The rapid chess competition in the Asian Individual Chess Championship for men and women for the amateur category will begin in Al Ain today, under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Sports Council.
600 players from 33 countries will participate in the tournament, which continues until December 23, competing in four classic, rapid and blitz chess competitions for the international classification categories, sponsored by the Asian Confederation. The Classic Chess Championship will be held from December 16 to 22, and will conclude with an awards ceremony, while the Rapid Chess Championship will begin today and conclude on the same day, and the Blitz Chess Championship will be held on December 19, and will conclude on the same day as well.
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