Muscat, December 1 (ONA) The Oman Chess Committee completed its preparations to organize the International Day of People with Disabilities Chess Championship that it organizes in cooperation with the Oman Paralympic Committee on the International Day of People with Disabilities that falls on December 3 of each year.

To date, the number of registered players in the tournament has reached more than 40 male and female players. The Omani Chess Committee aims to organize the tournament to spread the game among the category of people with disabilities, to launch the tournament annually on the occasion of the International Day for this category, and to work on establishing a national team for the disabled.

The championship will be held via Lichess, with 9 rounds, with a time of 5 minutes and two seconds, in the Swiss system.

(ONA)