Dubai Chess Club celebrates International Chess Day

Dubai Chess and Culture Club celebrated the International Chess Day, which falls on July 20 of each year, and the celebration activities included the establishment of various activities for all ages, as the kidnapped chess championship for young people was organized under 14 years and the public category. In addition to the arts and drawing activities on the face and giant chess, in addition to a mini museum of chess and competitions in general information in chess.

In the kidnapped chess championship for the public category, 3 players were equal to 8 points, and the accounts of the drawing of the Iranian great international professor, the youngest Golizadeh, suggested the first place, and the Philippine international professor Joel Pimintel second and Indian young man, Muhammad Shayan (10 years), will win a strong performance and an increase of 96 rating points. Sharon Rafael was fourth in Zambia, and Iranian professor Puria Drini came fifth.

In the special prizes, our player, Mohamed Moussa, won the award for the best veteran player over 50 years old, and the Indian Mohamed Seifan won the award for the best under 15 years of age, and the Uzbek Shahanuza Sabrova won the award for the best player, and the Indian Rana Fifan award for the best player without rating 2000 points. 115 players from 19 countries participated in the championship, including 11 players from international titles.

In the children’s championship under 14 years, in which 126 players from 12 countries participated, the Syrian Mayar Mahfouz managed to win the first place with 8 points, superior to breaking the tie over the Indian Muhammad Shayan, and ranked third in Indian Sarish Shetty. The Indian Muhammad Seifan came fourth and the Iranian Asina Golizadeh ranked fifth.

For his part, the organizer and international referee Saeed Youssef Shukri, Secretary -General of the Dubai Chess and Culture Club, congratulated the chess community around the world on this day, as the club’s keenness to participate annually in this distinguished event, which witnesses a wide participation of chess players from different age groups, stressing the great role of the game in developing educational, mental and psychological aspects.

He also praised the efficiency of the work team from the young national cadres who managed the competitions with competence and competence, and they are the international referee Majid Al -Abdouli, the international referee Salman Al -Taher and local rulers Hamad Al -Shizawi, Sultan Muhammad Farid, Hamid Ahmed, Ali Abdulaziz and Nour Al -Bastaki. He also thanked all the participating players and their parents for their contribution to the success of the event.