186 players from 21 countries are participating in the Asian Amateur tournament scheduled 28 September to 6 October in Muscat, Oman organized by the Oman Chess Committee under the auspices of the Asian Chess Federation. Participating are players from Bahrain, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Palestine, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, in addition to host Sultanate of Oman.
Above is the playing venue at the Sultan Qaboos Sport Complex in Muscat, Oman. Visit chess-results.com for full list.
The first-ranked is Kyrgyzstan Asan Kushof, the Lebanese second-ranked is Mahmoud Maasrani and the third-ranked Pakistani, Suhail Junaid, will also participate in the women’s tournament, the first-ranked Emirati Rawda Al-Sarkal, as well as the Palestinian Iman Swan and Salma Al-Khelaifi from Qatar.
The tournament is technically supervised by the international organizer, IA/IO Mahdi Abdul Rahim, and the Arbiters committee is headed by Mehrdad Pahlevanzadeh, and a number of Omani internationals are participating in the jury, namely (Muslim Al-Wadahi, Khaled Al-Hadidi, Hamdan Al-Hinai and Ruqayyah Al-Balushi).
The organizing committee aims to enhance the Sultanate’s position as a primary destination for participating in international sporting events and to support and enable the people of the Sultanate to participate in such a sporting event, thus enhancing their confidence in themselves as players, athletes, referees and organizers at a global level.
The organization of the Asian Amateur Chess Championship is a distinctive addition to the achievements of the Omani Chess Committee, where millions around the world follow the activities of the tournament through television and press coverage, websites and specialized sports accounts in the continent of Asia, which enhances the Sultanate’s exceptional position in the game on the continent, and it is an opportunity to promote tourist attractions and the renaissance The construction achieved by the Sultanate during the prosperous reign of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq – may God protect him – and it sheds light on the processes of progress and prosperity in the path of renewed growth.