International master Al Sayed Mohammad N of Qatar maintained his slender half point lead in the men's section at the end of the seventh round of the Arab Chess Championship, held at Dubai Chess and Culture Club.
Grandmaster Belkhodja Slim of Tunisia, IM Al Taher Fouad and IM Ameen Bassem of Egypt are in the second spot with 5 points.
| Tracy Brand/Gulf News Basil Ziana of Iraq drew with Al Hassan Tissir in the seventh round of the Arab Chess Championship. |
In the women's section, Women's International Master (WIM) Al Rufei Eman H of Iraq emerged the sole leader with 6.5 points.
Bahji Hind of Morocco had an upset victory over WIM Mouradian Knarik of Lebanon. The loss pushed the overnight joint leader to the second spot with 5.5 points.
Among the UAE players, Amnah Salem beat Al Najjar Hoda of Syria, while Al Harmoudi Mona defeated Al Naimat Rayah of Jordan. The game between Jameela Juma and Nora Mohammad Saleh ended in a draw.
The results (round 7):
Men: Al Sayed Mohammad N (5.5) drew with Ameen Bassem (5); Adly Ahmad (4.5) drew with Taleb Moussa (4.5); Al Taher Fouad (5) bt Tissir Mohammad (4); Hussain N A (3.5) lost to Belkhodja Slim (5); Najjar Ahmad (3.5) drew with Mohammad Samir (4).
Women: Mouradian Knarik (5.5) lost to Bahji Hind (5); Mir Mahmoud Afamia (4) lost to Al-Rufei Eman H (6.5); Algildah Nibal (4) drew with Ebrahim Delbak (4.5); Malallah Khadeja (3) lost to Mona Khalid (4.5); Juma Jameela (3.5) drew with Saleh Nora Mohammad (3.5); Salem Amnah (4) bt Al-Najjar Hoda (3).
