Latakia-Sana
Hamza Masoud scored first place in Lattakia Governorate Open Chess Championship for age groups held by the Technical Committee in the Chess Hall at Al Basel Stadium with the participation of forty players.
Masoud came in first place with 7 points and Tim Hassan and Sara Zidane were second with six and a half points, followed by Hisham Ghandour and Sara Turkmani, each with six points.
In a statement to SANA, the secretary of the technical committee, Tayseer Ahmed, said: “The open championship was held according to the Swiss system and its competitions were characterized by strength and excitement due to the large participation.” The higher categories give them more experience and self-confidence.
Follow the latest news through the Telegram app on smartphones via the link:
https://telegram.me/SyrianArabNewsAgency
Follow our page on the social networking site VK at:
http://vk.com/syrianarabnewsagency