The UAE wins the organization of the World Chess Championship and hosts the "public" in Fujairah

The UAE won the honor of organizing the World Championship for solving chess issues in Fujairah, and hosting the meeting of the General Assembly of the International Federation of Chess Issues also at the Fujairah Chess and Culture Club in 2022, after the Fujairah file excelled and gained the confidence of the General Assembly that was held on the island of Rhodes in Greece.

The Fujairah file gained the confidence of all the voters after it obtained the approval of the absolute majority of the representatives of the countries that attended the general discussions with the participation of the representative of the UAE in the International Federation, Dr. Abdullah Al Barakat, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fujairah Chess Club, and Mohammed Abdullah Al Zaabi, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, and in the presence of the President of the Greek International Federation Harry Fujiaxis, members of the Executive Office of the International Federation and representatives of Member States.

The UAE will be the first Arab and Middle Eastern country to organize the World Chess Problem Solving Championship, and it will host the General Assembly of the International Federation, as it has not previously been hosted in the region, and although Fujairah had hosted two rounds in the years 2019 and 2020, it will be the first time that it will host The tournament in all its rounds and the General Assembly of the International Federation.

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