As part of the “Naqla” project and within the framework of the partnership between the Ministry of Sports and Youth and the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, the Qatar Chess Federation concluded the first edition of the Elementary School Chess Championship. The event took place in the Katara Cultural Village, with the participation of 250 players representing 40 schools.

The event featured three tournaments: a championship for boys’ public schools, a championship for girls’ public schools, and a championship for private schools, each following a 5-round system.

In the boys’ public school individual competition, Khaled Kurdi from Ahmed Bin Rashid Al-Muraikhi Primary School for Boys won first place, Hamza Alaa Al-Din Al-Musaid from Abdullah Bin Turki Primary School came second, and Ali Rabie Al-Adawi from Abdullah Bin Turki Primary School secured third place.

In the team competition, Abdullah Bin Turki Primary School won first place, Saad Bin Muadh Primary School came second, and Ahmed Bin Rashid Al-Muraikhi Primary School for Boys took third place.

In the girls’ public school chess championship, Al-Bayan Primary School dominated the top three positions through Asma Al-Bawazeer, Asma Salah Al-Hammadi, and Himyan Al-Bawazeer. In the team competition, Al-Bayan Primary School for Girls secured first place, Amina Mahmoud Al-Jaidah Primary School for Girls took second place, and Taiba Primary School for Girls came in third.

In the private school chess championship on an individual level, Mohamed Azlan from Next Generation School won first place, followed by Noah Nizar from Atyaf International School in second, and Mohamed Al-Fakhri from My Academy in third place.

In the team competition, My Academy secured first place, Next Generation School took second, and Doha English School came in third.

Mr. Mohammed Al-Mudahka, President of the Qatar Chess Federation, awarded the participating schools in the “Chess in Schools” project (Naqla), and honored the supervising teachers in addition to the winners of the final championship.

The Qatar Chess Federation continues its efforts to enhance the horizontal expansion strategy of the game, regularly organizing training courses in chess and education. These courses focus on the key benefits of playing chess at different educational stages, methods of teaching the game, rules of arbitration, organizing internal championships, and training and qualifying teachers to manage school chess teams and organize annual tournaments among different school teams.