Iranian chess player Mohammad-Amin Tabatabaei finished runner-up of the Asian Continental Championship 2018 held in Makati, the Philipines.
His match with the Chinese opponent resulted in tie to increase Tabatabaei’s score in the tournament to 6.5 and win a spot in Chess World Cup 2019.
This has been the best result for Iranian men’s chess players since 2003, where Grandmaster Ehsan Ghaem Maghami grabbed an Asian silver medal.
Another Iranian men’s chess player Parham Maghsoudlou, who had secured the world cup spot earlier, sat in the seventh place.
The Blitz category of the tournament will be held on Tuesday, where 10 of Iranian chess players are contenders for the gold medal.
Asian Continental Championship 2018 was held on December 9-18.
