Qatar’s Jo Shen wins gold at Arab Women’s Rapid Chess Championship in Kuwait

Kuwait: Qatar s national player Jo Shen won the gold medal in the Women s Rapid Chess event at the ongoing Arab Chess Championship, hosted in Kuwait u...

Kuwait: Qatar's national player Jo Shen won the gold medal in the Women's Rapid Chess event at the ongoing Arab Chess Championship, hosted in Kuwait until November 25. The tournament features 87 players from 18 Arab countries, under the supervision of the Arab Chess Federation.

Jo Shen claimed first place in the overall standings of the rapid event after securing a perfect 9 points from 9 rounds, ahead of Jordan's Ruba Al Qudah, who finished second with 7 points, while Algeria's Lina Nasr came third with 6.5 points, earning the bronze medal. Lebanon's Nadia Fawaz ranked fourth with 5.5 points, equal to Jordan's Boshra Alshaeby, but edged her on tiebreaks, followed by Palestine's Iman.

Qatar's Ghada Al Khalifi finished in 16th place with 2 points.

Jo Shen had previously won double gold in the women's rapid and blitz events at the Arab Games held in Algeria in July 2023, topping the standings with 7 points.

In the remaining results for Qatar's players, International Master Hussein Aziz finished 16th in the rapid event with 4.5 points, the same tally as Hamad Al Kuwari, who ranked 19th, trailing on tiebreaks.