Reda Saleem (Dubai)
Rawda Al Serkal, the player of our national chess team, won the Asian Individual Championship for Amateurs, which was organized by the Game Association in cooperation with the Asian Confederation, under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, with the participation of 150 male and female players from 22 countries, who competed in 4 categories. taxonomic, under the two classifications 2000 and 1700 for males and females.
Rawda topped the under-2000 category with 8 points out of 9 rounds and did not lose any match after winning 7 matches and drawing in two matches, and won the title before the end with a round, while Wafia Darwish Al-Maamari, our national team player, came in second place, and won the runner-up cup. With a score of 6.5 points, the Iranian Rehal Kayani came third, and Maryam Issa, our national team player, won the third place and the bronze medal in the category under 1700 points, after scoring 6 points in 9 rounds.
Rawdat Al Serkal dedicated her continental achievement, which is achieved for the second time after winning the silver medal in the last edition of the championship in the Sultanate of Oman, to Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, Supreme Chair of the Family Development Foundation “Mother of the Emirates”, for her great support and motivation. For all female players to achieve achievements for the state.
Rawda confirmed that she had confidence in winning the first place in the tournament after she prepared well and participated in 3 tournaments before entering the competitions, and participating in the Arab Games in Algeria and winning the silver and gold medals in the individual and gold medals with the women’s team is a great moral motivation for me, and I also participated At the Abu Dhabi Chess Festival.
She added: «I have reached a rating of 1930 points, and I am seeking to reach 2,000 points in the next tournament, and I am currently seeking to obtain the title of international professor, and my ambition is to reach the title of a great international professor, and for my rating to be more than 2300, and the most important thing is to maintain this level in the coming period, I have many challenges, and I have the World Championship in Egypt, the Open Championship in Qatar, and the Asian Games in China.”
Rawda Al Serkal thanked the Abu Dhabi Chess and Mental Games Club, the Chess Federation, and her family who support her and stand behind all her achievements, stressing that her ambitions do not stop at a tournament or achievement.
Achievements of Al Serkal Kindergarten
Gold in the World Chess Championship, category 8 years, 2017
Gold in the World Schools Chess Championship, 9-year class, 2018
Gold in the Asian Chess Championship, category 6 years, 2014
Gold in the Arab World Chess Championship, 10-year category, 2018
– Gold in the Asian Schools Chess Championship, six-year class, 2014
Bronze in the Asian Junior Women’s Individual Championship, category 8, 2014
Bronze in the Asian Schools Chess Championship, 7-year class, 2015
Silver in the Arab Chess Championship, category 8 years, 2015
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Award for Sports Excellence (Young People) in 2016
– Gold medal in the Western Asian Classical Chess Championship, category 8 years, 2016
Silver in the Western Asian Rapid Chess Championship, category 8 years 2017
Silver in the Western Asian Blitz Chess Championship, category 8 years, 2016
Bronze in the World Schools Chess Championship, 8-year class, 2017
Gold in the Arab Teams Chess Championship 2019
Fujairah International Championship 2020 gold medal
Silver in the 2022 Asian Amateur Championship
2023-09-04 15:16:54
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