The 5th edition of the Sharjah Chess Masters international tournament was held from 20th-30th May in Sharjah Cultural & Chess Club.
The selected 80 players competed in a 9 round swiss system tournament for the prize fund of 55.000$. 18-year-old Uzbekistani grandmaster Nodirbek Abdusattorov won the event scoring 7/9 points as he had better tiebreak criteria than GM Saleh Salem who finished second with the same score. GM Abhijeet Gupta and GM Haik Martirosyan tied for the third place with 6.5 points each but Gupta had a slightly better Bucholz and came third. Replay the games here (scroll down for final rankings).


Simultaneously with the Sharjah Chess Masters, the 2nd Sharja Challengers took place in the same venue. After 9 played rounds IM Mohsen Elgabry emerged as the sole Winner of the event with 7.5 points. IM Ibrahim Sultan was second with 7 points, while four players tied for the third place scoring 6.5 points, each. Tiebreaks decided that IM Al Khatib Ahmad takes third place, WFM Lile Koridze was fourth, WIM Sona Asatryan came fifth and Shakhnoza Sabirova ended on the sixth place. (scroll down for final rankings)

Final rankings – 5th Sharjah Masters:
Rk.
SNo
Name
FED
Rtg
Pts.
TB1
TB2
TB3
1
8
GM
Abdusattorov Nodirbek
UZB
2661
7
1
44
40
2
3
GM
Salem A.R. Saleh
UAE
2690
7
0
46
42
3
38
GM
Gupta Abhijeet
IND
2606
6.5
0.5
47
43
4
11
GM
Martirosyan Haik M.
ARM
2652
6.5
0.5
44
40
5
6
GM
Deac Bogdan-Daniel
ROU
2671
6
0
47
42
6
9
GM
Gukesh D
IND
2659
6
0
42
37
7
10
GM
Niemann Hans Moke
USA
2656
6
0
42
38
8
20
GM
Chigaev Maksim
FID
2631
6
0
41
37
9
4
GM
Erigaisi Arjun
IND
2675
6
0
40
36
10
2
GM
Sargissian Gabriel
ARM
2694
6
0
40
36
11
32
GM
Sethuraman S.P.
IND
2613
5.5
0
44
40
12
13
GM
Tabatabaei M. Amin
IRI
2650
5.5
0
44
39
13
15
GM
Sargsyan Shant
ARM
2641
5.5
0
43
39
14
34
GM
Sindarov Javokhir
UZB
2609
5.5
0
42
38
15
21
GM
Yilmaz Mustafa
TUR
2631
5.5
0
42
39
16
19
GM
Idani Pouya
IRI
2635
5.5
0
41
38
17
40
GM
Can Emre
TUR
2599
5.5
0
40
36
18
53
GM
Vokhidov Shamsiddin
UZB
2536
5.5
0
39
35
19
39
GM
Iskandarov Misratdin
AZE
2601
5
0
44
39
20
24
GM
Ponkratov Pavel
FID
2624
5
0
43
39
21
5
GM
Sarana Alexey
FID
2675
5
0
43
39
22
49
GM
Van Foreest Lucas
NED
2572
5
0
43
38
23
17
GM
Petrosyan Manuel
ARM
2638
5
0
42
39
24
43
GM
Mchedlishvili Mikheil
GEO
2595
5
0
42
38
25
35
GM
Puranik Abhimanyu
IND
2608
5
0
41
38
26
33
GM
Aryan Chopra
IND
2609
5
0
41
38
27
41
GM
Yuffa Daniil
ESP
2597
5
0
41
37
28
26
GM
Indjic Aleksandar
SRB
2621
5
0
41
37
29
30
GM
Hakobyan Aram
ARM
2615
5
0
41
37
30
37
GM
Aravindh Chithambaram Vr.
