Tribune News Network
Doha
The Qatar Chess Association (QCA) is happy to announce its collaboration with Jestate to hold the 1st edition of "Jestate Youth Chess Festival 2024” at the QCA Training Center in Madinat Khalifa North from February 1-3, 2024.
The three-day Jestate Youth Chess Festival is an initiative geared towards developing the community through sport, and comes as part of company social responsibility. Organized in collaboration with QCA, it is aimed at nurturing and sustaining the interest and passion of young chess enthusiasts in the community.
"We believe the tournament will create a meaningful impact on our young chess players who are also getting a chance to achieving world rating,” stated Jestate.
Welcoming the event, Mohammed Al Mudahka, President of the Qatar Chess Association, said: "We are happy to collaborate with Jestate for the tournament which will provide the youth of chess community the chance to enhance their competitive skills further and also to bring the best of chess minds together. The QCA is sure that the event will receive a huge response from the chess fraternity and fans alike.”
The festival will be played over the weekend for five categories - U8 & U10 Rapid, U12 & U16 Rapid Tournament, and U18 Classical FIDE Rated Tournament. All winners shall be awarded on the final day on Saturday, February 3.
Special trophies and gifts will be awarded to all the winners.