Casablanca, Morocco – Emirati players won 11 medals at the Arab Chess Championship for Age Groups, held in Casablanca, Morocco, with the participation of 216 players from 13 Arab countries. The championship was organized by the Royal Moroccan Chess Federation under the supervision of the Arab Chess Federation.
The result included one gold medal, six silver medals, and four bronze medals, further confirming the development of Emirati chess and the diversity of its talent base across various categories.
Ahood Issa, from the Sharjah Girls Chess and Culture Club, won the gold medal in the under-14 girls category, while the silver medals were won by Mohammed Saeed Al Laili (Fujairah Chess Club) in the under-20 boys category, Ahlam Rashid (Dubai Chess Club) in the under-20 girls category, Rashid Abubaker Al Hamri (Abu Dhabi Chess Club) in the under-16 boys category, Anoud Issa (Sharjah Girls Chess and Culture Club) in the same girls category, Rashid Hussein Al Hammadi (Sharjah Cultural Chess Club) in the under-14 boys category, and Mira Abdullah (Ras Al Khaimah Girls Club) in the under-8 girls category.
The bronze medals went to Yahya Shuaib Al Kaf from Sharjah Cultural Chess Club in the under-18 boys’ category, his club colleague Sultan Jaber Al Zarouni in the under-14 boys’ category, Mohammed Al Muaini in the under-8 boys’ category, and Fatima Rashid Al Kharousi from Sharjah Girls’ Chess and Culture Club in the under-8 girls’ category.
Kholoud Al Zarouni, board member of the UAE Chess Federation and head of the Women’s Committee, said that Emirati chess continues to assert its position in the Arab world, and that participating in the tournament gave players, both male and female, the opportunity to interact with different schools of thought, as well as to raise their international rankings and achieve outstanding results.
She emphasized that this result reflects the strength of the base and the wide range of talent in the country, especially since the tournament witnessed record participation and awarded international titles to the top-place finishers. This reinforces the value of the achievement and motivates continued work and development in preparation for future competitions.
