The 16th Asian Cities Team Championship for Dubai Cup reeled off with 20 teams competing from 15th to 23rd April in Beirut, Lebanon. The powerhouse Iran chess team, with three Grandmasters. is the heavy favorite to win the Dubai Cup.  Furn el Chebak Municipal Mayor opened the tournament together with Sulaiman Al Fahim, president of the UAE Chess Federation, who signed an agreement of cooperation with the Lebanese Chess Federation during the opening ceremonies.Teams as seede are 1 Tehran (Iran);2 Baghdad (Iraq);3 Furn El Chebak A (Lebanon)on the first day top seeded teams start with victories but 2 big surprize was victory of Bandar Emam team from Iran include 4 ladies over second seed team Baghdad from Iraq 2.5 / 1.5 ,and also victory of Suleimaniya team from Iraq over Sanaa from Yemen was a big surprize.

See the results, pairings in:http://chess-results.com/Tnr21079.aspx?lan=1 ; Download all games

The Blue & Gold Chess Club in collaboration with the Excalibur Consultants has the honor of inviting all Chess players to participate in the inaugural “The Ravana Challenge International Chess Tournament” under the auspices of the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka, from September 12th (arrival) to September 20th, 2009 (departure) in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Tournament will be held in a 5 star hotel in Colombo. Total 15000 US$ Cash Prize will award to the winners. See the regulation