Azerbaijani grandmaster Arkadij Naiditsch tops the Gideon Japhet Memorial ACP Open Chess Tournament in Jerusalem, Israel.

Naiditsch earned 3 points along with Russian Semen Dvoirys after three rounds in the A tournament which has 10,000 shekel money prize.

The Azerbaijani GM will next take on Tamir Nabaty.

The 7-round tournament brings together 50 chess players, as well as 12 grandmasters.

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