Al Rais and Al Tahir emerge joint leaders

Dubai Mohamed Ibrahim Al Rais (Dubai) and Abdulla Al Tahir (Sharjah) emerged as joint leaders in the Under-16 section at the end of the 8th and penultimate round of the National Junior Chess Championship.

Khaled Khamis Ali ( Ajman) and Majid Mohd Majid ( Fujairah) are in second spot with 5.5 points.

The event goes down to the crucial encounter in the ninth and final round between Mohamed Rais and Abdullah while Majed and Khaled Khamis Ali battle it out for the second spot.

The reigning national champion Yahaya Mohamed Saleh of Dubai is representing the country in Arab junior Under 16 Chess Championship to be held at the Republic of Yemen next year.

In the under-14 section Ahmad Ishaq (Dubai), Marwan A.Wahhab (Ajman) won crucial games after a marathon struggle for top honours.

Khalifa Khamis Ali (Ajman) is close with six points as the tournament heads for a classic finish.

In the under-12 section Khouri Ibrahim Mohd (Abu Dhabi) is expected to prevail having gained a slender half point lead over Abdulrehman Mohamed of Sharjah.

Ali Khamis Ali of Ajman faltered at the decisive moment and is in third spot with 6 points.

Results (round eight)
Under 14: Hamad Abdulrazzaq (41/2) - Ahmad Ishaq ( 51/2) 0-1; Marwan A.Wahhab ( 51/2) - Majid Ahmad Obeid (41/2) 1-0; Ahmad Abbas Khouri (5) - Khalifa Khamis Ali (5) 0-1; Omar Abdullah Suhol (4) - Omar A. Alwahhab (4) 0-1; Waleed Yousif (4) - Ahmad A.K. Alzarouni(4) 1-0; Abdulrahman Omar A. (4) - Khalid Akeel ( 31/2) 1-0; Said Ahmad Mohd. ( 3 ) - Abdulkarim Ali A.K ( 3 ) 1-0; Rashid M. Aldhahiri ( 3 ) - Hibah Ali A.Karim ( 21/2) 1-0; Jamilah Jumaa ( 11/2) - Hamad Rashid Hammad ( 3 ) 0-1; Rashid Zainal Ridha ( 3 ) - Fatmah Ali ( 01/2) 1-0; Shahab Ahmad A.Ridha( 21/2) - Ahlam Ali A.Rahman ( 21/2) 0-1

Under 16: Majid Mohd Majid ( 51/2) - Abdulla Al Tahir ( 51/2) 0-1; Faisal Mohd Saleh (5) - Mohamed Ibr. AlRais ( 51/2) 0-1; Khaled Khamis Ali (41/2) - Mashal Mousa Morad (5) 1-0; Mansour Abbas (41/2) - Hamad Saleh (4) 0-1; Mohamed Issa Alabbar (4) - Ali Obaid Ali (4) 1-0; Mahmoud Ibrahim (4) - Humaid Abdullah Hass( 31/2) 1-0; Abdulla Omar ( 31/2) - Ali Hassan Ali (31/2) 0-1; Mohamed S. Alagbari (3) - Abdul Rahman Obaid (3) 0-1; Somayah Mohamed (3) - Mohamed AbdulRahim (3) 1/2-1/2; Ahmad S. Alaghbari (21/2) - Ghanem A Kashwani (21/2) 1/2-1/2; Reem Saeed (2) - Ismail Ahmad Mohd (21/2) 0-1; Saeed Yousef (11/2) - Maryam Mansour Mohd (2) 0-1