13 August 2018

Daniil Dubov and Anton Korobov Lead Abu Dhabi Masters

Six rounds played.

Photo: Official Twitter account
Photo: Official Twitter account

The 25th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival is drawing to conclusion. 6 rounds out of 9 were played in the main event - Masters tournament, in which more than 150 players are taking part. 

Daniil Dubov (Russia) and Anton Korobov (Ukraine), who defeated Levan Pantsulaia (Georgia) and Wang Hao (China) respectively, are leading the pack with 5.5 points. Saleh Salem (UAE) is half a point behind. The Russian Vladimir Fedoseev is among the players who are trailing by 1 point. 

The leaders will meet each other in round 7. The Russian grandmaster will play with the white pieces. 

Tournament on Chess-Results

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