Muscat,(ONA) - Hammoud Al-Busaidi, national team player in chess, has been crowned the champion in the Oman Electronic Chess Championship for junior under-16 category, after winning 8.5 points without any defeat.

As for the rest of the rankings, the player Anas Al Daroushi came second with eight points in the competitions held according to the Swiss system, with seven rounds. A total of 30 players participated in the preliminary round, and 12 of them qualified to the final round that was held in nine rounds. Competitions will continue for the rest of the age groups and the general public until tomorrow.

The final rounds witnessed strong competition and high technical levels, as Hammoud Al-Busaidi snatched the first place without any defeat, while Anas Al-Daroushi finished second, and Abdul Rahman Al-Zadjali got the third place (7.5 points), Ahmed Al Rahbi came in fourth place (5.5 points), Maitham Al Salhi came in the fifth place (5 points), and Abdullah Al Balushi came in the sixth place (3.5 points).

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

(ONA)