Tournament information
- Dates
- Aug 15, 2026 to Aug 24, 2026
- Location
- Radisson Blu Hotel & Resort, Abu Dhabi Corniche, United Arab Emirates
- Time control
- mixed
- Organizer
- TBA
- Source
- Chess-Results
- Contact
- TBA
Overview
32nd Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival 2026
Radisson Blu Hotel & Resort, Abu Dhabi Corniche, United Arab Emiratesmixed
Event details will be published by the organizer.
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The 32nd Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival runs from 15 to 24 August 2026 at the Radisson Blu Hotel & Resort on the Abu Dhabi Corniche, with Open A and Blitz sections.
Format
- System
- Swiss-System
- Rounds
- 9
- Time Control Category
- mixed
- Time Control Detail
- 90mins + 30secs increment
- Chess Results Time Control Label
- Standard
- Rating Calculation
- Rating international
- Rating Type
- mixed
- Fide Rated
- Yes
- National Rated
- Yes
- Unrated
- No
- Sections
- 32nd Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival - Open A; 32nd Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival - Open B; Open A; Blitz Open
- Fide Event Id
- 485979
- Companion Titles
- 32nd Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival - Open A; 32nd Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival - Blitz Open
Registration
- Status
- unknown
- Notes
- Chess-Results base detail reviewed; full public registration/entry terms remain queued for organizer-source enrichment.
Logistics
- Venue
- Radisson Blu Hotel & Resort, Abu Dhabi Corniche
- City
- Abu Dhabi
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Federation Code
- UAE
- Organizer
- Abu Dhabi Chess Club & Mind Games
- Tournament Director
- IA/IO Zuhair Ahmad 7600631
- Chief Arbiter
- IA Saeed Alkhoori 9304371
- Latitude
- 24.4538352
- Longitude
- 54.3774014
- Coordinates
- 54.3774014; 24.4538352
- Coordinate Source
- nominatim
Schedule
- Round 1
- Date: 2026-08-15 | End Date: 2026-08-24 | Rounds: 9 | Notes: Chess-Results tournament date and round count captured from public detail metadata.
- Open A
- Date: 2026-08-15 | End Date: 2026-08-24 | Label: Open A
- Blitz Open
- Date: 2026-08-20 | End Date: 2026-08-20 | Label: Blitz Open
Prizes
- Status
- queued
- Notes
- Complete prize categories were not copied; deeper organizer-source prize review is queued.
Player field
- Rating Average
- 9
- Sections
- Masters , Open A , Open B , Juniors U16 Open Blitz , Juniors U16 Blitz , Academy , Masters Online Tournament , Chess960 Seniors 50+ , Corporate , Homeland Protectors , People of Determination Community Teams , Family Teams Schools Tournament U07-Boys , U07-Girls , U09-Boys , U09-Girls , U11-Boys , U11-Girls , U13-Boys , U13-Girls , U15-Boys , U15-Girls , U17-Boys , U17-Girls Checkers , Domino
- Notes
- Only aggregate rating/age and section labels captured when exposed; no full player list copied.
Past editions
- Edition 1
- Status: queued | Note: Prior edition/result aggregate context was not extracted during the 20-family hourly target pass. | Suggested Source: https://chess-results.com/tnr1448647.aspx?lan=1
Other facts
- Chess-Results tournament id
- 1448647
- FIDE event id
- 485979
- organizer
- Abu Dhabi Chess Club & Mind Games
- tournament director
- IA/IO Zuhair Ahmad 7600631
- chief arbiter
- IA Saeed Alkhoori 9304371
- Chess-Results last update
- 06.07.2026 07:33:07
- companion section
- Chess-Results companion 1448648