Muscat,(ONA) - Anah Al-Eisayya, a player in the national chess team, today won the Oman Online Single Chess Championship for the girls over 17-year-old category, at the end of this category's competitions after winning 7 points.

The competitions witnessed high technical levels throughout the nine rounds, as Anah Al-Eisayya was able to win first place, while Afra Al-Balushi came second, and Al-Anoud Al-Ghafri snatched the third place. Kamila Al-Ghaferiya came in fourth and Wafia Al-Ghafri in fifth, and each of them had six points.

The competitions were held via video conferencing, according to the rules and laws of the game. The tournament also witnessed the establishment of a trial tournament for the categories of girls under 16 and young girls over 17 that preceded the official tournament to give the necessary instructions and try to identify obstacles that may encounter the official tournament and try to avoid them and prepare the players for online playing conditions to ensure the success of the tournament.

The competition for girls under 16 years old will continue until tomorrow, with the participation of fourteen players. The general competitions will be held on August 14 and 15, with the participation of 90 players from different governorates of the Sultanate, while 36 players participated in the youth category under 16 years, 15 players in the female junior category, and 23 players in the 17-year-old and above girls' category.

(ONA)