Muscat,(ONA) - The player of our national chess team, Salem Al-Omari, won the Oman Individual General Championship title by winning 6.5 points in the finals of the tournament, which is held for the first time through video conferencing, while players Amin Al-Ansi and Salem Al-Kathiri came second and third respectively.

The rounds witnessed strong competitions among the participants, as the player Salem Al-Omari converted his loss in the first round into victories in the subsequent rounds and crowned the title with a score of 5.6 points. His teammate, Amin Al-Ansi, finished second, half a point behind. Salem Al Kathiri was able to return to the coronation podiums, achieving third place with 5.5 points. The tournament marked the return of the player Salem Al-Mashaikhi, who recently moved away from the podiums to finish fourth.

The competitions were held according to the Swiss system, with seven rounds in the qualifiers in which players participated, and nine rounds in the finals, for which 12 players qualified.

On the sidelines of the tournament, experimental tournaments were held for all categories that preceded the official tournament, in order to give the necessary instructions and try to identify the difficulties that players may face and try to avoid them later and prepare them for the conditions of electronic play to ensure the success of the tournament.

(ONA)