The competitions of Universities Rapid Chess Tournament for the sport season 2024-2025 , organized by the Qatar Collegiate Sports Federation (QCSF) in collaboration with Qatar Chess Association (QCA) from 3rd to 6th of October at the Qatar Foundation ( male students) and Community College arena (female students) were successfully concluded on Sunday.In the male final, Omar Abu Arrous from Qatar University claimed the first place, Mohand El Hussain ( Doha University of Science and Technology) occupied the runner-up place, while the third place went to Mohammed Melath. In the female final, Sara Mozaffari (QU) got better to win the first place, Sananur Kartal from (QU) took the second place and Victoria Honoridez ( UDST) finished in the third place..At the awards ceremony, Dr. Khalid Al-Horr, President of the Community College of Qatar, Mr. Rashid Saeed Adiba, Secretary General of the QCSF, and Hamad Al-Tamimi, Vice President of the Qatar Chess Association, honored the top winners in both categories. Notably, chess, e-sports, cross-country running, and swimming are among the latest tournaments added to the QCSF’s 2024-2025 season calendar. In a post-event statement, Mr. Rashid Saeed Adiba, Secretary General of the QCSF, noted that chess is a sport that will help develop students’ cognitive and mental abilities, aligning with the QCSF’s slogan, “Sport Inspires Education.”

The competitions of Universities Rapid Chess Tournament for the sport season 2024-2025 ,  organized by the Qatar Collegiate Sports Federation (QCSF) on 3rd and 6th of October at  the Qatar Foundation ( male students) and Community College arena (female students) were successfully concluded on Sunday. In the male final, Omar Abu Arrous from Qatar University claimed the first place, Mohand El Hussain ( Doha University of Science and Technology) occupied the runner-up place, while the third place went to  Mohammed Melath. In the female final, Sara Mozaffari  (QU) got better to win the first place, Sananur Kartal from (QU) took the second place and Victoria Honoridez ( UDST) finished in the third place. At the awards ceremony, Dr. Khalid Al-Horr, President of the Community College of Qatar, Mr. Rashid Saeed Adiba, Secretary General of the QCSF, and Hamad Al-Tamimi, Vice President of the Qatar Chess Association, honored the top winners in both categories. Notably, chess, e-sports, cross-country running, and swimming are among the latest tournaments added to the QCSF’s 2024-2025 season calendar. In a post-event statement, Mr. Rashid Saeed Adiba, Secretary General of the QCSF, noted that chess is a sport that will help develop students’ cognitive and mental abilities, aligning with the QCSF’s slogan, “Sport Inspires Education.”

The QCSF met today, October 2, 2024, at Qatar Foundation with representatives of the universities participating in the Universities Chess Championship, which are five participating universities: Qatar University, Community College, Lusail University, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, and Doha University of Science and Technology, which was scheduled to start on Thursday, October 3, 2024, according to the Federation’s calendar, for male students at Qatar Foundation, and Sunday, October 6, 2024, for female students at Community College. Accordingly, the regulations and laws for the championship were discussed, which the Qatar Federation adopted this season for the first time.