13th Dubai Open Chess Championship
The Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Al Maktoum Cup is taking place from April
9th to 19th, 2011 in the Dubai Chess and Culture Club. It is a nine round
Swiss, with time controls of one hour and 30 minutes for the whole game,
with an increment of 30 seconds per move.
The games start at 17:30h local time. There is a rest day with a blitz
tournament on Friday, April 15, and two rounds to be played on Saturday,
April 16, starting at 10:00 a.m. and 06:00 p.m. local time. The closing
ceremony takes place on Tuesday, April 19, one day after the final (ninth)
round, at 19:00h. |
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Top rankings after five rounds

Top seed GM Krishnan Sasikiran of India, rated 2682, is in the lead with
4.5/5

Equal first with 4.5/5 is GM Parimarjan Negi, India, rated 2618

GM Mikheil Mchedlishvili, Georgia, rated 2629, has also chalked up 4.5/5
Videos with games and interviews
Links
Top games are being broadcast
live on the official web site and on the chess server Playchess.com.
If you are not a member you can download the free PGN reader ChessBase
Light, which gives you immediate access. You can also use the program
to read, replay and analyse PGN games. New and enhanced: CB Light 2009! |
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