The Qatar Chess Association, also known as the Qatar Chess Federation, is the governing body for

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in Qatar. It is a national member of FIDE and the Asian Chess Federation.

History

The Qatar Chess Association was created in 1985. Khalifa Mohammed Al-Hitmi became its general secretary and president in 1989. In 2006, the Qatar Chess Association was represented for the first time at the Chess at the 2006 Asian Games, Asian Games. It was then led by Mohammed Al-Modiahki who organized the Qatar Masters Open in December 2015.

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* National members of the Asian Chess Federation Chess in Qatar 1975 in chess Sports organizations established in 1975 1975 establishments in Qatar Sports governing bodies in Qatar {{Chess-org-stub