# Arab Chess Championship

The Arab Chess Championship is an annual international chess competition organized by the Arab Chess Federation, with 18 member countries. Parallel Men's and Women's competitions have been held in various cities since 1983.

## Winners

| Year | City | Winner | Women's winner |
| 1983 | Tunis | Saeed Abdul Razak (Iraq) | Maysae Tahtaoui (Syria) |
| 1984 | Dubai | Saeed-Ahmed Saeed (United Arab Emirates) | Nadia Mohammad Saleh (United Arab Emirates) |
| 1985 | Casablanca | Saeed Abdul Razak (Iraq) | Fermsik Waria Mohammed (Iraq) |
| 1986 | Tunis | Slim Bouaziz (Tunisia) | Maysae Tahtaoui (Syria) |
| 1987 | Manama | Bassem Afifi (Egypt) | Fermsik Waria Mohammed (Iraq) |
| 1988 | Kuwait | Hichem Hamdouchi (Morocco) | Sohir Basta (Egypt) |
| 1991 | Dubai | Slim Bouaziz (Tunisia) | Meriem Abbou (Algeria) |
| 1992 | Doha | Fouad El Taher (Egypt) | ?? |
| 1993 | Oman | - - - | Meriem Abbou (Algeria) |
| 1993 | Amman | Hichem Hamdouchi (Morocco) | - - - |
| 1994 | Jordan | Mohamad Al-Modiahki (Qatar) | Sohir Basta (Egypt) |
| 1995 | Beirut | Hichem Hamdouchi (Morocco) | ?? |
| 1996 | Sana'a | Essam Aly Ahmed (Egypt) | ?? |
| 1997 | Iraq | Mohamad Al-Modiahki (Qatar) | ?? |
| 1998 | Agadir | ?? | Eva Repkova Eid (Lebanon) |
| 1999 | Aden | Imad Hakki (Syria) | Knarik Mouradian (Lebanon) |
| 2000 | Beirut | Mohamad Al-Modiahki (Qatar) | Eva Repkova Eid (Lebanon) |
| 2001 | Tunis | Slim Belkhodja (Tunisia) | Eman Hassane Al Rufei (Iraq) |
| 2002 | Casablanca | Mohamad Al-Modiahki (Qatar) | Eman Hassane Al Rufei (Iraq) |
| 2003 | Cairo | Essam El Gindy (Egypt) | Knarik Mouradian (Lebanon) |
| 2004 | Dubai | Hichem Hamdouchi (Morocco) | Knarik Mouradian (Lebanon) |
| 2005 | Dubai | Bassem Amin (Egypt) | Eman Hassane Al Rufei (Iraq) |
| 2006 | Dubai | Bassem Amin (Egypt) | Amina Mezioud (Algeria) |
| 2007 | Ta'izz | Basheer Al Qudaimi (Yemen) | Knarik Mouradian (Lebanon) |
| 2008 | Sharjah | Salem A.R. Saleh (UAE) | Mona Khaled (Egypt) |
| 2009 | Tunis | Essam El Gindy (Egypt) | Zhu Chen (Qatar) |
| 2013 | Abu Dhabi | Bassem Amin (Egypt) | Zhu Chen (Qatar) |
| 2014 | Amman | Salem A.R. Saleh (UAE) | Sabrina Latreche (Algeria), Shahenda Wafa (Egypt) |
| 2015 | Agadir | Mohamed Ezat (Egypt) | Mona Khaled (Egypt) |
| 2016 | Khartoum | Mahfoud Oussedik (Algeria) | Sabrina Latreche (Algeria) |
| 2017 | Sharjah | Mohamed Haddouche (Algeria) | Amina Mezioud (Algeria) |
| 2018 | Dubai | Salem A.R. Saleh (UAE) | Shahenda Wafa (Egypt) |
| 2019 | Mostaganem | Zaibi Amir (Tunisia) | Amina Mezioud (Algeria) |
| 2021 | Dubai | Bilel Bellahcene (Algeria) | Ayah Moaataz (Egypt) |
| 2023 | Khartoum | Ahmad Al Khatib (Jordan) | Lina Nassr (Algeria) |

### Arab Rapid Chess Championship

| Year | City | Winner | Women's winner |
| 2009 | Oman | OMAR AL SIYABI (MAR) | Zhu Chen ( QAT) |
| 2013 | Abu Dhabi | Samy Shoker ( EGY) | Mona Khaled ( EGY) |
| 2014 | Amman | Nezad Husein Aziz ( QAT) | Zhu Chen ( QAT) |
| 2015 | Agadir | Haddouche Mohamed (ALG) | Mona Khaled ( EGY) |
| 2016 | Khartoum | Haddouche Mohamed (ALG) | Latreche Sabrina (ALG) |
| 2017 | Sharjah | Haddouche Mohamed (ALG) | Alattar Ghayda M (JOR) |
| 2018 | Dubai | Hamdouchi Hicham (MAR) | Wafa Shrook ( EGY) |
| 2019 | Mostaganem | Haddouche Mohamed (ALG) | Latreche Sabrina (ALG) |
| 2021 | Dubai | Bellahcene Bilel (ALG) | Boshra Alshaeby (JOR) |

### Arab Blitz Chess Championship

| Year | City | Winner | Women's winner |
| 2009 | Tunis | Al Sayed Mohamed ( QAT) | Zhu Chen ( QAT) |
| 2013 | Abu Dhabi | Bassem Amin ( EGY) | Zhu Chen ( QAT) |
| 2014 | Amman | Al-Sayed Mohammed ( QAT) | Wafa Shahenda ( EGY) |
| 2015 | Agadir | Haddouche Mohamed (ALG) | Wafa Shrook ( EGY) |
| 2016 | Khartoum | Nezad Husein Aziz ( QAT) | Boshra Alshaeby (JOR) |
| 2017 | Sharjah | Salem, A.r. Saleh ( UAE) | Boshra Alshaeby ( JOR) |
| 2018 | Dubai | Salem, A.r. Saleh ( UAE) | Latreche Sabrina (ALG) |
| 2019 | Mostaganem | Issa Rafat ( JOR) | Latreche Sabrina (ALG) |
| 2021 | Dubai | Salem A.R. Saleh ( UAE) | Mezioud Amina (ALG) |

### Arab Women's Open Chess Tournament

| Year | City | Winner |
| 2012 | Tunis | Sabrina Latreche (Algeria) |

### Arab Elite Chess Championship

| Year | City | Winner |
| 2011 | Dubai | Salem A R Saleh ( UAE) |
| 2013 | Dubai | Al-Modiahki Mohamad ( QAT) |
| 2015 | Dubai | Al-Sayed Mohammed ( QAT) |

## Related pages

* Arab Chess Federation