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UAE players shine in junior chess

DUBAI — UAE players proved their mettle on the second day of the Pocari Sweat-sponsored UAE Open Junior Chess Championship at the Shatab Al Arab Hotel in Sharjah on Thursday.

Salim A.R. Saleh, Saeed Ishaq, Ahmed Abdul Ghaffour were the UAE players who won their matches convincingly.

Ahmed Ibrahim defeated his teammate Fahd Mohammed in a keenly-contested match. Ahmed held a slight advantage in the endgame and with superior skills realised his advantage to clinch victory.

Salim and Saeed Ishaq were impressive in the under-16 category. Salim won in a quick fashion against Abdul Rahman Mohammed Ali while Saeed outplayed Ahmed Mohammed Mubarak in a positional match.

Saeed took firm control of the centre and with his better piece position led to a winning advantage.

The seeded players in the under-12 division also progressed through to the third round with exciting victories and a pack of 12 players emerged at the top with two points each, while eight players maintained hundred per cent scores in the under-16 section. FM Salim A. R. Saleh, FM Saeed Ishaq, Abdul Malik Abdulnoor, Abdullah Salim Juma, FM Marwan Abdul Wahab, Abdul Karim Ali, Abdul Aziz Omar Alyafi and Khalid Aqil are in the lead with two points each.

Ibrahim Al Bannai, president of the UAE Chess Association said: “We are extending invitations to upcoming players of the expatriate community as well and it is part of strategic approach to promote the game in the country. This will help our players improve”.

Among UAE players, Ahmed Abdul Ghafoor, Ahmed Ibrahim Allan, Mustafa Abdul Wahab and Ahmed Saleh Al Jasmi won both their games with ease to remain at the top of the championship.

Among expatriate junior players, Axel Valerio of Philippines, Sudarshan Surya, Vishnu Vijay, Vidyasaagar and V Krishnamurthy of India share the lead in U-12.

Round two results:Under 12: Abdulla Ali (2pts) bt Hamad Abdullah Al Malahi (1); Dawood Abdullah Al Malahi (1.5) drew with Abdullah Murad Issa (1.5); Abeer Ali (2) bt Humaid Ali Al Suwaidi (1); Ahmed Abdul Ghafoor (2) bt Mohammed Omar Alyafi (1); Fahd Mohammed Ali (1) lost to Ahmed Ibrahim Allan (2); Ahmed Ibrahim Tajuddin (1) lost to Mustafa Abdul Wahab (2); Ibrahim Sultan (1) lost to Ahmed Saleh Al Jasmi (2); Khalid Hassan Malalla (2) bt Alya Al Amri (1); Saleh Abdullah (1.5) drew with Amna Noman (1.5); Anita Jasmin Valerio (1) lost to Vignesh Krishnamurthy (2); Aysha Yousuf (1) lost to Vishnu Vijay (2); Sudarshan Surya Kandanathan (2) bt Canssa Joe Valerio (1); Vidhyasaagar M.H. (2) bt Abdul Aziz M. Abbas (0.5); Hasan Mohammed Ali (1.5) bt Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah (0); Valerio Axel John (2) bt Khalifa Ali (0); Abdullah Abdul Rahman Aqil (1) bt Maitha Al Jasmi (0); Lamya Aqil (0) lost to Abhinav Shankar (1); Mohammed Tayeb (1) bt Ahmed Najib (0); Al Mohannad Khamis Rabea (0) lost to Rohan Aggarwal (1); Amna Al Amri (1) bt Shaikha Omran (0); Latifa Ismail (0) lost to Aysha Eisa (1); Mohammed Ahmed Abdullah (0) lost to Issa Abdullah Hassan (1); Mohammed Rashid Marshool (0) lost to Fahd Saeed Ahmed (1); Hadeel Zayed (0) lost to Shubham Bhandari (1); Hamdan Rashid Marshool (0) lost to Sultan Rashid Marshool (1); Omar Mohammed Ahmed (1) bt Iman Abdullah (0); Jassim Mohammed Mubarak (0) lost to Zafin Mohammed Aneez (1); Shayma M. Toufiq (0) lost to Khalid Albadri (1). Under 16: Salim A. R. Saleh (2) bt Abdul Rahman Mohammed Ali (1); Ahmed Mohammed Mubarak (1) lost to Saeed Ishaq (2); Marwan Abdul Wahab (2) bt Amro Rajai Alsosi (1); Maryam Al Amri (1) lost to Abdul Karim Ali (2); Al Qasimi Mubarak M. A. (1.5) drew with Badr Ameen (1.5); Abdul Aziz Omar Alyafi (2) bt Mohannad Ishaq (1); Sahar Aqil Harmoodin (1) lost to Abdullah Salim Juma (2); Abdul Malik Abdul Noor (2) bt Sultan Ali Ghuloom (1); Omar Noman Mohammed (1.5) bt Ali Khamis (0.5); Shaun Daswani (0.5) lost to Abdul Rahman Omar Alyafi (1.5); Kholood Issa (0.5) lost to Ronald Ducalang (1.5); Marwa Hassan Jasim (0) lost to Abdul Rahman Khamis Rabea (1); Mohammed Nasir (1) bt Ali Ismail Abdul Hameed (0); Fatima Abdul Aziz (0) lost to Mohammed Rajai Alsosi (1); Mona Abdul Rahman (0) lost to Hind Mohammed Abbas (1); Hussain Abdullah Hussain (1) bt Pranav Thiagarajan (0); Shaymaa Ahmed A. Redha (0.5) drew with Iman Mansour (0.5); Jabir Ahmed Mohammed (1) bt Sara Mortadha (0); Khalid Aqil (2) bt Yousuf Abdullah Al Hammadi (0).