Shaima Noman takes bronze as Dubai Chess and Culture Club dominates the women’s division Saeed Ishaq grabs silver for Dubai in men’s division Dubai, UAE (August 21) – Woman International Master (WIM) Amna Nouman ruled the UAE President’s Cup women’s chess championship, which was recently held in Al Ain from August 11-18, to reaffirm her status as one of the ... Read More »
Dubai Chess and Culture Club has announced a series of tournaments and lectures at Times Square Center on Sheikh Zayed Road as part of the mall’s back-to-school activities this month. The two-part Times Square Center Chess Tournament serves as the main highlight of two-weekend activities, which will kick off with a tournament for children under 14-years-old on August 19-20 (Friday ... Read More »
Seeded players from Ukraine, UAE lead opening-day winners of 14th Dubai Juniors Chess Tournament Dubai, UAE (July 21, 2016) – Top-seed Fide Master (FM) Viktor Matviishen of Ukraine and Candidate Masters (CM) Omran Al Hosani and Sultan Al-Zaabi, the highest-rated Emirati players in the tournament, hurdled their first-round assignments on Wednesday as the rest of the top-seeded players took off ... Read More »
Long-running chess tournament for 14-under players to kick off Wednesday Dubai, UAE (July 15, 2016) – Top junior chess talents from Asia, Europe and the Middle East will converge at the Dubai Chess and Culture Club from July 20-26 to compete in the 14th Dubai Juniors Chess Tournament – Sheikh Maktoum Bin Hamdan Al Maktoum Cup. Jamal Al Abdouli, Secretary- ... Read More »
UAE national team players Saeed Ishaq and Amna Nouman lead UAE’s new chess instructor 8 Filipinos, Croatian GM, Bulgarian IM and Egyptian also pass chess trainer’s exam held in Dubai Dubai, UAE (July 15, 2016) – In line with its efforts to promote the sport of chess in the grassroots, Dubai Chess and Culture Club announced that 13 Emiratis have ... Read More »
Fide Senior Trainer GM Efstratios Grivas to conduct three-day seminar at Dubai Chess Club UAE ace players join chess coaching seminar Dubai, UAE (July 11, 2016) – Greek chess coach and author, Grandmaster (GM) Efstratios Grivas, will conduct a three-day seminar for aspiring chess coaches in the UAE starting today at the Dubai Chess and Culture Club. Nearly 25 participants, ... Read More »
Fide Senior Trainer GM Efstratios Grivas to conduct three-day session Dubai Chess and Culture Club will host a Fide Trainer’s Seminar on July 11-13 to be conducted by renowned Greek chess coach and author Grandmaster (GM) Efstratios Grivas. “The seminar supports the club’s mission of promoting chess in the grassroots by providing better access to world-class chess training and coaching ... Read More »
Team United’s Grandmaster (GM) Gadir Guseinov of Azerbaijan and GM Alexei Barsov of Uzbekistan swept their final four matches Monday night to steal the championship from opening-day leaders Pharaohs in the Dubai Cup – Ramadan Blitz Chess Team Tournament 2016 at the Dubai Chess and Culture Club. United and Pharaohs, manned by Egypt’s GM Ahmed Adly and GM Bassem Amin, ... Read More »
Egypt’s Pharaohs reign after five rounds in Ramadan team blitz chess Dubai, UAE (June 20, 2016) – Grandmasters (GMs) Ahmed Adly and Bassem Amin of the Pharaohs team wrested control after the first-day of action in the 38-team Dubai Cup – Ramadan Blitz Chess Team Tournament 2016 at the Dubai Chess and Culture Club. The top-seeded Egyptian duo collected nine ... Read More »
UAE’s GM Salem Saleh fights back to grab silver Dubai, UAE (June 12, 2016) – Grandmaster (GM) Bassem Amin of Egypt maintained his half-point edge after Saturday night’s final round to claim the champion’s cup in the 13th edition of the Allegiance to Zayed Chess Tournament at the Dubai Chess and Culture Club. Amin split the point with GM Elmar ... Read More »
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