IND
2606
5
0
40
37
31
7
GM
Narayanan.S.L
IND
2662
5
0
40
36
32
18
GM
Abasov Nijat
AZE
2635
5
0
40
36
33
12
GM
Moussard Jules
FRA
2651
5
0
40
36
34
16
GM
Ter-Sahakyan Samvel
ARM
2640
5
0
37
33
35
45
GM
Kuybokarov Temur
AUS
2582
5
0
37
34
36
52
GM
Suleymanli Aydin
AZE
2537
5
0
37
33
37
14
GM
Nihal Sarin
IND
2646
5
0
37
33
38
56
IM
Davtyan Artur
ARM
2488
5
0
37
33
39
48
GM
Sanal Vahap
TUR
2575
5
0
36
32
40
23
GM
Jumabayev Rinat
KAZ
2628
5
0
34
31
41
51
IM
Muradli Mahammad
AZE
2539
4.5
0
42
37
42
27
GM
Sadhwani Raunak
IND
2619
4.5
0
41
38
43
28
GM
Adhiban B.
IND
2616
4.5
0
40
36
44
1
GM
Fedoseev Vladimir
FID
2701
4.5
0
39
35
45
46
GM
Moroni Luca Jr
ITA
2581
4.5
0
39
35
46
22
GM
Yakubboev Nodirbek
UZB
2630
4.5
0
38
34
47
57
IM
Gharibyan Mamikon
ARM
2487
4.5
0
34
31
48
63
IM
Assaubayeva Bibisara
KAZ
2439
4.5
0
33
31
49
31
GM
Mastrovasilis Dimitrios
GRE
2613
4.5
0
31
28
50
47
GM
Kadric Denis
BIH
2576
4
0
39
35
51
69
WGM
Zawadzka Jolanta
POL
2409
4
0
38
35
52
44
GM
Azarov Sergei
BLR
2588
4
0
37
34
53
50
GM
Mastrovasilis Athanasios
GRE
2540
4
0
37
34
54
65
GM
Haznedaroglu Kivanc
TUR
2425
4
0
37
34
55
29
GM
Ganguly Surya Shekhar
IND
2616
4
0
37
34
56
54
GM
Sankalp Gupta
IND
2505
4
0
37
33
57
42
GM
Adly Ahmed
EGY
2596
4
0
36
33
58
55
IM
Aditya Mittal
IND
2490
4
0
36
33
59
61
IM
Mammadzada Gunay
AZE
2454
4
0
33
31
60
59
GM
Gunina Valentina
FID
2471
4
0
32
29
61
36
GM
Hovhannisyan Robert
ARM
2607
3.5
0
39
35
62
71
GM
Erdogdu Mert
TUR
2407
3.5
0
36
32
63
60
GM
Nikolov Momchil
BUL
2454
3.5
0
34
31
64
67
GM
Hesham Abdelrahman
EGY
2412
3.5
0
31
28
65
64
IM
Baenziger Fabian
SUI
2430
3.5
0
30
27
66
80
IM
Al Hosani Omran
UAE
2191
3.5
0
30
27
67
75
FM
Begmuratov Khumoyun
UZB
2384
3.5
0
28
26
68
62
IM
Badelka Olga
FID
2453
3
0
39
35
69
77
IM
Aziz Husain
QAT
2379
3
0
37
34
70
58
IM
Ortega Amarelle Mariano
CPV
2476
3
0
35
33
71
66
IM
Dimakiling Oliver
PHI
2420
3
0
34
31
72
78
GM
Vogt Lothar
GER
2365
3
0
34
31
73
74
WGM
Injac Teodora
SRB
2384
3
0
30
27
74
25
GM
Ivic Velimir
SRB
2623
3
0
30
27
75
70
WIM
Kamalidenova Meruert
KAZ
2408
2.5
0
36
33
76
72
IM
Buksa Nataliya
UKR
2406
2.5
0
36
32
77
68
FM
Msellek Ilyass
MAR
2411
2.5
0
34
31
78
76
IM
Farahat Ali
USA
2381
2.5
0
27
26
79
73
IM
Saeed Ishaq
UAE
2397
1.5
0
29
27
80
79
FM
Ammar Sedrani
UAE
2255
1.5
0
29
27
.
Final rankings – 2nd Sharjah Challengers:
Rk.
Name
FED
Rtg
Pts.
