Record participation and big surprises in the launch of the Arab Chess Championship in Dubai
66 male and female players from 19 countries are participating in the tournament.
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The first round of the Arab Singles Championship for men and women, organized by the Chess Federation in cooperation with the Arab Federation, kicked off yesterday, at the Occidental Al Jaddaf Hotel in Dubai, with a record participation of 66 players representing 19 Arab countries competing until the fourth of next December for the title of the championship.
The tour was opened by Dr. Sarhan Hassan Al-Muaini, in the presence of a number of officials and guests of the tournament.
In the most prominent results, the first seed beat the Algerian international professor Bilal Belhossein over the Iraqi federal professor Ahmed Ali Laith, and the second seed, the Egyptian international professor Mohamed Ezzat, tied with the Lebanese federal professor Faisal Khairallah. From the victory over the veteran Federal Professor Othman Musa.
The international team player, Omran Al-Hosani, tied with the Moroccan, Al-Federal Professor Elias Maslak.
Among the women, the top-ranked Egyptian international professor, Wafaa Shorouk, managed to defeat the international team player, Aisha Sarhan Al-Maeini.
In a heavy-caliber surprise, the international team player, Maryam Issa, managed to drop the second-ranked Algerian international professor, Sabrina Al-Atrash, in a tie trap, to share the match point with her.
The great Algerian international professor, Amina Mazyoud, won the Tunisian international professor Safaa Ben Sayed, and the Egyptian Aya Moataz beat her Tunisian competitor, Milady Amin.
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