Fajr Open
This tournament took place in Kish, Iran. Local players did very well as four of them finished in the top 8.
Final Standings:
1-3. GM Ghaem Maghami (IRI, 2559), GM Kotanjian (ARM, 2524) and IM Mahjoob (IRI, 2457) – 9/11
4-8. GM Gleizerov (RUS, 2568), FM Alavi (IRI, 2410), FM Darban (IRI, 2401), GM Bagaturov (GEO, 2477) and Harutjunyan (ARM, 2380) – 8½, etc.
Source: ChessToday.net
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
How many GMs does Iran have?
This news is wrong, The results can be find here:
http://chess-results.com/tnr19250.aspx?art=1&rd=9&lan=1&flag=30&m=-1&lansel=NO&iframe=YES
And here is the fide rating for iranian chess players:
http://ratings.fide.com/topfed.phtml?ina=1&country=IRI
Chessdom has a differnet line up and different results – check the following link:
http://tournaments.chessdom.com/fajr-open-and-caspian-cup