Elite grandmasters rule UAE National Day chess tournament
Poland’s Bartosz Socko edges out Egypt’s Ahmed Adly and UAE’s Salem Saleh via tiebreak to win the title The three highest-rated players withered the tough competition from nearly 200 title…
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Dubai dominates UAE National Chess Championships
Amna Nouman crowned women’s champion as Dubai Chess Club junior players pick up six gold medals in age-group finals Dubai: Dubai picked up eight gold medals as top junior players…
Grandmaster tandem scores rare sweep to dominate Dubai Blitz Team tournament
Grandmaster (GM) Bassem Amin picked up another championship in Dubai after teaming up with compatriot GM Ahmed Adly to obliterate the competition in the Dubai Cup Team Chess Tournament 2017…
Grandmaster Bassem Amin wins back-to-back championships in Dubai chess tournament
Despite closing out the tournament with back-to-back draws, Grandmaster (GM) Bassem Amin of Egypt piled just enough points to win a second consecutive title in the annual Allegiance to…
GM Amin maintains slim lead heading into the final round of the Allegiance to Zayed Chess Tournament
Grandmaster (GM) Bassem Amin of Egypt held on to the lead after picking up 1.5 points from two games Wednesday night in the Allegiance to Zayed Chess Tournament 2017 at…
Egyptian grandmaster grabs solo lead in Allegiance to Zayed Chess Tournament
In a much-awaited battle between the two of the highest-rated players of the tournament, second-seed Grandmaster (GM) Bassem Amin of Egypt defeated top-seed GM Bartosz Socko of Poland in the…
13-year-old Emirati joins grandmasters in the lead at the Allegiance to Zayed Chess Tournament
A 13-year-old Emirati player from Fujairah pulled off big upsets victories to join an elite cast of grandmasters (GM) in the lead after four rounds of play in the Allegiance…
Allegiane to Zayed Rapid Tournament kicks off with more than 130 players
The grandmasters (GM) asserted their superiority after two rounds of play on Sunday’s the opening night of the Allegiance to Zayed Chess Tournament 2017 at the Dubai Chess and Culture…
Dubai Open Chess Tournament opens with stunning upsets
The 19th Dubai Open Chess Tournament–Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Al Maktoum Cup got off to an explosive start with Monday’s actioned-packed, first-round games producing two stunning upsets at the Dubai…
Saeed Ishaq wins Dubai masters’ tournament, earns IM norm
claims victory after dramatic final-round showdown versus Bulgarian international master Dubai, UAE (February 28, 2017) — Fide Master (FM) Saeed Ishaq won three straight matches in the final stretch, capped…