Only GMs in top ten
Apart from Arjun and Raunak, GM S L Narayanan and GM Leon Luke Mendonca are the only two other Indians to make a top ten finish. They scored 7.5/11 and 7/11 each to secure seventh and eighth place respectively.
Champion - GM M Amin Tabatabaei (IRI) 8.5/11 | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy
Runner-up - GM Arjun Erigaisi 8/11 | Photo:
Aditya Sur Roy
Second Runner-up - GM Raunak Sadhwani 8/11 | Photo:
Aditya Sur Roy
Top 3 (L to R) - 3rd GM Raunak Sadhwani 8/11, 2nd GM Arjun Erigaisi 8/11 and 1st GM M Amin Tabatabaei (IRI) 8.5/11 | Photo:
Aditya Sur Roy
4th GM Adham Fawzy (EGY) 8/11 | Photo:
Aditya Sur Roy
5th GM Parham Maghsoodloo (IRI) 8/11 | Photo:
Aditya Sur Roy
Best Woman - WIM Cecile Haussernot (FRA) 6.5/11 | Photo:
Aditya Sur Roy
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When You Get Checkmated with a Smile | GM Leon Mendonca vs Haj Bakri Abd Algouni
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Can 11-Year-Old Andria win the Endgame with the correct technique?
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Intense Loud Clock Banging | Amin Tabatabaei vs Temur Kuybokarov | Video: ChessBase India
A total of 50 players including 12 GMs, an IM and a WIM participated from 18 countries across the world. The one-day nine-round Swiss league Blitz Rating tournament was organized by Al-Ain Chess Club & Mind Games at Hili Rotana Hotel in Al Ain, UAE on 26th May 2023. The time control for the event was 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment from move no.1.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 5 | GM | Tabatabaei, M. Amin | IRI | 2575 | 8,5 | 0 | 76 | 71 |
| 2 | 1 | GM | Erigaisi, Arjun | IND | 2719 | 8 | 0 | 77,5 | 71,5 |
| 3 | 4 | GM | Sadhwani, Raunak | IND | 2631 | 8 | 0 | 76,5 | 71,5 |
| 4 | 9 | GM | Fawzy, Adham | EGY | 2539 | 8 | 0 | 76 | 71 |
| 5 | 3 | GM | Maghsoodloo, Parham | IRI | 2655 | 8 | 0 | 75,5 | 71 |
| 6 | 8 | GM | Iordachescu, Viorel | MDA | 2552 | 8 | 0 | 74,5 | 70 |
| 7 | 7 | GM | Narayanan.S.L, | IND | 2563 | 7,5 | 0 | 73 | 68,5 |
| 8 | 10 | GM | Mendonca, Leon Luke | IND | 2464 | 7 | 0 | 78 | 73 |
| 9 | 2 | GM | Niemann, Hans Moke | USA | 2708 | 7 | 0 | 76,5 | 71,5 |
| 10 | 11 | GM | Kuybokarov, Temur | AUS | 2458 | 7 | 0 | 73 | 69 |
