The UAE topped the overall standings of the Arab Chess Championship at the conclusion of its competitions yesterday, which was hosted by the Sharjah Culture Chess Club over a period of 10 days, with the participation of more than 200 players, male and female, from 18 Arab countries, under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah.
The UAE won 6 medals – two gold – two silver – and two bronze. Sheikh Dr. Khalid bin Humaid Al Qasimi, President of the Arab Chess Federation and President of the Sharjah Cultural Chess Club, crowned the champions who won first place at the conclusion of the Arab Individual Chess Championship for men and women, where the Algerian Bilal Bel Hassan won the gold medal and The title of Arab Champion in Classical Chess was won by the Egyptian Adham Fawzi in second place and the silver medal, while the bronze medal was won by the Egyptian Moheb Amir and the Syrian Mazen Fandi..
Rawda Al Serkal, a player in the national team and the Abu Dhabi Chess and Mental Games Club, won the first place cup and won the title of Arab Classic Champion in the women’s category. Egyptian Shahinda Wafa won the silver medal, then the bronze medal went to her compatriot Joy Romany..
Salem Abdel Rahman, a player for the national team and the Sharjah Cultural Chess Club, won the gold medal in the rapid chess championship, Algerian Bilal Bel Hassan won the silver medal, then the bronze medal went to Egyptian Adham Fawzi and Syrian Mazen Fandi, while Egyptian Joy Romani won the gold medal in women’s rapid chess, and her compatriot Shahinda Wafa won the silver medal. Our player, Rawda Al Sarkal, won the bronze medal.
In blitz chess, Bilal Hassan won the gold medal, national team player Salem Abdel Rahman won the silver medal, and Qatari Hussein Aziz won the bronze medal. In women’s blitz chess, Palestinian Iman Sawan won the gold medal, national team player Rawda Al Sarkal won the silver medal, and Emirati player Anoud Issa won the bronze medal..
Sheikh Dr. Khalid bin Humaid Al Qasimi said that the tournament witnessed high levels through the presence of this large number of male and female players, and the diversity of champions in the three competitions revealed the extent of the great competition among Arab players, indicating that the champion and champion of the Classic will participate in the Kuwait International Chess Festival in addition to the Qatar Masters Championship. International Chess.
The President of the Arab Federation congratulated Rawda Al Serkal for winning the Classic Championship title and obtaining the title of Grand International Professor as the first player in the Emirates to obtain this achievement, thanking all the committees working in the tournament that succeeded in organizing this major Arab sporting event. .
The President of the Arab Chess Federation revealed the launch of a publishing award for chess books. He said that the Arab Federation had proposed an award and an initiative in this regard, pointing out that we did not see books about the game of chess at the Sharjah International Book Fair, which prompted us to launch the award in order to issue books and publications about the game to teach generations..
For his part, Hussein Khoury, President of the Abu Dhabi Chess and Mental Games Club, expressed his happiness at Rawda winning the title of international grand master for the first time in the women’s category, which is an achievement for UAE sports, noting that Rawda won the World Championship in Brazil in 2017 when she was 7 years old.
He dedicated the achievement to the wise leadership and to Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, “Mother of the Emirates”, President of the General Women’s Union, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation, for Her Highness’s support for women’s sports. .
Rawda Al Sarkal expressed her pride in what she achieved by winning the Arab Championship and obtaining the title of Grand Master International, the first in the history of UAE chess. She dedicated the achievement to the wise leadership, to Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, “Mother of the Emirates”, to the UAE Game Federation, and to the Abu Dhabi Chess and Mind Games Club. .
The coronation ceremony was attended by Mohammed Al Madahka, Vice President of the Arab Federation and President of the Qatari Federation, Fawzi Abu Raja, President of the Libyan Chess Federation, Abdul Karim Al Marzouqi, Secretary General of the Emirates Chess Federation, Hussein Khoury, President of the Abu Dhabi Chess and Mind Games Club, and a number of representatives of the tournament sponsors..
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