Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Sports Council (ADSC), has announced that the 29th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival will take place from August 14 to 25, 2023.
The festival, organised by the Abu Dhabi Chess and Mental Games Club, will be held at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Abu Dhabi. The competitions are divided into 14 different championships commensurate with the levels and age groups of the participants.
Mr. Hussein Abdullah Al Khoury, Chairman of both the Board of Directors of the Club and the Higher Organising Committee, confirmed that the festival is one of the most important sporting events on the international chess calendar.
What we witnessed through our position in the organising committee is a great demand for participation in the festival from the first-class players in the world this year. The organising committee took into account the technical skill and age level of the players. It also leads international festivals in terms of the number of participants, surpassing several prestigious international festivals.
Mr. Al Khoury shared.
“Our government and those in charge of the sports sector have spared no effort to support sports, athletes, and youth movements of all kinds,” the Chairman added.
Mr. Aref Hamad Al Awani, General Secretary of the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, commented that “I am pleased to take the opportunity to praise the great efforts made by the Abu Dhabi Chess and Mental Games Club in the process of developing the game of chess through a set of plans, programs, courses, and hosting, which have achieved the goal for which the club was founded since its inception.”
“We at the Abu Dhabi Sports Council renew our support for this important and prominent annual event on the agenda of sporting events hosted by the capital, Abu Dhabi, and are proud of its great global value, as it has become the focus of the attention of international players from all over the world. We wish success to all,” Mr. Al Awani added.