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IM Fahad beats his Syrians rival

Chess 2026-08-20, 11:17pm

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Dhaka, 20 Aug- International Master (IM) Mohammad Fahad Rahman  defeated Syria's FIDE Master Mazen Fandi in the fifth round of the Masters  event of the 32nd Abu Dhabi International Cshes Festival which is now being  held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

The fifth-round games were held on Wednesday last with IM Fahad played with  the black pieces, employed the Sicilian Defense and won the game against FM 

Mazen at twenty five moves. IM Fahad has scored 2.5 points from five games. Fahad will face FIDE Master Arvin Rasti of Sweden in the sixth round  scheduled for Friday.BSS