DAMASCUS, Palestine won six medals in the Arab Chess Championship for the age groups held in Syria.

The competitions, organized by the Syrian Chess Federation and supervised by the Arab Chess Federation, were attended by 22 Palestinian players from the West Bank, Gaza Strip and the diaspora.

The player, Randa Sedar, was crowned with the gold medal in the women’s 10-year-old category, two rounds before the end of the game, in addition to obtaining the Woman Candidate Master (WCM) title.

The player Iman Suwan kept the gold medal in the women under16 years old category for the second time in a row and two rounds before the end of the game.

Taqwa Hammouri also won a gold medal in fast chess for the women’s category and a bronze in the women’s 18 years category, while Mohammad Sedar won the silver in the 14 years men’s category, and Raseel Sedar won a bronze medal in the women’s 6 years category.

Source: Palestine News & Info Agency