Muscat,(ONA) - The player of our junior national team, Anas Al-Darwashi, qualified for the World School Chess Championship for the first time by achieving the 22nd place out of 113 participating players from 38 countries, in the competitions held online.

The qualifiers recorded strong competition from the participating players, and Anas Al Darwashi was able to present an honourable level that enabled him to qualify for the finals, which will be held on October 25th, as this is considered the player's first achievement in the World School Chess Championship. Hamoud Al Busaidi, Anas Al Darwashi and Suhaib Al-Rubaie represented the national junior team in the competitions that began yesterday.

(ONA)