Baghdad – IA
The President of the Central Chess Federation, Dhafer Abdel Amir, confirmed that the members of the General Assembly of the Arab Federation, during their last meeting held in the Emirates, unanimously agreed to grant Iraq the honor of organizing the Arab Championship for the junior, youth and advanced categories for men and women, for the period from the sixth to the fifteenth of next February.
Abdul Amir said in a statement to Al-Sabah newspaper, followed by the (INA), today, Wednesday: “The hosting file submitted by the game federation included a presentation of the international tournaments organized by Iraq at the beginning of last year, as well as local activities, in addition to photographing the halls.” Designated to host matches.
Abdul Amir added, “16 Arab countries announced their approval to participate, and it is expected that the number of participants in the current edition will rise to 21, along with our national team,” pointing out that “Iraq succeeded in hosting the Arab Youth Championship, which took place in Baghdad last March, and the tournament was a complete success.” standards and did not witness any criticism or comments from the Arab delegations participating in the tournament.”