About Me

Who I am: (a small biography about me)

My name is Khaled and I am 24 years old. I began to play chess professionally at my second year of university (AUK). The first tournament I joined was the AUK-chess tournament. I lost badly! At that time, My ELO was around 600. I was a beginner. Mohamed Muneer, another kuwaiti chess fan won that tournament. Making him the AUK chess-champ 3 times in a row!

My first WIN:

I promised myself to win next year. I bought my first Chessmaster 10th edition from Hawaly. I trained hard in openings, strategy and tactics. Than next year, on the 1st round, I played against Hashem Hussain. I blundered my queen for two knights and a bishop!!! We continued to play and he fell into a trap, i ended up with two extra pieces in the endgame. I won easily. The final round was against MOHAMED MUNNER! MY RIVAL!!! As I said before, he won the AUK chess-championship 3 times in a row! To be honest, i was a bit scared. I knew I got better. But playing a tournament game is different from playing a freindly game. The opening part was bad for me! Mohamed had two central pawns while I had a really bad position. He controled the board. I quickly got desperate, and started to launch an attack. Lucky for me, Mohamed blundered. Instead of moving his queen to safety, he decided to attack my queen with a pawn. He lost that pawn and i ended up winning his queen. He resigned and I won my first championship! The trophy now sits in my room.

Sharg tournaments:

I have participated in the sharg tournament 2 years in a row. It’s an amazing experience. Any chess-lover in kuwait has to play in this tournament. It it usually in February or March. There are 9 rounds total. The time control is 90min + 30 sec per move.

FIDE Ranked Kuwaities:

There are currently 3 rated Kuwaiti Players. Bader Al Hajeri, Faisal Al Hamlan, and Taher Al Khateeb. Bader Al Hajeri has an ELO of over 2100 making him the strongest kuwaiti player. [I almost beat him in a blitz game :) ]

Other Chess- Friends:

Omran & Ali Moussawi, Nasser & Abdullah Maqseed, Hashem Hussain, Emmanuel Ygpuara, Basir Cosain, Bomer Bocobo, Reda Mohamed, Mohamed Qabazrd, Mohamed Muneer, Bader Khaldi, Amer AlAmer,  Bader Hajeri, Taher Khateeb, Abdulsalam Dakheel, Khalaf alAzmi, Waleed alAwadhi, Adel Amiri, Read Alahmadieh, Abdulmohsin Almishary, Lyon, Nooraldeen Mohamed, Francs Pellobelo, Mohamed Al Ansari, Husain and Bader Al Mutari, Nasser Al Dehaini and many more.  All these people love chess like i do, maybe even more.

Final Comment:

I hope this site will continue to grow. I hope to bring information to everybody here who needs it. And i pray that Chess will be a recognized sport throughout kuwait. Thank you for reading. Be well citizens of kuwait.

Playchess ID = kuwaitchess

email = kuwaitchess@gmail.com

Responses

  1. more power dude! i know you well be the most respected opinion when regards to kuwaite chess in the years to come.

  2. good luck

  3. when’s the tournament? and where can I get enrolled in it? thanks

  4. Thanks a lot for included my name as one of your friend in the field of this legendary chess games. I think just a persistence willingness to win this fascinating chess game
    makes a everybody feel proud of himself.

    I am an avid fans also of this royal games in the past,I hope, we will meet again on the next tournament.. Awaiting
    soon………….Bomer Bocobo…….Kuwait Air Force

  5. khaled…goodluck to your chess career hope we can play chess in person..

  6. Thank you very much Joelex! I too hope to meet you soon. Thanks again my friend

  7. good luck my friend it is a nice story speclly when mohammed almunnir mentioned lol.
    Hope to u promote in chess and beat me once :P

  8. Hello Khalid, how are you? your trophy is nice and story too

  9. Hello Asfand :) Nice to hear from you! I’m doing good and thank you for your compliment :)

  10. i am new for Kuwait and if i want to join the tournament what is the qualification need? how i get the tournament calender

  11. Khalid…You can do it.

  12. wish u all the best =D

  13. Thank you :)

  14. Thanks for your nice comments on my blog, and you are so good in English :)

    Wish you all the best!

  15. Dear Khaled , that is my pleasure to communicate with some body like u , my name is mahmoud elshikh author of dontgofar blog, 150 story …. helping u at chacing the universe
    thanks for visiting ,every day there is a new story
    so dont go far
    http://www.dontgofar.blogspot.com

  16. thanks for your comment in my blog…please visit too. to http://adekunya.wordpress.com :) :) :)

  17. Hi Khaled,

    I want a good chess coach for my 9 year old son. He is a beginner, but plays well compared to most kids of his age. If you can refer a good coach to me.

    My phone no. is 99153106, maild id: snehaljshah@yahoo.co.in

    Thanks.

  18. Hi Shah,

    I’m not sure you can find a teacher in Kuwait. But to make sure, you can contact the secratary of the KCF to see if anybody is offering. His name is Sami Ayoub and his # is 66661949.

  19. Also I think most people in Kuwait are self taught. Personally, I used the chess program “Chessmaster 10″ to improve my abilities.

  20. i like to join in the kwt tournements
    but i havent news about it
    i have 14 years old and my name is ahmad
    i like 2 know if any tournement is open in kwt
    tnx buddy

  21. Hello Ahmad, Of course you are welcome to join any tournament available.

    The moment we have a tournament, I post them immediately on the site.

    Check back often for updates.

    • could you advise me where can i buy the timmer for chess

  22. TnX mr.khaled
    you help me 2 much..
    C U in the tournament :D

  23. Dear Khaled..
    can u post the tournament news on my email plz..??
    maybe i well forget about visit this site
    becuase i check my email every day ….
    My Email :: ahmad_Almogrem@yahoo.com
    thanks khaled :)

  24. Ok. But I forget things too ^_^

  25. HeHe…
    No problem if u forget.. :D

  26. Dear Khaled…
    What is your Real ELO in chess..??

  27. Hi Ahmad,
    My real ELO = 2649
    I’m just one point away from becoming a Super GM ^_^ loolz

  28. lol khaled..
    you also can win Magnus Carlsen ^_^.
    C U..


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