TB1
TB2
TB3
1
IM
Elgabry Mohsen
EGY
2220
7.5
0
49
45
2
IM
Sultan Ibrahim
UAE
2052
7
0
46
42
3
IM
Ahmad Al Khatib
JOR
2243
6.5
0
48
43
4
WFM
Koridze Lile
GEO
2037
6.5
0
45
42
5
WIM
Asatryan Sona
ARM
2149
6.5
0
44
40
6
Sabirova Shakhnoza
UZB
1919
6.5
0
40
37
7
FM
Klaasen Calvin John
RSA
2245
6
0
47
42
8
Raji Sayel Abu Azizah
PLE
1886
6
0
42
38
9
FM
Brahami Lamine
ALG
2222
6
0
40
36
10
FM
Salih Akar Ali Salih
IRQ
2265
5.5
0
46
43
11
CM
George Micheal Kevin
EGY
2110
5.5
0
45
40
12
Hamad Bader
UAE
1770
5.5
0
42
38
13
AGM
Vishal Choudary B
IND
2101
5.5
0
39
35
14
Alharthi Ahmed Mohammed A
KSA
1853
5.5
0
38
35
15
FM
Storey Charles H
ENG
2220
5
0
44
40
16
CM
Mohamed Saeed Laily
UAE
2030
5
0
43
40
17
FM
Ahmed Jaza Jamal
IRQ
2200
5
0
43
39
18
FM
Ahmed Fareed
UAE
1922
5
0
40
37
19
Abdulrahman Mohammad Al Taher
UAE
2025
5
0
39
36
20
WCM
Rouda Essa Alserkal
UAE
1760
5
0
39
36
21
Botiraliev Abdumajid
UZB
1655
5
0
38
35
22
CM
Khalifah Khaled
UAE
2057
5
0
38
34
23
FM
Al Maashani Amer
OMA
1951
5
0
37
34
24
Khalifa Essa Albalooshi
UAE
1595
5
0
36
33
25
Elazazy Amro
EGY
2080
5
0
32
29
26
Ali Abdulaziz
UAE
1883
4.5
0
43
39
27
Yahya Shuaib Al Kaff
UAE
1277
4.5
0
42
38
28
Seder Mohamad
PLE
1823
4.5
0
41
37
29
WFM
Razan Alshaeby
JOR
1669
4.5
0
40
37
30
Aborezika Mohamed
LBA
1965
4.5
0
37
34
31
Elnemr Mohamed
EGY
2111
4.5
0
34
31
32
Zayed Sultan Al Taher
UAE
1445
4.5
0
30
27
33
IM
Sarwat Walaa
EGY
2237
4
0
42
38
34
Eman Sawan
PLE
1842
4
0
37
34
35
Ahmad Al Romaithi
UAE
1786
4
0
37
34
36
WFM
Al Maamari Wafia Darwish
UAE
1833
4
0
35
32
37
Ofowino Toritsemuwa
NGR
1936
4
0
31
29
38
WCM
Bashaer Khalil
UAE
1526
4
0
28
25
39
CM
Dr. Murtaza Ali
PAK
2144
3.5
0
44
40
40
WFM
Boshra Alshaeby
JOR
1877
3.5
0
36
33
41
WFM
Pires Luzia
ANG
1893
3.5
0
36
33
42
WFM
Al Mansouri Moza
UAE
1538
3.5
0
33
31
43
CM
Elnaami Hashem A.K.
LBA
1934
3.5
0
31
28
44
CM
George Samir David
EGY
2027
3
0
39
35
45
Abdulrahim Salem
UAE
1653
3
0
35
32
46
Wael Sabry Mina
EGY
1695
3
0
34
31
47
Al Mutairi Abdullah F
KSA
1990
3
0
34
31
48
WFM
Al Kalbani Wadima
UAE
1612
3
0
33
31
49
Al Balushi Said
OMA
1513
3
0
30
28
50
Dehghan Ibrahim
FID
1451
2.5
0
36
32
51
Elhusseiny Eyad
EGY
1549
2.5
0
35
32
52
Al Ali Aisha Saif
UAE
1649
2
0
33
31
53
CM
Rowe Duane
JAM
2030
1.5
0
34
31
54
Essa Khamis Saqar
UAE
0
1.5
0
28
25
55
Perera Derrick V.
SRI
1951
1
0
27
25
56
FM
Elmejbri Ali A.
LBA
1919
0
0
25
23
.
