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 »
Azeri and Cuban grandmasters give chase half a point a drift Dubai, UAE (June 11, 2016) – Grandmaster (GM) Bassem Amin of Egypt maintained his hold of the pole position with a round to go after another solid performance in Friday night’s seventh and eighth-round matches in the Allegiance to Sheikh Zayed Chess Tournament at the Dubai Chess and Culture ... Read More »
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 »
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 International Chess Federation (Fide) active chess rating makes him the top-seed and the only player rated above ... Read More »
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