Baadur Jobava (2705), leader of the Georgian men’s team, is leading the international tournament which is under way in Al Ain, the United Arab Emirates.
Jobava has 5.5 points and is 0.5 point ahead of Andrey Vovk (Ukraine, 2599). Another Georgian Khvicha Supatashvili (2455) is in the 27th place with 4.0 points.
Nine rounds will be held at the Al Ain tournament.