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The
First Asian Senior and Amateur Championships are taking place 4-14 June 2010
in Beirut, Lebanon. Eleven countries are seeing action in the two new events
of the Asian Chess Federation, namely Palestine, Syria, UAE, India, Iran, Pakistan,
Yemen, Iraq, Bahrain, Jordan and Lebanon. A total of US $12,000 are at stake,
with $6,000 for the Asian Seniors and $6,000 for the Asian Amateurs.
Present at the inauguration was the President of the Asian Chess Federation Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, as was the President of the Lebanese Chess Federation and many personalities from the Asian and Arab countries.
Beirut, where the First Asian Senior and Amateur Championships is taking
place
Pigeon Rocks in Raouché, which is known for its upscale apartment buildings,
numerous restaurants, cliff-side cafés and its wide seaside sidewalk
The sear front and harbour in Beirut
A mosque in the city, just a stone's throw away from...
...more Westerna and secular institutions
Beirut at night
A dance troupe at the opening ceremony
In the audience, from right to left: Morten Sand, the President of Lebanese
Chess Federation Nabil Sinno,
the brother of Sheikh Sultan, Sheikh Sultan, the Minister of Sport and Leisure,
Anatoly Karpov
Asian Chess Federation President Sheikh Sultan speaking to the participants
Sheikh Sultan plays the first move in an informal game between Anatoly Karpov
and Bachar Kouatly
Morten Sand, the legal representative of Norway for the campaign of the Chess
Olympiad in Tromso 2014,
held extensive talks with Sheikh Sultan and officially handed over all necessary
documents.
Explaining the bid to the President of Lebanese Chess Federation Nabil Sinno...
... and, more relevantly, to Anatoly Karpov, candidate for FIDE Presidency
Striking a heroic pose at Beirut harbour
Impressions from the First Asian Senior and Amateur Championships in Beirut
Interview with Morten Sand on the 2014 bid for the Chess Olympiad in Tromsø
Part two of the interview with lots of interesting details
This is a short video of Magnus Carlsen playing human chess against Norwegian
Parliament
Member Kåre Simonsen to campaign for Tromsø as the Chess Olympiad
venue in 2014
