728 players and 8 tournaments at the Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival

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Al-Awani, Al-Amri, Al-Khouri and members of the organizing committee after the publication of tournament details (photo by Mustafa Reda)

Mohammed Sayed Ahmed (Abu Dhabi)

Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Nahyan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the Abu Dhabi Sport Council, the Abu Dhabi International Festival will open its 26th edition of the Sofitel Abu Dhabi, organized by the Club of Abu Dhabi. Chess and culture of Abu Dhabi. .
At a press conference held yesterday at the Sports Council of Abu Dhabi, the Secretary-General of the Council, Mr. Mubarak Al-Amri, and Mr. Hussein Abdullah Al-Khouri, chairman of the club's board. Abu Dhabi, brought together 728 players from eight festivals representing 60 countries, Of which 527 players from around the world participate in the three major tournaments, with 157 players participating in the international Masters tournament, including 129 top international players, a record for the first time at the festival, The international opening odds is less than 2,100, 251 lb While 131 players compete in the junior international championships.
The tournament of failures gathering 210 players will be disputed and the family chess tournament will bring together 21 families, 36 veteran players aged 50 and over, and 30 players of the tournament of chess.
A special tournament, a three-day match between Hungarian international stars Peter Leco and Russian Alexander Morozovic, takes place in one of the festival's surprises.
The festival jury, with a total prize of 300,000 dirhams, is composed of UAE international referee Mansour al-Tamimi and several UAE international referees, including Saeed Ahmed Mahmoud, Ahmed al -Nuaimi, Salman al-Taher and al-Hakam Daoud al-Balushi, international referee Hbadan Tordaliyev and international, 3 years. Romania, Badgerani International Regime of Azerbaijan, International Government Anton Sikorgin of Kazakhstan, International Arbitrator Mansour Boukhlaf of Bahrain and International Arbitrator Hamdan Al-Hinai of Amman.
This year, several UAE players will participate, including the great international teacher Salem Abdel Rahman, the UAE champion and Arab youth team international champion Omran Ahmed Al Hosani, and the women's world champion Issa Al Serkal.
At the Arab level, international champion Ahmed Al Adly, Arab and African champion, will participate in the competition, as well as a selection of Arab champions from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Yemen, Tunisia and Sudan.
At the international level, the committee has received requests from leading international players, including the most famous Asian player and the second group of the festival, the Chinese (Ni Hao) and the Ukrainian Yuri Korchenko. India also participates with its national teams of all ages, with 76 players. As a preparation camp for its players, before participating in the World Championships, which will take place in the second half of August.
At the conference, Mubarak Salem Al Ameri began by congratulating the chess family of the United Arab Emirates on the occasion of the first place of the Arab Championship with 14 medals. And the various tournaments organized by the club, including the International Chess Festival of Abu Dhabi.
"The patronage of His Highness Sheikh Nahyan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the Abu Dhabi Sport Council, is a further confirmation of His Highness' support and interest in achieving progress and successes for all athletes and emirati athletes by exploiting the elements and opportunities of excellence to reach the highest levels. "
He added: "We are proud of the value of this event and its excellent international reputation, as well as the scale of the unique participation that reflects the global interaction with major sporting events organized by Abu Dhabi We also welcome all participants of different nationalities living in the country of tolerance and peace and we wish them every success including all stages and categories ".
"It is worth mentioning that the festival has contributed to the development of state-level failures and the production of many heroes from the United Arab Emirates who represent the best-represented country on the continental and international forums, and wish that Emirates Stars continues its distinguished career and makes new gains for the game and sport of the United Arab Emirates in general ".
Al Amri also expressed his thanks and gratitude for the sincere efforts of the Abu Dhabi Chess and Culture Club and its important role in the organizational oversight of the annual event. We congratulate all the sponsors and their important support for the annual festival.
Hussain Abdullah Al Khouri, chairman of the chess and culture club of Abu Dhabi, chairman of the festival's organizing committee, said: "The Abu Dhabi festival has become the # 1 festival in Abu Dhabi. 39, one of the most important events on the international chessboard and has become the focus of interest of most international actors in different countries of the world. "When we see this success, we send it back to the 39, support for good leadership. Our government has spared no effort to support sports, athletes and youth movements of all kinds. "
"We must pay tribute to the outstanding sponsorship of our sponsoring partners, the Palms Sports Foundation, the Mohammed Rasul Al Khouri and Son group of companies, the city municipality of Abu Dhabi, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Emirates Heritage Club. "
Mr. Bilal Al Khalid, representative of Mohammed Rasool Al Khoury, expressed his satisfaction to be part of this great international event, adding that the society gave priority to supporting sports events in the country and thanked the Board of Directors and the chess club of Abu Dhabi. .
In his speech, Ibrahim Al Marzouqi, a member of the Abu Dhabi chess management board, touched on some organizational aspects and the role of the festival in developing state talent in the game of smart.