Emirati men and women proudly display their flag as they dominated both divisions of the Asian Amateur Blitz Chess Championship held 19 December 2024 at the Danat Al Ain Resort in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates organized by the Al Ain Mind Games and Chess Club under the auspices of FIDE and the Asian Chess Federation.
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Asian Chess Federation General Secretary Hisham Al Taher (second from right) flanked by Alain football team player Sofyan Rahimi of Morocco and Al Ain Chess Club Board Member Yousef Al Kuwaiti (left) award trophy and medals to gold medalist Hamad, Essam (UAE) 8 points, silver medalist Umarov, Mukhammadrizo🇺🇿 (UZB) 7.5 points and bronze medalist Mohamed, Saeed Laily (UAE) 7points.
Asian Chess Federation General Secretary Hisham Al Taher (left) with Alain football team player Sofyan Rahimi of Morocco and Al Ain Chess Club Board Member Yousef Al Kuwaiti (right) award trophy and medals to gold medalist WFM Al Maamari, Wafia Darwish 7,5 points, silver medalist Anoud, Eisa Mohamed of UAE 7 points and bronze medalist Smaraki, Mohanty of India with 6,5 points
Emirati Saeed Lally Mohamed drew with Candidate Master Pankaj Sharma of India to maintain solo lead with 5.5 points after six rounds of the Asian Amateur Chess Championship at the Danat Al Ain Resort in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
Visit chess-results.com for round by round results and standings and to download games.
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https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/KdmAaiIR Asian Amateurs Chess Championship 2024 | Open U1700
https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/iV23dGMu Asian Amateurs Chess Championship 2024 | Women U1700
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Watch running commentary in English, Arabic, French and Spanish.
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At the halfway mark of the Asian Amateur Chess Championship, local bet Candidate Master Saeed Laily Mohamed leads alone with perfect 5 point slate in the Men’s U2000 division while nine-year-old Sean Adrich Obado of the Philippines leads the Men’s U1700 division.
Visit chess-results.com for round by round results and standings.
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https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/I4ubwBZe Asian Amateurs Chess Championship 2024 | Women U2000
https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/KdmAaiIR Asian Amateurs Chess Championship 2024 | Open U1700
https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/iV23dGMu Asian Amateurs Chess Championship 2024 | Women U1700
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Three women share the lead with four points each in the Women’s U2000 division.
Nine-year-old Sean Adrich Obado of the Philippines leads the Men’s U1700 division with a perfect 5-point slate followed by five players tied at 4 points apiece.
Women U2000 Board 1 – Sabirova, Shakhnoza vs. WFM Ahlam, Rashed
In the women’s division U2000 Shakhnoza Sabirova of Uzbekistan and WCM G P Y Wijesuriya of Sri Lanka share the lead with 3 points.
Visit chess-results.com for round by round results and standings.
Watch live games at Chess.com
and Links for Standard Competiton on LiChess:
https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/PzqkWUmh Asian Amateurs Chess Championship 2024 | Open U2000
https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/I4ubwBZe Asian Amateurs Chess Championship 2024 | Women U2000
https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/KdmAaiIR Asian Amateurs Chess Championship 2024 | Open U1700
https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/iV23dGMu Asian Amateurs Chess Championship 2024 | Women U1700
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Women U1700 Board 1 – Sanada, R vs. Mouza, Nasser Alshamsi
In the women’s division U1700 Aram Daneshpour of Iran, R Sanada and Asudani Ruhani of India share the lead with 3 points.
Men U2000 Board 1 – Sanada, R vs. Mouza, Nasser Alshamsi
CM Mohamed Saeed Laily of UAE leads with 3 points in Men U2000 followed by 8 players in close pursuit.
Men U1700 Board 1 – Sean Adrich Obado vs Onbin Lee
Five players remain perfect in Men U1700.
Asian Chess Federation president Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifah Al Nahyan makes the ceremonial opening moves in the Asian Amateur for Women U2000. Looking on is ACF General Secretary Hisham Al Taher.
In the women’s division U2000 WFM Rashed Ahlam of the UAE, Shakhnoza Sabirova of Uzbekistan and WCM G P Y Wijesuriya of Sri Lanka share early lead with 2 points. Six women share the lead in the Women’s U1700 division.
Visit chess-results.com for round by round results and standings.
