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Abu Dhabi Masters LIVE

8/15/2018 – The 25th edition of the Abu Dhabi Chess Festival kicks off today at Hotel Dusit Thani, Abu Dhabi. The anniversary event is extra strong this year, featuring five grandmasters with a 2700+ Elo, among them the FIDE Presidential candidate Nigel Short making a brief return to the chessboard amid a hectic campaign season.

Abu Dhabi: 'The land of the Gazelle'

6/28/2018 – The Abu Dhabi Chess Festival is just around the corner and its premier event, the Masters' Tournament, features an exciting list of players. Some of the bigwigs include Richard Rapport, Alexander Morozevich, Anton Korobov and Vladimir Fedoseev. With such a strong field, the tournament offers an ideal opportunity for aspiring masters to earn norms or gain rating points.

Bassem Amin wins strong Abu Dhabi Masters

8/24/2017 – The Egyptian Grandmaster Bassem Amin won the strong 24th International Chess Festival in Abu Dhabi that was played from 14th to 22nd August in the capital of the United Arab Emirates. With 7.5/9 Bassem Amin came clear first, second place went to Nigel Short who scored 7.0/9 and was half a point ahead of seven players with 6½/9. Almost 500 players took part in the festival. | Photo: adchessfestival.ae

Abu Dhabi: Andreikin wins with strong finish

8/30/2016 – With more than a 100 titled players and more than 40 grandmasters the open tournament in Abu Dhabi that was played from 21st to 29th August had a strong field. Top seed was Dmitry Andreikin with a rating of 2733. With 3.0/4 he started the tournament well but not overwhelmingly. After six rounds he had 4.5/6, half-a-point less than the leader, but then won three fine games in a row. This was enough to finish clear first with 7.5/9.

Abu Dhabi: More than a 100 titled players in the Masters

8/23/2016 – From 21st to 29th August Abu Dhabi hosts a very strong Open. More than 100 titled players travelled to the capital of the United Arab Emirates, 40 of whom are grandmasters. The winner of the "Masters Open" will receive 13,000 dollar. Top seed is Dmitry Andreikin from Russia, second seed is Chinese grandmaster Wang Hao. However, both suffered slight setbacks in the first two rounds.

Living life the Jobi way (2/2)

11/5/2015 – Did you enjoy the first part of our interview with the top Georgian player Baadur Jobava, he laid out a plan for ambitious players to become better. In part two he talks about great players like Alekhine, Capablanca, Carlsen, Kasparov, etc.; about his wife and new son Maximus, about Chess 960 and women's chess. In the end he has priceless advice for chess lovers who wish to improve.

Living life the Jobi way (1/2)

11/1/2015 – After the 2015 Abu Dhabi Open Sagar Shah had to travel to Dubai airport to catch his flight back home. In the 150 km bus journey to the airport in Dubai he spoke with a brilliant and creative mind in chess – Baadur Jobava. In the interview the Georgian GM not only sheds light on his chess beginnings, but also provides invaluable advice for hard working and ambitious players.

Final Impressions from the Abu Dhabi Masters

9/9/2015 – Do you know who the strongest siblings in the world are? Who is the ten-year-old kid who has already reached 2300? Which GM has beaten an ex-world champion in a match, has played over 600 people in a simul and is soon to finish a PhD? (Hint: he is not from a western nation, India or China). All this and more in form of pictures and stories in our final report from the capital city of the UAE.

Prize winners at the Abu Dhabi Masters 2015

9/5/2015 – In our previous report we brought to you annotations and an interview with the winner of the Abu Dhabi Masters 2015, Nils Grandelius. But four other players had the same number of points and took places second to fifth on tiebreaks. Martyn Kravtsiv was the runner-up, with Baadur Jobava, Alexander Areshchenko and Richard Rapport following behind. Pictures and games annotations.

Grandelius wins Abu Dhabi Masters 2015

9/3/2015 – While the Sinquefield Cup was taking place in the United States, a strong open event with many 2600+ players was happening in the Middle East. After nine rounds of grueling chess five players tied for the top spot. Nils Grandelius of Sweden had the best tie-break and went on to win the title – the biggest result in his career. We have an interview as well as annotations from the winner.

Five leaders in Abu Dhabi

8/28/2015 – Going into the rest day after six rounds we have five players in the lead at the Abu Dhabi Masters 2015 – Grandelius, Rapport, Areshchenko, Gupta and Kravtsiv. A horde of nine players are just half a point behind the leaders. With three rounds to go this promises to be a very exciting finish. We have an illustrated report with lots of pictures, videos and analysis right from the venue.

The 2015 Abu Dhabi Masters begins

8/24/2015 – This event is being held from the 23rd to 31st of August 2015 in the capital city of UAE. 120 players from 35 countries, with 44 grandmasters, are participating. 22 players have a rating of more than 2600. The winner takes home US $12,000. It’s nine round Swiss tournament with the rate of play being one hour 30 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move. Round one report.

Welcome to Abu Dhabi Masters 2015

7/28/2015 – The European continent is a hotbed of strong open events taking place throughout the year. What are the other options for participating in a good tournament? The perfect location for players all around the world to participate is the Middle-East, perhaps in the 22nd Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival which will take place from the 23rd to 31st of August 2015.

Abu Dhabi ends in dramatic flurry

8/30/2014 – After an astonishing mid-tournament lead by 15-year-old IM Karthikeyan with 5.0/6, the young Indian proceeded to compound his lead with a win over co-leader Sergey Volkov in round seven, but now he had new challengers from his home country, and the game was afoot. It all came down to the last round where drama took place at the top. Final report with videos and GM analysis.

15-year-old leads Abu Dhabi Masters

8/26/2014 – The Abu Dhabi Chess Festival is now in its 21st edition, and shows no sign of losing steam, with great conditions. The festival is comprised of a wide variety of tournaments for all strengths and groups, including tournaments for the military and police, or Media and Journalists. After six rounds, 15-year-old IM Murali leads over 32 grandmasters. Report, pictures and videos.

Kurnosov wins 20th Abu Dhabi Chess Festival 2013

7/8/2013 – The Masters Tournament of this popular international event was won by Russian GM Kurnosov, who tied for first with GMs Zahar Efimenko, Mikhailo Oleksienko abd Avetik Grigoryan, but beat them on tiebreak points. Kurnosov's performance was 2709. In addition to the Masters there were many FIDE registered tournaments: an Open, Junior and Blitz.  Big pictorial report.
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