Ayyad and Sara lift chess titles.FIDE Master FIDE Master (FM) is a title awarded by the world chess governing body, Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE). Introduced in 1978, FM ranks below the titles of International Master and International Grandmaster, but ahead of Candidate Master. Hussain Ayyad and rising youngster Sara Al Afoo, both of Bahrain Bahrain or Bahrein (both: bärān`, bə–), officially Kingdom of Bahrain, constitutional monarchy and archipelago (2005 est. pop. 688,300), 266 sq mi (689 sq km), in the Persian Gulf. , were crowned champions in the 17th Al Mardi Open Chess Championship, played at Al Ahli Club in Mahooz. Ayyad lifted the seniors' division crown after finishing with six-and-a-half points out of seven games; while Sara prevailed in her final round match to seal the youth division title by a single point. Ayyad won over Gregorio Bilang of the Philippines Philippines officially Republic of the Philippines Island country, western Pacific Ocean, on an archipelago off the southeast coast of Asia. Area: 122,121 sq mi (316,294 sq km). Population (2005 est.): 84,191,000. in his last match to put him a step closer to the title. He then needed to wait for the result of the tie between Moroccan International Master Mohammed Tissir and Filipino Anthony Pelayo of Shaheen Group Company. Pelayo, playing with black pieces, remarkably managed to employ a sharp line in the French defence of the Najdorf variation to seize seize v. To exhibit symptoms of seizure activity, usually with convulsions. the initiative, winning a rook rook, term used for a common Eurasian bird (genus Corvus) of the family Corvidae (Crow family), smaller than the American crow. The jackdaw is a European species of the genus. Rooks nest in large colonies, whence the term rookery. and forcing Tissir to resign a few moves later. That put Ayyad in solo first place, followed by Pelayo in who finished as runner-up with six points. Tissir had to settle for third place with five-and-a-half points. Other last round results among the top boards saw Maher Ayyad beat Lou Filisalda, Khalil Bukhalaf beat Prahbakran K, and Dado Cagampan beat Mansoor Bukhalaf. Meanwhile, in the youth category for all under-14 players, Sara had a final round victory against Indian Ganish Abhishek to secure first place overall with six-and-a-half points. She finished ahead of her nearest rival, the young but experienced Hussain Bukhalaf, who drew with Zainab Alafoo in his concluding match to finish the tournament with five-and-a-half points. Other results during the final rounds saw Tanvi Nidar defeat Hassan Jawad, Ammar Al Ghasra defeat Shouq Terraif, Hussain Abdulla defeat Pruvasha Nidar, Mahmood Abdulla draw with Fatima Jawad, Bayan Hameed defeat Zainab Adel and Mohammed Hani defeat Devi Shree. Along with Sara's prize, the other top boys and girls boys and girls mercurialisannua. players will be awarded. The championship featured more than 70 participants of different ages and nationalities, who competed in seven rounds under the Swiss system. The event, held in memory of the late Mahmood Al Mardi, who was an ex-Al Ahli Club president and media baron, was organised in conjunction with the Bahrain Mind Sports Association (BMSA BMSA Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications (National Academy of Sciences) BMSA Bermuda Masters Swimming Association BMSA Bahrain Mind Sports Association BMSA British Medical Students Association ) and sponsored by Moanes Al Mardi. The event will conclude tonight after an open blitz blitz n. 1. a. A blitzkrieg. b. A heavy aerial bombardment. 2. An intense campaign: a media blitz focused on young voters. 3. championship starting at 8.30pm at Al Ahli. All are welcome. Copyright 2009 Gulf Daily News Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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