All you need to know about the 30th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival

The Master Champion at the 30th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival walks away with USD 30,000!

Love mind games? Then you don’t want to miss all the action taking place at the 30th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival.

The event, organised by the Abu Dhabi Chess & Mind Games group and @ad_chess_club and supported by the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, will gather global chess players to compete in the emirate until 25 August.

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The 30th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival is expecting over 2,200 players from more than 80 countries to compete across 27 events.

And the prize is pretty massive too! The Master Champion will walk away with USD 30,000, or AED 110189. That’s a hefty sum and some pretty high stakes.

A favourite on the Abu Dhabi sports calendar, you don’t want to miss out on catching some of the most brilliant minds. And check out all the sporting events coming up in the capital as well.

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