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

Arab Classical Chess Championship

YearCityWinnerWomen's winner
1983TunisSaeed Abdul Razak (Iraq)Maysae Tahtaoui (Syria)
1984DubaiSaeed-Ahmed Saeed (United Arab Emirates)Nadia Mohammad Saleh (United Arab Emirates)
1985CasablancaSaeed Abdul Razak (Iraq)Fermsik Waria Mohammed (Iraq)
1986TunisSlim Bouaziz (Tunisia)Maysae Tahtaoui (Syria)
1987ManamaBassem Afifi (Egypt)Fermsik Waria Mohammed (Iraq)
1988KuwaitHichem Hamdouchi (Morocco)Sohir Basta (Egypt)
1991DubaiSlim Bouaziz (Tunisia)Meriem Abbou (Algeria)
1992DohaFouad El Taher (Egypt)??
1993Oman- - -Meriem Abbou (Algeria)
1993AmmanHichem Hamdouchi (Morocco)- - -
1994JordanMohamad Al-Modiahki (Qatar)Sohir Basta (Egypt)
1995BeirutHichem Hamdouchi (Morocco)??
1996Sana'aEssam Aly Ahmed (Egypt)??
1997IraqMohamad Al-Modiahki (Qatar)??
1998Agadir??Eva Repkova Eid (Lebanon)
1999AdenImad Hakki (Syria)Knarik Mouradian (Lebanon)
2000BeirutMohamad Al-Modiahki (Qatar)Eva Repkova Eid (Lebanon)
2001TunisSlim Belkhodja (Tunisia)Eman Hassane Al Rufei (Iraq)
2002CasablancaMohamad Al-Modiahki (Qatar) [1]Eman Hassane Al Rufei (Iraq)
2003CairoEssam El Gindy (Egypt)Knarik Mouradian (Lebanon)
2004DubaiHichem Hamdouchi (Morocco)Knarik Mouradian (Lebanon)
2005DubaiBassem Amin (Egypt)Eman Hassane Al Rufei (Iraq)
2006DubaiBassem Amin (Egypt)Amina Mezioud (Algeria)
2007Ta'izzBasheer Al Qudaimi (Yemen) [2]Knarik Mouradian (Lebanon) [3]
2008SharjahSalem A.R. Saleh (United Arab Emirates) [4]Mona Khaled (Egypt) [5]
2009TunisEssam El Gindy (Egypt) [6]Zhu Chen (Qatar) [7]
2013Abu DhabiBassem Amin (Egypt)[8]Zhu Chen (Qatar)[9]
2014AmmanSalem A.R. Saleh (United Arab Emirates)Sabrina Latreche (Algeria), Shahenda Wafa (Egypt)
2015[10]AgadirMohamed Ezat (Egypt)Mona Khaled (Egypt)
2016KhartoumMahfoud Oussedik (Algeria)Sabrina Latreche (Algeria)
2017SharjahMohamed Haddouche (Algeria)Amina Mezioud (Algeria)
2018DubaiSalem A.R. Saleh (United Arab Emirates)Shahenda Wafa (Egypt)
2019MostaganemZaibi Amir (Tunisia)Amina Mezioud (Algeria)
2021DubaiBilel Bellahcene (Algeria)[11]Ayah Moaataz (Egypt)[12]
2023KhartoumAhmad Al Khatib (Jordan)[13]Lina Nassr (Algeria)[14]
2025KuwaitAdham Kandil (Egypt)[15]Boshra Alshaeby (Jordan)

Arab Rapid Chess Championship

YearCityWinnerWomen's winner
2009OmanOMAR AL SIYABI (MAR) [16]Zhu Chen ( QAT) [17]
2013Abu DhabiSamy Shoker ( EGY) [18]Mona Khaled ( EGY)[19]
2014AmmanNezad Husein Aziz ( QAT) [20]Zhu Chen ( QAT) [21]
2015AgadirHaddouche Mohamed (ALG) [22]Mona Khaled ( EGY)[23]
2016KhartoumHaddouche Mohamed (ALG) [24]Latreche Sabrina (ALG) [25]
2017SharjahHaddouche Mohamed (ALG) [26]Alattar Ghayda M (JOR) [27]
2018DubaiHamdouchi Hicham (MAR) [28]Wafa Shrook ( EGY) [29]
2019MostaganemHaddouche Mohamed (ALG)[30]Latreche Sabrina (ALG) [31]
2021DubaiBellahcene Bilel (ALG) [32]Boshra Alshaeby (JOR) [33]

Arab Blitz Chess Championship

YearCityWinnerWomen's winner
2009TunisAl Sayed Mohamed ( QAT) [34]Zhu Chen ( QAT) [35]
2013Abu DhabiBassem Amin ( EGY) [36]Zhu Chen ( QAT)[37]
2014AmmanAl-Sayed Mohammed ( QAT) [38]Wafa Shahenda ( EGY)[39]
2015AgadirHaddouche Mohamed (ALG) [40]Wafa Shrook ( EGY)[41]
2016KhartoumNezad Husein Aziz ( QAT)[42]Boshra Alshaeby (JOR)[43]
2017SharjahSalem, A.r. Saleh ( UAE) [44]Boshra Alshaeby ( JOR) [45]
2018DubaiSalem, A.r. Saleh ( UAE) [46]Latreche Sabrina (ALG) [47]
2019MostaganemIssa Rafat ( JOR) [48]Latreche Sabrina (ALG) [49]
2021DubaiSalem A.R. Saleh ( UAE) [50]Mezioud Amina (ALG) [51]

Arab Women's Open Chess Tournament

YearCityWinner
2012TunisSabrina Latreche (Algeria) [52]

Arab Elite Chess Championship

YearCityWinner
2011DubaiSalem A R Saleh ( UAE) [53]
2013DubaiAl-Modiahki Mohamad ( QAT)[54]
2015DubaiAl-Sayed Mohammed ( QAT) [55]

Notes

  1. ^ Mohamad Al-Modhiahki and Hichem Hamdouchi obtained the same number of points ( 7 ) but Al-Modhiahki was declared champion to the advantage of the accumulation (33 points against 32.5)
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