Hon. Rebar Ahmed Khalid (left), Minister of Interior of Kurdistan Region of Iraq, and WGM Strutinkaia, Galina of Russia (right), play a friendly game at the opening of the Asian Seniors Chess Championship.
The Asian Seniors Chess Championship opened today with 45 players from 12 countries participating, namely Afghanistan, Cambodia, India, Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Oman, Russia, Syria, Yemen and host Iraq.
A technical meeting was conducted by Chief Arbiter IA Mehrdad Pahlevanzadeh of Iran (sixth from right). In center is Dr. Dlzar Hama Sali Qader, head of the local Khanzad Chess Club.
Dignitaries at the opening of the Asian Seniors: from left, Sardar Ismaiel, Chairman of the Sport Organization of Kurdistan, Ahmed Rebar, Internal Minister of Kurdistan, Dr. Delzar, Manager of Khanzad Chess Club, Omid Khoshnav, Governor of Erbil and the Manager of Erbil International Hotel (see below).
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