Before the final round we have 8 leaders: GM Haik Martirosyan 🇦🇲 GM Arjun Erigaisi 🇮🇳 GM Grigoriy Oparin 🇺🇸 GM Yangyi Yu 🇨🇳 GM Samuel Sevian 🇺🇸 GM D Gukesh 🇮🇳 GM Nodirbek Yakubboev 🇺🇿 GM Amin Tabatabaei 🇮🇷 Who will win 6th #SharjahMasters 2023? 🔥♟️

We have the first result among the leaders of the #SharjahMasters ♟️🔥 American match on board 4 was very sharp, but finished peacefully! GM Samuel Sevian 🇺🇸 secures a prize due to his high tiebreaks, while for GM Grigoriy Oparin 🇺🇸 it is still a question, if he gets to top 10!

GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu joined Sokolov Ivan in our studio! 🔥 Follow the commentary here: youtube.com/live/7CvR5xRvo…

Brilliancy by Cheparinov! 🤩

Double trouble in the studio: two Ivans Sokolov and Cheparinov ♟️🔥 youtube.com/live/7CvR5xRvo…

GM Arjun Erigaisi 🇮🇳 has just won and secured TOP 3 at 6th #SharjahMasters 2023! 🔥 Congratulations Arjun 🎉🎉🎉

The potential winner of the 6th #SharjahMasters 2023 GM Arjun Erigaisi 🇮🇳 joined Sokolov Ivan in our studio 🎉

GM Arjun Erigaisi Arjun Erigaisi is the CHAMPION of the 6th Sharjah Masters 2023! 🏆 Huge congratulations to Arjun for a deserved win, scoring 4.5 points out of the last 5 rounds! 🎉

Ju Wenjun sends a message to Lei Tingjie that she can play at a near-super-GM level too with a whopping 2680 (!!) performance at the Sharjah Masters! 🤯 chess-results.com/tnr724974.aspx… 📷: Sharjah Masters #chess #womeninchess

"My favourite game was Vidit against Ju Wenjun. I would like to support this game, especially the way she played!" Watch the interview with the tournament director IM Omar Noaman Al Ali: youtube.com/watch?v=eUsivS… 📷: Sharjah Masters #chess #womeninchess

Congratulations to Arjun Erigaisi on the deserved victory in the strongest open tournament so far Sharjah Masters 2023 Sharjah Masters ! 🏆🎉 📷 by Fiona Steil-Antoni

The top 3 finishers of this year's #SharjahMasters: 1) Arjun Erigaisi 🥇 2) Sam Sevian 🥈 3) Gukesh D 🥉

Congratulations to all prize winners from our three tournaments - the #SharjahMasters, the Challengers and the Futures! 🎉

The 2023 #SharjahMasters Champion: Arjun Erigaisi 🏆

Dream finish! Sharjah Masters Sharjah Chess Club 📸 Aditya Sur Roy

Congratulations to Arjun Erigaisi on winning the very strong Sharjah Masters! Arjun was part of an 8-player leading pack going into the final round. The Indian star was the only player in this group to score a win on Thursday. Final report: en.chessbase.com/post/arjun-eri…

Watch our interview with Women's World Champion Ju Wenjun (who scored 4.5/9, for a rating performance of 2680!) here: youtu.be/1jFsbdnUdZc

Watch the final interview with this year's winner Arjun Erigaisi here: youtu.be/EW0CY9kxzr8

Super Stars will be playing in the Alef Super Star Chess Championship! Nihal Sarin Salem AR Saleh

In Sharjah (UAE) for the Alef Super Stars tournament, which starts today! ✨🇦🇪 Link to the pairings/results: chess-results.com/tnr855380.aspx… ♟️ Sharjah Chess Club Nihal Sarin Omar Noaman