The men’s team lost its second match against its counterpart, the Austrian team, ranked 31st in the world, with a score of 1.5-2.5, in the 45th World Chess Olympiad, hosted by the Hungarian capital, Budapest.
International Grandmaster Salem Abdulrahman tied with International Grandmaster Valentin Dragnev on the first board, Imran Al Hosani tied with International Master Dominik Horvath on the second board, Ahmed Farid tied with International Master Valentin Bedetsky, while Ammar Al Sadrani lost to Felix Blonberger. Our men’s national team will face the Netherlands Antilles in the third round.
The women’s team regained its balance in the Chess Olympiad, achieving its first victory over the Palau team with a score of 4-0.
The first win for the women came after Rawda Al Serkal defeated Angelica Magno, Wafiya Al Maamari defeated Jimota Juan, Maryam Issa defeated Prado Kiri, while Zainab Al Maamari defeated Angelica Prado. The women’s team will face Brazil in the third round of the competition. It is worth noting that Emirates Airlines is sponsoring the participation of the national chess team in the global event, which is being held with the participation of 190 countries and will continue until the 23rd of this month.
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