The UAE topped the overall standings of the Asian Men’s and Women’s Amateur Individual Chess Championship, which was held in Al Ain, and concluded its competition yesterday, Sunday, by winning 10 colored medals..
The UAE came at the top of the general ranking table with 3 golds, 5 silvers, and two bronzes, as the gold was won by Wafia Darwish Al-Maamari from Al-Ain Club, Hamad Essam from Sharjah Club, and Muhammad Saeed Al-Laili from Fujairah Club..
Ahlam Rashid from the Dubai Club, Ahmed Al Rumaithi from the Abu Dhabi Club, and Abdullah Ateeq Al Rumaithi from the Abu Dhabi Club won silver, while Anoud Issa from the Sharjah Girls Club won two silver medals, and the bronze was won by Halam Rashid from the Dubai Club and Muhammad Saeed Al Laili from Fujairah Club.
In the details of classical chess, the men’s singles competitions in the classification of less than 2000 points witnessed Muhammad Saeed Al-Laili from the Emirates obtaining a gold, Muhammad Riza Umarov from Uzbekistan obtaining a silver, and Zuban Bejabilov from Kazakhstan obtaining a silver..
In the women’s championship for the classification less than 2000 points, Nadia Antonova from Tajikistan won the gold medal, Anoud Issa from the Emirates won the silver, and Ahlam Rashid from the Emirates won the bronze..
In the men’s tournament with a classification of less than 1,700 points, Farhan M from India won the gold, Abdullah Atiq Al Rumaithi from the Emirates won the silver, and Jung Bono Ono from China won the bronze..
In the women’s tournament with a classification of less than 1,700 points, Sanendra R from India won gold, Raj Rohani from Sudan won silver, and Nursaya Zumabek from Kazakhstan won bronze..
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