | Bocharov Dmitry | RUS | 2606 | 7.0 |
3 | GM | Anastasian Ashot | ARM | 2554 | 7.0 |
4 | GM | Guseinov Gadir | AZE | 2659 | 6.5 |
5 | GM | Malakhatko Vadim | BEL | 2618 | 6.5 |
6 | IM | Sundararajan Kidambi | IND | 2487 | 6.5 |
7 | GM | Maletin Pavel | RUS | 2559 | 6.5 |
8 | GM | Neverov Valeriy | UKR | 2552 | 6.5 |
9 | GM | Mchedlishvili Mikheil | GEO | 2586 | 6.5 |
10 | GM | Volkov Sergey | RUS | 2594 | 6.5 |
11 | GM | Miezis Normunds | LAT | 2579 | 6.5 |
12 | GM | Ghaem Maghami Ehsan | IRI | 2593 | 6.0 |
13 | GM | Arun Prasad S | IND | 2552 | 6.0 |
14 | GM | Pantsulaia Levan | GEO | 2581 | 6.0 |
15 | GM | Jankovic Alojzije | CRO | 2540 | 6.0 |
16 | GM | Hossain Enamul | BAN | 2531 | 6.0 |
17 | GM | Melkumyan Hrant | ARM | 2528 | 6.0 |
18 | GM | Ibrahimov Rasul | AZE | 2537 | 6.0 |
19 | GM | Geetha Narayanan Gopal | IND | 2572 | 6.0 |
20 | GM | Safarli Eltaj | AZE | 2599 | 6.0 |
21 | GM | Fedorov Alexei | BLR | 2611 | 6.0 |
22 | GM | Gasanov Eldar | UKR | 2551 | 6.0 |
23 | GM | Perunovic Milos | SRB | 2580 | 6.0 |
24 | GM | Milanovic Danilo | SRB | 2564 | 6.0 |
25 | FM | Moosavian S Hamed | IRI | 2395 | 6.0 |
26 | GM | Iordachescu Viorel | MDA | 2608 | 6.0 |
The winner: GM Tigran Kotanjian, ARM, 2552, 7.0 points
2nd on tiebreak: GM Dmitry Bocharov, RUS, 2606, 7.0 points
3rd: GM Ashot Anastasian, ARM, 2554, 7.0 points
4th: GM Gadir Guseinov, AZE, 2659, 6.5 points
5th: GM Vadim Malakhatko, BEL, 2618, 6.5 points
6th: IM Kidambi Sundararajan, IND, 2487, 6.5 points
7th: GM Pavel Maletin, RUS, 2559, 6.5 points
10th place for GM Sergey Volkov, RUS, 2594, 6.5 points
13th: GM Arun Prasad, IND, 2552, 6.0 points
14th: GM Levan Pantsulaia, GEO, 2581, 6.0 points
18th: GM Rasul Ibrahimov, AZE, 2537, 6.0 points
27th: GM Axel Bachmann, PAR, 2555, 5.5 points
30th: GM Pavel Kotsur, KAZ, 2589, 5.5 points
There was also a special women prize, which was shared by WGM Zeinab Mamedjarova (Azerbajan), WIM Atousa Pourkashiyan (IRI), IM Nino Gurieli (Georgia).
35th: WGM Zeinab Mamedjarova, AZE, 2316, 5.5 points
36th: WIM Atousa Pourkashiyan, IRI, 2273, 5.5 points
37th: IM Nino Gurieli, GEO, 2325, 5.5 points
A section of the playing venue
The ceremonial start of a key game in round one
Youngsters participating in the Dubai
One of the UAE players (can anyone identify her?)
Arbiters in the lady's section
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