The Emirati Chess Championship is organized by the United Arab Emirates Chess Federation. It is one of the major national chess competitions of the United Arab Emirates held at standard time controls, the other being the UAE President's Cup,[1] which has been held annually since 1994.[2]

Winners since 2001

Grandmaster Salem Saleh, four-time Emirati chess champion
YearChampion
2001Taleb Moussa[3]
2002Nabil Saleh[4]
2003Taleb Moussa[5]
2005Othman Moussa[6]
2007Abdullah Hassan[7]
2008Salem Saleh[8]
2011Salem Saleh[9]
2012Salem Saleh[10]
2015Saeed Ishaq[11]
2016Saeed Ishaq[12]
2017Salem Saleh

References

  1. ↑ "Dubai's Saeed Ishaq rules UAE President's Cup chess championship". Dubai Chess and Culture Club. 22 November 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  2. ↑ Nayar, K. R. (16 January 2007). "President Cup chess competition to commence from Thursday". Gulf News. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Moussa wins national chess championship crown". Gulf News. 1 July 2001. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Sport and Leisure" (PDF). United Arab Emirates Yearbook 2002. Trident Press. 2002. p. 298. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Moussa wins national chess championship". Gulf News. 11 July 2003. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Tournament report October 2005: UAE National Men Champ". FIDE chess ratings. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  7. ↑ "UAE Individual Chess CH.2007". Chess-Tournament-Results-Server. 11 July 2007. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  8. ↑ "UAE Chess Championship 2008". Chess-Tournament-Results-Server. 9 July 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  9. ↑ "U.A.E Chess Championship 2011 Men". Chess-Tournament-Results-Server. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  10. ↑ "UAE Chess (Ch) 2012 23 - 30 March 2012". Chess-Tournament-Results-Server. 30 March 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  11. ↑ "Dubai's Saeed Ishaq crowned UAE chess champion 2015". Dubai Chess and Culture Club. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  12. ↑ "Dubai's Saeed Ishaq defends UAE national chess title". Gulf News. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
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