BHUBANESWAR 01-Sep-2017
The top seeded Iranian team Rasht registered a convincing 4-0 victory over Dubai in the final round to clinch the Dubai Cup with 16 match points in the Asian Cities Chess Championship, which concluded here at KIIT University today. The four-member Rasht team featured Tahbaz Arash, Faghirnavaz Ali, FM Sadeh Shahin and IM Soozankar AM.
Host Bhubaneswar (KIIT) team, comprising of IMs Swayams Mishra, Sekhar Chandra Sahoo, WGM Kiran Manisha Mohanty, FM Rakesh Kumar Jena and Utkal Ranjan Sahoo, finished runners-up with 14 match points, while Dhaka finished third with 13 match points.
Rakesh Kumar Jena of Bhuaneswar (KIIT) won the gold medal on the second board while Rasht team members Arash Tahbaz, Faghirnavaz Ali, Sadeh Shahin and Soozankar A M won gold on first, third, fourth and fifth boards respectively.
