| Chess at the 2011 Pan Arab Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Aspire Zone |
| Location | Doha, Qatar |
| Dates | 10–22 December |
At the 2011 Pan Arab Games, the chess events were held at Aspire Zone in Doha, Qatar, from 10 to 22 December. A total of 6 events were contested. [1]
| Chess at the 2011 Pan Arab Games | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Venue | Aspire Zone |
| Location | Doha, Qatar |
| Dates | 10–22 December |
At the 2011 Pan Arab Games, the chess events were held at Aspire Zone in Doha, Qatar, from 10 to 22 December. A total of 6 events were contested. [1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rapid Individual |  Mohamed Haddouche (ALG) |  Bassem Amin (EGY) |  Saleh Salem (UAE) |
| Blitz Individual |  Mohamad Al-Modiahki (QAT) | Ahmed Adly (EGY) | Mohammed Al-Sayed (QAT) |
| Classical Team | Egypt (EGY) Ahmed Adly Bassem Amin Ibrahim Labib Kareim Wageih Mohamed Ezat | Qatar (QAT) Ghanem Al-Sulaiti Hamad Al-Tamimi Husein Nezad Mohamad Al-Modiahki Mohammed Al-Sayed |  Morocco (MAR)Abdelaziz Onkoud Ismael Karim Mohamed Tissir Rachid Hifad Sebbar Ali |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rapid Individual | Zhu Chen (QAT) | Khaled Mona (EGY) |  Natalie Fuad (JOR) |
| Blitz Individual | Zhu Chen (QAT) |  Iman Al-Rufaye (IRQ) | Laila Elamri (MAR) |
| Classical Team | Algeria (ALG) Amina Mezioud Amira Hamza Khadidja Latreche Sabrina Latreche Zineb Dina Abdi | Jordan (JOR) Alshaeby Boshra Ghayda Alattar Lougain Dahdal Natalie Fuad Razan Al Shaeby | Egypt (EGY) Alaa El Din Yosra Ayah Moaataz Eman Elansary Khaled Mona Shrook Wafa |
* Host nation (Qatar)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar* | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Algeria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Egypt | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Jordan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Iraq | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Morocco | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
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