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  Fans await exciting clash between the top two seeds in Friday night’s seventh round at the Dubai Chess and Culture Club Dubai, UAE (June 10, 2016) – Egyptian Grandmaster (GM) Bassem Amin picked up his sixth straight point to grab the solo lead after the third day of action in the Allegiance to Sheikh Zayed Chess Tournament on Thursday ... Read More »

Lead pack down to eight as Saleh takes on Cuba’s Arencibia in Allegiance to Sheikh Zayed Chess Tournament’s anticipated first all-GM clash Standings after four rounds Rank       Title        Name                                                           Fed          Rtg           Pts. 1               GM          Amin Bassem                                         EGY          2647      4,0 2               GM          Sokolov Ivan                                           NED         2634      4,0 3               GM          Adly Ahmed                                             EGY          2624      4,0 4               GM          Salem A.R. Saleh                                  UAE         2712      ... Read More »

Six other grandmasters join lead pack after two rounds of play Dubai, UAE (June 8, 2016) – Asian champion Salem A.R. Saleh, the UAE’s top-ranked international chess grandmaster (GM), won both his games to lead the early pacesetters of the Allegiance to Sheikh Zayed Chess Tournament on Tuesday night at the Dubai Chess and Culture Club. Saleh, whose stratospheric 2712 ... Read More »

40 children complete sessions with chess Grandmaster Dubai, UAE (May 27, 2016) – Dubai Chess and Culture Club recently distributed certificates of completion to more than 40 up-and-coming youth players who took part in an exclusive training programme conducted by the club’s top coaches. Two groups of children attended the eight-week training sessions, which were organized in collaboration with the ... Read More »

Record number of grandmasters also competing this year Dubai, UAE (April 8, 2016) – The organising committee has completed its preparations for the Dubai Open Chess Tournament 2016 – Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Cup, which is held annually under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of ... Read More »

The 18th Dubai Open Chess Tournament – Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Cup will be held from 10th-20th April 2016 at the Dubai Chess and Culture Club. With more than 180 players from 42 countries, the tournament has set a new record in the number of participants this year. Among the countries that have sent strong delegations are Bulgaria, India, Russia, ... Read More »

Armenia’s GM Gabriel Sargissian (2702) leads another powerful cast of grandmasters in the tournament’s 18th edition Participants from 32 countries vie for the Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Al Maktoum Cup Dubai, UAE (April 1, 2016) – Dubai Chess and Culture Club has announced another powerful line-up of grandmasters that will compete at the 18th Dubai Open Chess Tournament 2016 – ... Read More »

Club students compete against top untitled players from 12 countries Dubai Chess and Culture Club on Monday concluded the March Under-2000 Tournament, which gathered nearly 90 players from 12 countries for a tune-up competition ahead of next month’s widely anticipated 17th Dubai Open Chess Tournament. Mohamed El Husseiny, Executive Director of Dubai Chess and Culture Club, and Abdulkareem Al Marzouqi ... Read More »