Mikheil Mchedlishvili wins Ravana Challenge Chess

Georgian Mikheil Mchedlishvili lived up to his lofty billing as he overstepped Vladimir Georgiev of Macedonia in the tie-breaks after both grandmasters ended with 7.5 points at the end of the 10th and final round of the Ravana Challenge Chess Championship that concluded September 19, 2009 at the Ceylon Continental Hotel.

Draws marred the top 3 boards GM Mchedlishvili Mikheil vs GM Shabalov Alexander,GM Georgiev Vladimir vs GM Gagunashvili Merab , and GM Filippov Anton vs IM Saptarshi Roy during the final round.

The tournament, organized by the Blue and Gold Chess Club, with the support of the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka, with TIGO as the principle sponsor. Our congratulations for Mikheil for a job well done!!!.

Below is the final rankings of the top 10 players of the tourney, congratulations to all:

Rk.			Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.
1	GEO	GM	Mchedlishvili Mikheil	GEO	2613	7,5
2	MKD	GM	Georgiev Vladimir	MKD	2537	7,5
3	USA	GM	Shabalov Alexander	USA	2607	7,0
4	IRI	GM	Moradiabadi Elshan	IRI	2547	7,0
5	UZB	GM	Filippov Anton	UZB	2595	7,0
6	GEO	GM	Gagunashvili Merab	GEO	2564	7,0
7	BEL	GM	Malakhatko Vadim	BEL	2569	7,0
8	BAN	GM	Murshed Niaz	BAN	2398	7,0
9	KAZ	GM	Ismagambetov Anuar	KAZ	2528	6,5
10	ARM	GM	Kotanjian Tigran	ARM	2553	6,5