The 17th Asian Cities Championship was held from 22nd to 28th April in Kartika Chandra, Jakarta, Indonesia. 24 teams from 17 countries competed, with 18 Grandmasters and many titled players attending the event. The tournament format was 9-round Swiss and the prize fund amounted to 24000 US$.

Shi Jiazhuang City from China, also top seeded prior to the beginning, convincingly took the first place and the Dubai Cup by winning all nine matches. Sheikh Sultan Bin Khalifa Al-Nehayan, Asian Chess Federation President, presented the champions with the trophy.

GM Li Chao B from the winning team was the top performing player in the whole tournament, recording 8 points from nine games and 2763-elo playing level. Local fans are thrilled that WFM Chelsie Monika Sihite has earned her first IM norm. Final standings and top individual scores are listed bellow.

/ Taken from www.chessdom.com /

See Asian Cities Champoinship summary
See external reports: FIDE, ChessDom, Asian Chess Fed

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