Rawda Al Sarkal leads women in “Arabia Chess”

Rawda Al Sarkal, a player for our national team and the Abu Dhabi Chess and Mental Games Club, topped the women’s category after the fourth round of the Classic Chess Championship within the Arab Individual Chess Championship for men and women, which is organized by the Arab Federation for the game, hosted by the Sharjah Cultural Chess Club, under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, member. The Supreme Council, Ruler of Sharjah, with the participation of more than 200 male and female players, holders of Arab and international titles from 18 countries.

Rawdat Al Serkal came in first place with 4 points with full marks in 4 rounds, after defeating Maryam Issa, a player from our national team and the Dubai Chess Club, followed by Egyptian Shahinda Wafa with 3.5 points, then Maryam Issa with 3 points in third place, equal to Algerian Lina Nasr, Egyptian Joy Romani, and Algerian Sabreen Latrash in the same manner. Balance of points.

The third round, which was held in the morning and was opened by Saeed Yousef, Secretary General of the Dubai Chess Club, witnessed an Emirati lead in the women’s category, after Maryam Issa, the player of our team and the Dubai Chess Club, and Rawda Al Sarkal, the player of our team and the Abu Dhabi Chess and Mental Games Club, topped the first and second places with 3 points with full marks. In 3 rounds,

While the lead was triple in the men’s category after the third round, where 3 players were equal with 3 points, they were the Egyptian Moheb Amir, his compatriot Adham Fawzi, and the Algerian Bilal Belhassan, while 3 players were equal with 2.5 points, they were the Palestinian Raji Bou Aziz, the Tunisian Tayeb Sahbi, and the Iraqi Ali Al-Othman, except The lead changed in the fourth round after the Egyptian Moheb Amir retained it with 4 points, and he is the only player to achieve the full score in 4 rounds, followed by his compatriot Adham Fawzi and the Algerian Bilal Bel Hassan, each with 3.5 points, then 7 players with 3 points, namely Imran Al Hosani, a club player. Abu Dhabi Chess and Mind Games, Raji Bou Aziz, Tayeb Sahbi, Syrian Mazen Fandi, Iraqi Akar Ali, Egyptian Mohamed Ezzat, and Moroccan Yassin Al-Santisi.

Saeed Youssef, Secretary General of the Dubai Chess Club, said: “Holding the tournament at the Sharjah Cultural Chess Club has great technical gains for all participating Arab players as it represents strong interaction for all participants through the participation of international ranked players in it and also represents an important milestone for increasing classification points and also obtaining international titles.” Perhaps these gains are behind the large participation in the tournament.”

He added that the Dubai Chess Club is participating with a number of its male and female club players to provide this interaction and prepare a second row for the national team and take advantage of holding the event on UAE soil. We hope that we will emerge from the tournament with good results for male and female players.

The Secretary General of the Dubai Chess Club thanked the Arab Federation, headed by Sheikh Dr. Khalid bin Humaid Al Qasimi, and the Sharjah Cultural Chess Club for everything they provide to the game by hosting large tournaments, which represent an important contact station for club players in the country.

Rashid Mohammed, CEO of Cham Advertising and Advertising Company, the golden sponsor of the tournament, said: Our participation in supporting the tournament comes within the framework of our social responsibility, and it stems from our deep belief in the importance of supporting the smart game, and the large Arab presence in the Emirate of Sharjah, represented by the champions of this game, accompanied by the heads and representatives of 18 federations. Arab Chess and their participation in this major sporting event indicates that this mental sport is of great importance to young people, and we, in turn, in the company seek to support these young people and encourage them to play this game and engage in it more, and we will continue this support in the future through our strategic partnership with the Federation. Al-Arabi Chess Club and the Sharjah Cultural Chess Club. We thank the tournament organizing committee and its fruitful cooperation with us.