The Emirati Chess Championship is organized by the United Arab Emirates Chess Federation. It is one of the major national chess competitions of the United Arab Emirates held at standard time controls, the other being the UAE President's Cup, [1] which has been held annually since 1994. [2]
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Taleb Moussa [3] |
| 2002 | Nabil Saleh [4] |
| 2003 | Taleb Moussa [5] |
| 2005 | Othman Moussa [6] |
| 2007 | Abdullah Hassan [7] |
| 2008 | Salem Saleh [8] |
| 2011 | Salem Saleh [9] |
| 2012 | Salem Saleh [10] |
| 2015 | Saeed Ishaq [11] |
| 2016 | Saeed Ishaq [12] |
| 2017 | Salem Saleh |
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