Positive results by Iraq’s men select in Iraq’s 1st International Championship

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The 1st session of Iraq’s First International Chess Championship, now taking place in northern Iraq’s Dohuk Province, has shown outstanding results by the Iraqi Men’s National Chess Players, preparing for the Arab Sesson, scheduled to take place in Doha, the capital of Qatar next month, an Iraqi Sports Media source reported on Monday. “The Iraqi Chess Select Players have achieved 4 out of 5 victories by the Iraqi Players, representing the National Chess Select,” Imad al-Bakri told IraqiNews.com news agency. He said the “first session had achieved its targets by the Iraqi Women Team, who shared their men competitors, in order to increase their expertise, as 3 of them lost the 1st session.” “Today, Monday, is scheduled to witnesse the 4th session in the closed competitions, comprising the best 10 chess players, when the Iraqi Player, Amjad Ali, would confront the Georgian Mirab, an International Champion, whilst the International Player Ahmed Abul-Sattar, would meet the Georgian Alexander Qashvily, along with an Iraqi Player would confront his Armenian Counterpart, Ovik Arbak, whilst the Moroccan Mohammed Taysir would face the Bahraini Hussein Iyad,” he added. SKH (TP)/SR342