Emirati Chess Championship Explained

The Emirati Chess Championship is organized by the United Arab Emirates Chess Federation. It is one of the major national chess competitions of the United Arab Emirates held at standard time controls, the other being the UAE President's Cup,^[1] which has been held annually since 1994.^[2]

Winners since 2001

Year	Champion
2001	Taleb Moussa^[3]
2002	Nabil Saleh^[4]
2003	Taleb Moussa^[5]
2005	Othman Moussa^[6]
2007	^[7]
2008	Salem Saleh^[8]
2011	Salem Saleh^[9]
2012	Salem Saleh^[10]
2015	Saeed Ishaq^[11]
2016	Saeed Ishaq^[12]
2017	Salem Saleh

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dubai’s Saeed Ishaq rules UAE President’s Cup chess championship . . 22 November 2015 . 25 January 2017.
2. Web site: Nayar . K. R. . President Cup chess competition to commence from Thursday . . 16 January 2007 . 25 January 2017.
3. Web site: Moussa wins national chess championship crown . . 1 July 2001 . 25 January 2017.
4. Book: United Arab Emirates Yearbook 2002 . https://www.uaeinteract.com/uaeint_misc/pdf_2003/English/Sports_&_Leisure.pdf . PDF . Sport and Leisure . 298 . Trident Press . 2002 . 25 January 2017.
5. Web site: Moussa wins national chess championship . . 11 July 2003 . 25 January 2017.
6. Web site: Tournament report October 2005: UAE National Men Champ. . FIDE chess ratings . 25 January 2017.
7. Web site: UAE Individual Chess CH.2007 . Chess-Tournament-Results-Server . 11 July 2007 . 25 January 2017.
8. Web site: UAE Chess Championship 2008 . Chess-Tournament-Results-Server . 9 July 2008 . 25 January 2017.
9. Web site: U.A.E Chess Championship 2011 Men . Chess-Tournament-Results-Server . 25 July 2011 . 25 January 2017.
10. Web site: UAE Chess (Ch) 2012 23 - 30 March 2012 . Chess-Tournament-Results-Server . 30 March 2012 . 25 January 2017.
11. Web site: Dubai’s Saeed Ishaq crowned UAE chess champion 2015 . . 14 September 2015 . 25 January 2017.
12. Web site: Dubai’s Saeed Ishaq defends UAE national chess title . . 10 October 2016 . 25 January 2017.