Sydney placed 10th in 17th Asian Cities Chess

Sydney placed 10th in 17th Asian Cities Chess

Sydney team catch up the tally board by adding two wins and two draws against Bagdad in the 9th and final round to finish 10th in the conclusion of the 17th Asian Cities Chess Team Championship in Jakarta, Indonesia on 29th April.

The 17th Asian Cities Team Chess Championship begun with 24 teams in Jakarta, Indonesia. The tournament runs from April 21-29 and was hosted by Indonesian Chess Federation (PERCASI). In the strong field are 18 Grandmasters, 2 WGMs, 11 IMs and 1 WIM. The tournament is a 9 round Swiss system. At stake is the Dubai Cup sponsored by the Dubai Sports Council and a total of $24,000 in cash prizes.

Top seed Shi Jiazhuang (China) won the overall title with 18 match points while Astana (Kazakhstan) nabbed 2nd place with 15 match points. Former champion Tehran (Iran) took solo 3rd with 13 match points. While 4 teams namely: Tagaytay(Philippines), Palembang(Indonesia), Jakarta(Indonesia) and Mashhad (Iran) notched a total of 11 match points each. The Tagaytay team eventually took 4th place after winning the tie break points against Palembang , Jakarta and Mashhad .

Sydney team consisting of IM Garry Lane(2366), FM Tim Reilly(2271), FM Lee Jones(2109) and FM Brian Jones(2045). Except for Tim Reilly, the Sydney team are all members of Rooty Hill RSL Chess Club.

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