Doha: The second edition of the Qatargas Chess Championship, organised by the Qatar Chess Association (QCA), was held from November 13–15 at the Copthorne Hotel in Doha.
Nearly 150 boys and girls between the ages of six and 16 took part in the tournament.
A ceremony was held on Saturday after three days of exciting competition, to award prizes to the winners. Qatargas’ Head of Public Relations, Business Support, Hamad Ali Al Awi gave away the prizes. He was joined by QCA General Secretary Mohammed Ahmed Al Medaihki, QCA Board Member Amal Al Mannai and other senior QCA officials.
The top ten winners received prizes. The top three prizes were claimed by Canadian Adnan Habib, Qatari Abdullatif Al Hor and Indian Rahul George Eapen respectively.
Qatari players Salih Al Hor, Alla Hussain, Ghanem Al Shamari, Hamda Al Hajri and Maryam Al Hajri also put on a good show.
Altogether nine rounds were played with each round lasting up to 20 minutes.
Qatargas launched the championship last year in partnership with QCA as part of the company’s strategy to promote sporting activities that are gaining popularity in Qatar. The aim of this strategy is to help nurture young talent in the country by creating opportunities for them to develop further, thereby contributing to achieving the human development goals of Qatar National Vision 2030. THE PENINSULA
