Muscat,(ONA) - Our national chess team started today of the first edition of the World Chess Olympiad via video conferencing, organized by the International Chess Federation, with the participation of 163 countries affiliated with the International Chess Federation, which continues until July 30 of this month.

Our national team is represented at the Olympics by 12 players, in all age groups, which are men, women, junior men and women. The players are: Salem Al-Amri, Amin Al-Ansi and Mohammed Al-Omari in the men's category, in addition to Hamoud Al-Busaidi, Abdul Rahman Al-Zadjali and Anas Al-Daroushi in the junior men’s category.

(ONA)