Boulevard Riyadh City hosts chess competition

Chess competition kicks off Friday at Boulevard Riyadh City. (GEA)

• More than 100 players from various Arab countries participating

RIYADH: More than 100 chess players from Arab countries will be playing in a competition organized by the General Entertainment Authority, in coordination with the Saudi Chess Federation, which lasts for two days and starts on Friday at the Boulevard Riyadh City arena.
The competition will adopt the Swiss system, and participants will compete in nine rounds.
The winning prize is SR300,000 ($80,000), with second place receiving SR200,000, and third SR100,000. There are additional prizes down to 10th place, said the GEA.
There will be 11 grandmasters and one woman grandmaster participating in the event — the highest level a chess player can achieve — along with several from both sexes who are currently ranked as international or federal masters.