The competition for the title of the Arab Classic Chess Championship for Women, currently held at the Sharjah Cultural Chess Club, was limited to the player of the national team and the Abu Dhabi Chess and Mental Games Club, Rawda Al Serkal, and the Egyptian Shahinda Wafa, after their victory in the sixth round of the tournament over the Algerian Lina Nasr and the Emirati woman. Maryam Issa, respectively.
Rawda Al Serkal raised her score to 5.5 points in the lead, half a point behind the Egyptian champion, as the Emirati champion is scheduled to meet in the seventh round with Syrian Manar Khalil, while Shahinda Wafa will meet national team player Anoud Issa.
Manar Khalil occupies third place in the overall standings of the women’s competition with 4.5 points.
The national players stayed away from competing for the men’s championship title, despite the victory of the national team player and the Abu Dhabi Chess and Mental Games Club player, Omran Al Hosani, over the Egyptian Nihad Niazi, raising his score to 4.5 points in third place, behind the Algerian Bilal Belhassan, who leads with 5.5. points, and Egyptian Moheb Amir won second place.
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