Wang Hao clinches Dubai Open crown with seven points

China's Wang Hao clinched the Dubai Open chess title by finishing with seven points at the end of the ninth and final round in the Dubai Chess and Culture Club yesterday.

Wang defeated seeded Grandmaster Kacheishvili Giorgi of Georgia to win the gold medal.

Grandmasters Gagunashvili Merab of Georgia, Iordachescu Viorel of Moldova, Guseinov Gadir of Azerbaijan, Zhang Zhong of China, Miroshnichenko Evgenij of Ukraine, Zhang Pengxiang of China, Anastasian Ashot of Armenia, Efimenko Zahar of Ukraine, Bu Xiangzhi of China and Solak Dragan of SCG shared the second place with 6.5 points.

Among the UAE players, FM Nabeel Saleh and Faisal Sharhan emerged as joint winners with four points. FM Ishaq Ahmad, Omar Abdul Wahab and Mohammad Al Mulla A.R. came second with three points.

Final Ranking:
1 Wang Hao 7.0; 2 Gagunashvili Merab 6.5; 3 Iordachescu Viorel 6.5; 4 Guseinov Gadir 6.5; 5. Zhang Zhong 6.5; 6 Miroshnichenko Evgenij 6.5; 7 Zhang Pengxiang 6.5;

8 Anastasian Ashot 6.5; 9 Efimenko Zahar 6.5; 10 Bu Xiangzhi 6.5; 11 Solak Dragan 6.5; 12 Zhou Jianchao 6.0; 13 Kacheishvili Giorgi 6.0; 14 Burmakin Vladimir 6.0; 15 Georgiev Kiril 6.0; 16 Motylev Alexander 6.0; 17 Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 6.0; 18 Neverov Valeriy 6.0;

19 Al-Modiahki Mohammad 6.0; 20. Navara David 6.0; 21 Wang Yue 6.0; 22 Mchedlishvili Mikheil 6.0; 23 Kotsur Pavel 6.0; 24 Vladimirov Evgeny 6.0; 25 Areshchenko Alexander 6.0; 26 Djuric Stefan 6.0.