Chess at the 2007 Arab Games

The chess events at the 2007 Pan Arab Games were held from 13 to 21 November at the Olympic Centre in Maadi, a suburb of Cairo, Egypt.[1] Twelve men's teams and nine women's teams competed separately in tournaments conducted at classical time controls (all moves in 90 minutes, plus 30 seconds increment per move).[2] Medals were awarded to the teams scoring the highest number of board points, as well as to individual players with the best performances by percentage score on each board with at least five games played. Medals were also awarded to the best overall performances on any board by percentage score. Bronze medals were awarded for both third and fourth-place individual performances.

Chess
at the 2007 Pan Arab Games
VenueOlympic Centre
LocationMaadi, Egypt
Start date13 November 2007
End date21 November 2007
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The men's teams played a nine-round Swiss-system tournament. Each men's team consisted of six players and matches were contested over four boards. Egypt was the only team to finish the tournament undefeated, conceding only one draw to Algeria and winning the gold medal for the second time in a row with 26 board points.[2] Syria scored 23½ board points to win the silver medal, while Algeria finished with 20½ board points and took bronze.[2]

The women's teams played a round robin. Each women's team consisted of four players and matches were contested over three boards. The Egyptian and Syrian teams tied for first with 17½ board points, but Egypt won the gold medal on superior match points (7½/8 vs. 6½/8 for Syria), having beaten Syria in their direct encounter. Iraq scored 13½ board points to win bronze, while defending gold medallists Algeria, which drew all three medal-winning teams in their direct encounters, scored 13 board points to finish fourth.[3]

Participating nations

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Eight countries sent both men's and women's teams. Lebanon only competed in the women's tournament, while Jordan, Qatar, Sudan, and Tunisia only competed in the men's tournament.

Medal summary

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's team – overall[2]   Egypt (EGY)
Essam El-Gindy
Bassem Amin
Ahmed Adly
Mohamed Ezat
Khaled Abdel Razik
Walaa Sarwat
26   Syria (SYR)
Adel Omearat
Ahmad Hamad
Imad Hakki
Samir Mohamed
Hanni Beitar
Jwan Bakr
23½   Algeria (ALG)
Aimen Rizouk
Adlane Arab
Saad Belouadah
Mohamed Haddouche
Mohamed Amine Ghafoul
Djamel Ferhi
20½
Men's team – Board 1[4] Aimen Rizouk
  Algeria
85.7% Slim Belkhodja
  Tunisia
78.6% Mohammed Al-Modiahki
  Qatar
77.8%
Essam El-Gindy
  Egypt
68.8%
Men's team – Board 2[4][5] Mohammed Al-Sayed
  Qatar
87.5% Zendan Al-Zendani
  Yemen
83.3% Oussama Bouhaddoun
  Morocco
78.6%
Abobker Elarbi
  Libya
83.3%
Men's team – Board 3[4][6] Aziz Ahmad
  Iraq
91.7% Ahmed Adly
  Egypt
81.3%
Imad Hakki
  Syria
91.7% Mokhlis El-Adnani
  Morocco
50.0%
Men's team – Board 4[4][7] Othman Moussa
  United Arab Emirates
83.3% Mohamed Haddouche
  Algeria
78.6% Samir Mohamed
  Syria
77.8%
Ibrahim Chahrani
  Libya
42.9%
Men's team – Board 5[4][5] Bashir Al-Qudaimi
  Yemen
100% Ahmad Samhouri
  Jordan
68.8%
Mohamed Nawfal
  Iraq
100% Adel Mahmoud El-Kamel
  Tunisia
58.3%
Men's team – Board 6[4] Khaled Ben Nasser
  Libya
83.3% Sami Khadar
  Jordan
71.4% Walaa Sarwat
  Egypt
70.0%
Ali Asim Obid
  Sudan
66.7%
Men's team – Performance on any board[4][5] Bashir Al-Qudaimi
  Yemen
100% Aziz Ahmad
  Iraq
91.7%
Mohamed Nawfal
  Iraq
100% Imad Hakki
  Syria
91.7%
Women's team – overall[3]   Egypt (EGY)
Yosra Alaa El Din[a]
Mona Khaled
Faridah Basta Sohair
17½   Syria (SYR)
Dhuha Farha
Sheryn Estif
Nibal Algildah
Afamia Mir Mahmoud
17½   Iraq (IRQ)
Eman Hassane Al-Rufei
Delbak Ibrahim
Jannar Worya Mohammed
Dhuha Muhsin
13½
Women's team – Board 1[6][8] Eman Hassane Al-Rufei
  Iraq
80.0% Hayat Toubal
  Algeria
62.5%
Laila El-Amri
  Morocco
80.0% Danielle Bedrossian Ghattas
  Lebanon
50.0%
Women's team – Board 2[7][8] Amina Mezioud
  Algeria
91.7% Yosra Alaa El Din
  Egypt
81.3% Nora Mohamed Saleh
  United Arab Emirates
80.0%
Sheryn Estif
  Syria
62.5%
Women's team – Board 3[6][8] Nibal Algildah
  Syria
91.7% Khalood El-Fouloud
  Libya
64.3% Mona Khaled
  Egypt
62.5%
Hind Bahji
  Morocco
58.3%
Women's team – Board 4[5][8] Afamia Mir Mahmoud
  Syria
100% Faridah Basta Sohair
  Egypt
75.0% Dhuha Muhsin
  Iraq
60.0%
Nadhmia Abdulsalam
  Yemen
58.3%
Women's team – Performance on any board[8] Afamia Mir Mahmoud
  Syria
100% Amina Mezioud
  Algeria
91.7% Yosra Alaa El Din
  Egypt
81.3%
Nibal Algildah
  Syria
91.7%

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Egypt)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Syria (SYR)43310
2  Iraq (IRQ)4037
3  Egypt (EGY)*2259
4  Algeria (ALG)2226
5  Yemen (YEM)2114
6  Libya (LBA)1214
7  Morocco (MAR)1034
8  Qatar (QAT)1012
  United Arab Emirates (UAE)1012
10  Jordan (JOR)0112
  Tunisia (TUN)0112
12  Lebanon (LIB)0011
  Sudan (SUD)0011
Totals (13 entries)18122454

See also

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The French Wikipedia article on chess in the Pan Arab Games lists all Pan Arab medallists in chess from 1999 to 2011.

Notes

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  1. ^ Dina Al-Naimi was listed as first board for the Egyptian women's team, but she did not play any games.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Chess". 11th Arab Olympic Games, Egypt 2007. Archived from the original on 15 November 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d Bartelski, Wojciech. "11th Pan Arab Games (men): Cairo 2007". OlimpBase. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b Bartelski, Wojciech. "11th Pan Arab Games (women): Cairo 2007". OlimpBase. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Bartelski, Wojciech. "Individual statistics". OlimpBase. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d "الدورة العربية الرياضية للالعاب الـ (11) في القاهرة" (in Arabic). Yemen Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "RÉSULTATS & PERFORMANCES" (in French). Moroccan Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  7. ^ a b "ذهبية وبرونزية حصيلة الشطرنج في الدورة". Al Bayan (in Arabic). 23 November 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  8. ^ a b c d e f Bartelski, Wojciech. "Individual statistics". OlimpBase. Retrieved 5 December 2020.