Al Ain Ramadan Chess Championship 2010 opened
Aug 28, 2010 – 09:24 –

WAM Al AIN, Aug. 28th, 2010: President of the Asian Chess Federation, or ACF, Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifa Bin Shakhbout Al-Nahyan has opened the Al Ain Ramadan Chess Championship 2010 at the Hilton Hotel, Al-Ain city.

Present at the ceremony were seven-time World Chess Champion Anatoly Karpov and Dr Sulaiman Al-Faheem, chairman of the UAE Chess Federation who played the opening game, and heads of Arab chess federations.

80 male and female contestants from Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Philippines, Egypt, Syria, France, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan and the UAE will take part in the championship.

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Source: http://www.wam.org.ae

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