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The event will be held with social distancing and safety measures protocols in place.

Doha: After its successful hybrid Chess Open competition last year, Abdullah Abdulghani & Bros. Co. (AAB), the Toyota and Lexus distributor in Qatar, is bringing back the AAB Chess Open FIDE-Rated Tournament, in collaboration with Qatar Chess Association (QCA).

All chess enthusiasts in Qatar are invited to join the AAB Chess Open Edition 6 Over the Board (OTB) Tournament that will run from October 13 to 15 and 20 to 22, 2022 (Thursday-Saturday) at the 5th Floor - 501 & 504 of Al Abdulghani Tower, C-Ring Road.

The tournament will be played in 9-Round Swiss System format of standard chess over 2 consecutive weekends. It is open for all players under 2200 rating points. A valid FIDE ID is required for every participant.

Registration is open until October 10, 2022 while the entry fee to the tournament is QR150.

As it falls during the Qatar Sustainability Week 2022 (QSW), AAB is running this sports event as part of its QSW activities under Quality Education as the game of chess develops the strategic thinking of the players, especially the youth.

The AAB Chess Open brought the first Fdration Internationale des checs (FIDE) Rated Tournament in Qatar, held in collaboration with QCA. It was launched in 2018 and has produced more than 50 rated chess players who were previously non-rated through the tournaments.

According to QCA President Mohamed Al Mudhahka, the tournament is an important opportunity for all participants to interact after an absence from competitions due to the pandemic. He praised the efforts made by AAB towards the resumption of OTB games.

The AAB edition chess tournaments have been through online and hybrid platform for the last few years. During the pandemic, it brought the sports to various platforms with a series of online tournaments attended by over 1,200 chess enthusiasts from around the world, including 40 Grand Masters and 180 Titled Players.

This 6th Edition in its comeback as full OTB games with social distancing and safety measures protocols in place. The games will be open to a maximum of 70 players with the lifting of the restrictions on social gatherings and sports events.

Interested candidates can register for entries at http://www.aabqatar.com.

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