Category: Oman-Travel

The third round of the World Amateur Chess Championship 2023 was held in Muscat, Sultan Qaboos Sport Complex, on November 4. The first traditional move was made by Eng Ismail Al Sawafi, Senior Manager of Public Relations and CSR at Oman LNG, the Gold sponsor of the event.

The championship is gaining momentum after two rounds, with the top players trying to enhance their positions in all five categories. Some games stretched over five hours as contestants pressed for a win very hard.

The Open U-1700 category saw a surprising turn of events when the top-ranked player, Sergei Inyushkin (FIDE), drew against Yemeni player Nawaf Saleh. There were plenty of exciting games, including Mongolian player Turbat Todmunkh’s victory over Paraguay Osmar and Omani Ahmed Al Rahbi’s loss to Shek Daniel of England. Turbat took the lead after the third round with a perfect score, followed by his teammate Munkhbat, Batnyam.

In the Open U-2000 category, Finland player Esa Ahlqvist put in an impressive performance against the Indian player Ranjith, R.K., to win his third straight game. Sebastian Emil (FIDE) and Desandhi Dhihansa Gamage of Syria also scored victories to share the lead with Esa Ahlqvist.

In the Open U-2300 category, Kazakhstani player Zhuban Bigabylov emerged on top after three rounds, scoring 3/3 alongside his compatriot Abilmansur, Mongolian players Aldar, Burentegsh and Sodbilegt, Naranbold with 3 points each.

A highlight in the category was a fascinating duel between Syrian FM Malek Koniahli and Mahindrakar Indrajeet of India. This exciting game saw several nail-biting moments and ended with a draw.

In the women’s category under 1700, there were several unexpected outcomes. Baldanjantsan Khuslenzaya, from Mongolia, notched up an impressive win against Arun Aditi of India and is now tied for the lead with her compatriots Bat-Amgalan Anujin and Naranbold Sodgerelt.

The Chess Trainers Workshop organized by the Omani Chess Committee organized alongside the championship concluded today after three days of intensive training. Conducted by the International Arbiter / FIDE Trainer Ali Abbas of Syria and Bashir al Qadimi, the coach of the Omani national chess team, the workshop attracted 20 male and female trainers, all eager to enhance their knowledge in chess training.

Round 4 of the World Amateur Chess Championship 2023 will start on November 5 at 1:00 p.m. CET. You can watch games live with expert commentaries on the Oman Chess Union YouTube channel.

Text: WACC 2023 media team

Photos: Entisar Nasser Al-omiiri, Hamed Al-Mabsali, Abduallah Al-Rashdi, Salma Hamood, Salem Al-Salhi

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FIDE World Amateur Chess Championship 2023 is organized by the Omani Chess Committee together with the International Chess Federation, with the financial support of Gold sponsors: Syool, Apollo Hospitals, Oman LNG. Bank Muscat, Otaxi, Oronamin C Drink as well as Diamond sponsors: Asyad, OMIFCO, and Oman Airport.

Official website: https://worldamateur2023.fide.com/

Results of the rounds: https://worldamateur2023.fide.com/result/

Live games:

Open U 2300: view.livechesscloud.com/#dccc87a9-9915-46a2-9004-d3835316e8d7

Open U 2000: view.livechesscloud.com/#066e6d39-805a-453e-8a70-96513a9cb82f

Open U 1700: view.livechesscloud.com/#dce1d4a3-3875-4214-92ec-0278888643ee

Women U 1700: view.livechesscloud.com/#9913758f-ab38-4647-865e-12f139586bd3

Women U 2000: view.livechesscloud.com/#4bc5165d-dda7-4dce-a74d-2e10bec1a3e8

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Source : A thrilling Round 3 at World Amateur Chess Championship 2023 (fide.com)https://www.fide.com/news/2720

The 2023 World Amateur Chess Championship, organized by the Omani Chess Committee in cooperation with the International Federation of the Game, continues at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Bawshar, during the period from November 2 to 11.

The launch ceremony was held under the patronage of his Excellency Sayyid Saeed bin Sultan Al Busaidi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth for Culture, who stressed the importance of the Sultanate of Oman hosting the World Amateur Chess Championship to stimulate the economic and tourism aspects.He said while sponsoring the launch of the first move of the tournament competitions:

Hosting the tournament is an important aspect of tourism promotion. In extent, whether on the part of the participating players who may later think about visiting the country with their family, or the important promotion achieved through the direct transmission of chess matches through the channels of the International Federation of the game or through other social media channels. As the game of chess receives great attention from the participating, countries have good popularity, so it is an opportunity for these followers to get to know the Sultanate of Oman, and in this context, the tournament also has an important role in getting to know the aesthetics of the capital, Muscat, and the tourism components and cultural and developmental achievements.

It abounds in, adding that hosting such tournaments is also important for revitalizing the economic aspects. Related in terms of hotel room occupancy and activating purchasing power associated with participants’ shopping during the tournament.

He added: The participation of more than 420 male and female players from 64 countries confirms the status of the Sultanate of Oman and its good reputation among the countries of the world, and as we heard from representatives of the International Federation, the tournament was able to break the barriers of previous numbers in terms of the number of participating countries and players. Muscat Championship is considered the largest in number. The number of participants in previous tournaments did not exceed 200 players, and this is an important aspect for all of us, praising the great effort made by the Omani Chess Committee in this aspect, hoping to continue this superiority and to always be the best.