DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A video clip of Saudi Arabia’s top cleric saying that the game of chess is “forbidden” in Islam because it wastes time and leads to rivalry and enmity among people has ...

Bolstered by the success of Africa Online Individual Chess Championships, the Arab Chess Federation and the Africa Chess Confederation have joined hands to organise the first Arab-African Online ...

Australian-based VADR Media has announced that its esports-first chess-focused tournament and broadcast platform Checkmate.live has entered into an exclusive long-term partnership with the Arab ...

Israeli chess players recently competed in an online tournament against a team made up of Arab players including representatives of Syria, Algeria and Tunisia, countries that have no diplomatic ties ...

Doha: The Qatar national chess team concluded its campaign at the Arab Chess Championship in Kuwait with an impressive haul of two gold medals and one bronze. The event, held under the auspices of the ...

The Executive Committee of the Arab Chess Federation thanked UAE Chess Federation for its unwavering support during its virtual meeting headed by Sheikh Saud Bin Abdulaziz Al Mualla, President of the ...

The second 2001 NIDO Arab chess championship for children under 10 and 12 will be held in Sharjah from July 9 to 18. The tournament, organised by the UAE Chess Federation and sponsored by NIDO, was ...

Qatar's national Chess team player Jo Shen won the gold medal in the Women's Rapid Chess event at the ongoing Arab Chess Championship, hosted in Kuwait until November 25. The tournament features 87 ...

The Qatari chess team has taken part in the Arab Chess Championship, currently hosted by Kuwait, by competing in the first and second rounds of the classical chess events.The tournament runs until Nov ...

Dubai, Sept. 22, 05 (WAM)--Bassem won the Arab Chess Championship and Grandmaster Norm with a draw against team mate Grandmaster Adly Ahmed of Egypt. A relieved Bassem said, ?I am delighted and this ...

UAE’s Asian champion Saleh to face tough contest as championship takes off Dubai: Top Arab chess players have arrived in Dubai to take part in the Arab Elite Chess Championship, which will begin on ...

Sixteen Arab member states of the Fédération Internationale des Echecs (FIDE) have so far confirmed plans to send their champions to the event. Only the national federations of Somalia, Mauritania, ...