Federal Professor Maher Ayyad and the player Najla Abdul Rahman (the players of the Bahraini Chess team) will participate in the West Asia Chess Championship and qualified to the World Cup, which is hosted by the Erbil Governorate in Iraq from 7 to 16 April, and with the participation of 12 countries, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, the Sultanate of Oman, Jordan, Lebanon, Yemen, Palestine, Iran and Iraq, in an event The most prominent regionally at the chess level.
In this context, Mrs. Fatima Mahmoud Derry, Financial Secretary of the Bahrain Chess Federation, expressed that such posts allow the players of the Kingdom of Bahrain to enhance their competitive experiences through contact with the heroes of the game at the Arab and Asian levels, stressing the importance of this sporting event in enhancing cultural and sports cooperation between West Asian countries.