The Abu Dhabi Blitz Tournament, part of the 21st Abu Dhabi Chess Festival, featured 108 participants from 26 countries.
After 11 rounds of play Grandmaster Aleksandr Rakhmanov from Russia took a clear first place with 9,5/11 points, narowly edging GM Yuriy Kuzubov (UKR) and IM Gagare (IND). Full standings below.
Video by Vijay Kumar, including the interview with the winner:
Final standings (top finishers):
1. GM Rakhmanov Aleksandr RUS 2617 – 9.5
2. GM Kuzubov Yuriy UKR 2672 – 9
3. IM Gagare Shardul IND 2453 – 9
4. GM Petrosian Tigran L. ARM 2677 – 8.5
5. GM Sumets Andrey UKR 2634 – 8
6. GM Al-Modiahki Mohamad QAT 2597 – 8
7. GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar IND 2585 – 8
8. GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi IND 2522 – 8
9. GM Ankit R. Rajpara IND 2444 – 8
10. GM Salem A.R. Saleh UAE 2640 – 8
11. GM Amin Bassem EGY 2649 – 7.5
12. GM Horvath Adam HUN 2541 – 7.5
13. IM Dimakiling Oliver PHI 2372 – 7
14. IM Zorko Jure SLO 2490 – 7
15. Primbetov Kazbek KAZ 2328 – 7
16. GM Neverov Valeriy UKR 2393 – 7
17. GM Istratescu Andrei FRA 2633 – 7
18. IM Hesham Abdelrahman EGY 2382 – 7
19. IM Al Qudaimi Basheer YEM 2389 – 7
20. IM Al-Halila Ayman YEM 2185 – 7
21. IM Meszaros Tamas HUN 2353 – 7
22. FM Faraj Yahya YEM 2227 – 7
23. FM Othman A. Moussa UAE 2318 – 7
24. Hilwani Talal SYR 2350 – 7
25. WGM Pourkashiyan Atousa IRI 2308 – 7
26. GM Rasulov Vugar AZE 2542 – 6.5
27. Al Helaoy Majed SYR 1981 – 6.5
28. IM Gameel Mohamed YEM 2180 – 6.5
29. Zayan Osama EGY 2130 – 6.5
30. CM Faisal Abdulla Kashwani UAE 2316 – 6.5
Impressive results.