{"id":2882,"date":"2024-12-12T10:37:55","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T10:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qatarchess.techlab-staging.solutions\/?p=2882"},"modified":"2025-11-20T08:26:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T08:26:59","slug":"qatar-masters-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qatarchess.qa\/en\/qatar-masters-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Qatar Masters 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Qatar Masters Open 2024: Intense Competition and a Distinguished Victory<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Qatar Masters Open 2024 was held in Doha from 3 to 12 December 2024, following a 9-round format with a time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Key Results<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>1st Place:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Andrey Esipenko \u2013 7.5 points<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>2nd Place:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Arjun Erigaisi \u2013 7 points<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>3rd Place:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Nodirbek Abdusattorov \u2013 7 points (placement decided by tie-break)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Highlights of the Championship<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The tournament featured Group A, designated for players with a FIDE rating \u2265 2300, making it one of the strongest open events of the year.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the final round, the battle between Esipenko and Erigaisi was decisive; Erigaisi needed a win to overtake the leaderboard, but the game ended in a draw, securing the title for Esipenko.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first-place prize was approximately $25,000 USD, with the remaining prizes distributed proportionately among the top standings.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The event saw extensive participation, with over 300 players from 25 countries, including many top grandmasters and titled players (GMs and IMs).<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among the Qatari participants, Hussein Aziz represented the nation and finished with 3.5 points, while several Qatari players delivered solid performances in the parallel sections and accompanying categories.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many followers described the tournament as one of the strongest open chess championships of the year, thanks to the high caliber of 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