UAE host international chess festival

Players from over 25 countries and regions will take part in Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to be opened on Saturday, 14 August 2004. The event is organised by the Abu Dhabi Chess and Culture Club (ADCCC) and the Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation (ADCF), under the patronage of UAE government. The festival will include five competitions - the Masters, the Open Tournament for men which has attracted more than 150 participants, the U-16 youth competition, the U-12 competition, the Blitz competition and for the first time a computer competition featuring the German chess program Shroeder.

Leading UAE women's player Fatima Al Hammadi will also be in action. The Abu Dhabi International Chess festival will also feature players from Azerbiajan, India, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Georgia, Russia, Iran, Egypt, Syria, Palestine, Pakistan, Tunis, Sudan, Turkey, Britain, France,Germany, the Philippines, Romania, Denmark, Morocco, Qatar, Yemen and the UAE.

Updated On: 15.02.09