CHESS CAMP at Palma Beach Resort in Umm Al Quwain

The Expat Chess Club (ECC) under the auspices of UAE Chess Federation will conduct a FREE Chess Clinic, an Introduction to Chess for beginners and FREE Orientation regarding some changes in FIDE Chess Tournament Rules for the benefits of all chess enthusiast. The event is set to kick-off on February 27, 2009, Friday, from 2:00 - 6:00 P.M. at Palma Beach Resort in Umm Al Quwain.

One of the highlight in this chess camp is the exhibition match of Filipina chess players Anita Valerio (13), her sister Carissa Joy Valerio (11) from Sharjah against Jordanian chess players Saed Alaghbar (13) and his sister Sabina Alaghbar (9) of Umm Al Quwain. They will showcase their talent in chess in an exciting two on two scheveningen system on the Giant Chess Board.

Another exciting features in this event is the simultaneous chess exhibition game of Axel Valerio (14 years old) against 20 chess players. Axel, a Filipino chess prodigy from Sharjah started playing chess at the age of 6 years old. He gained his FIDE Rating at the age of 11 and presently holding a "Champion" title of two prestigious event in United Arab Emirates; The UAE U-14 Open Individual Chess Tournament held in Sharjah and the annual Abu Dhabi Chess Festival Open Individual Chess Tournament (U-16 Category) held last year in Abu Dhabi.

The objective of this event is to promote the game of chess to all expatriate, likewise enhance the skill of expat chess players residing in Umm Al Quwain.

For further details, please contact the organizer @ 050-8618734 or e-mail at info.expatchess@gmail.com