Watch live games at Chess.com
and Links for Standard Competiton on LiChess:
https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/PzqkWUmh Asian Amateurs Chess Championship 2024 | Open U2000
https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/I4ubwBZe Asian Amateurs Chess Championship 2024 | Women U2000
https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/KdmAaiIR Asian Amateurs Chess Championship 2024 | Open U1700
https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/iV23dGMu Asian Amateurs Chess Championship 2024 | Women U1700
Visit Al Ain Mind Games and Chess Club Instagram and facebook accounts.
Visit Asian Chess Federation Instagram and facebook accounts
Watch livestream on Twitch
Asian Chess Federation president Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifah Al Nahyan makes the ceremonial opening moves in the Asian Amateur for Men U2000. Looking on is ACF General Secretary Hisham Al Taher.
Seven players grabbed early lead in the Asian Amateur Chess Championship for men U2000 while ten players lead the men U1700.
Institute of Integrated Electrical Engineers of the Philippines, Inc. (IIEE) Quezon import Reymond Jay Ompod (center) won the 2nd edition of the Armageddon 8 on December 15, 2024 at Latte Lounge Sta. Rosa. Laguna, Philippines. with former Philippine Executive Chess Association President Dr. Fred Paez (second from right) as runner up.
Both qualify for the 2nd Armageddon Battle of Champions to be held at Koten Pasay City on March 8, 2025.
The 1st edition qualifier was National Master Almario Marlon Quiroz Bernardino Jr. and National Master Jeremy Marticio.
The coming edition will be held in Bicol on January 24, 2025.
The IIEE Southern Luzon Region representative for the Inter-Luzon Qualifier on September 12, 2025 will be led by Edmund Daluddung together with Alex Guingab, Novo Tuazon and Jpol Crispo (alternate).
In VIChess (3-player), the Laguna team tandem of Novo Tuazon and Jerome Prudencio bested teams from Batangas and Quezon.
.-Marlon Bernardino-
The 172nd Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (Asian Chess Federation) was held under the auspices of FIDE from 22nd to 24th November 2024. It was organized by the Asian Chess Federation supported by the FIDE Planning and Development Commission.
The Lecturer was IA/IO Abundo, Casto (UAE), FIDE Lecturer, and the Assistant Lecturer was IA Pahlevanzadeh, Mehrdad (IRI), FIDE Lecturer.
The Language of the Seminar was English.
Twenty (20) arbiters from nine (9) national federations (AUS, BAN, EGY, IND, KEN, MGL, NEP, RSA, and SVK) participated in the Seminar, and all of them participated in the examination test, held after the end of the lectures.
The following succeeded in the test and they will be awarded a norm for the title of the FIDE Arbiter, after the approval of the next FIDE Council:
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FIDE ID
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Name (as on FIDE Profile)
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FED
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5090075
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Abhishek V
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IND
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48721050
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Arun Seshadhri S R
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IND
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4904591
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Nyamtemuulen, Khaltar
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MGL
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12346098
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Prajapati, Kiran
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NEP
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3254119
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Dwyer, Lachlan
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AUS
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10833676
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Maina Linda Nyaruai
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KEN
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73617121
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Paluska, Karol
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SVK
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4903463
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Gan-Erdene, Sukhbaatar
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MGL
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534004629
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Theunissen, Kerrie Jane
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RSA
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10801464
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Mboya, Audrey Tracy
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KEN
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Twelve year old Egor Vlad Lovakov, playing under the neutral FIDE flag, won the gold medal at the Asian Amateur Rapid Chess Championship alone with 6.5 points out of 7 rounds. Local bet Al Romaithi Ahmad of the United Arab Emirates grabbed the silver medal while Bin Yazeed Muhahid of Maldives won the bronze medal in the event held 15th December 2024 at the Danat Al Ain Resort in the UAE.
In photo, Asian Chess Federation General Secretary Hisham Al Taher awards trophy and medals to the top three men. Visit chess-results.com for round by round results and standings.
The Asian Amateur Standard Chess Championship starts 16 December. Watch live games at Chess.com
and Links for Standard Competiton on LiChess:
https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/PzqkWUmh Asian Amateurs Chess Championship 2024 | Open U2000
https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/I4ubwBZe Asian Amateurs Chess Championship 2024 | Women U2000
https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/KdmAaiIR Asian Amateurs Chess Championship 2024 | Open U1700
https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/iV23dGMu Asian Amateurs Chess Championship 2024 | Women U1700
In the women’s division, Shakhnoza Sabirova of Uzbekistan finished alone with 6 points to win the gold medal followed by WFM Rashed Ahlam of the UAE with 5 points and better tie break for the silver medal and WFM Nadezhda Antonova of Tajikistan also with 5.5 points for the bronze medal.
