♟️ Chess in the UAE

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All ages · All ages; youth development pathways · Boys & girls

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Sat-Fri 5-11 pm

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All ages · Kids to adults · Boys & girls

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3 pm - 9 pm

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All ages · Children (junior categories) and adults · Boys & girls

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All ages · Boys & girls

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All ages · Kids to adults · Boys & girls

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From 5 pm

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Kids & teens · School-age children · Boys & girls

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Courses AED 500-999; memberships AED 300-2,999 (Property Finder)

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All ages · Children and adults, beginners to tournament players · Boys & girls

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Tue-Fri 10 am-7 pm; Sat-Sun 8 am-5 pm

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All ages · School-age kids, teens and adults · Boys & girls

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Trains at their own venue

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Founder and head coach of Outplay Chess Academy; American (USCF) National Master since 2016; peak FIDE rating 2103 and peak USCF rating 2301

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All ages · All ages and levels · Boys & girls

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Sun 2 pm; Wed 6 pm; Sat 11 am (RSVP required, max 10 players)

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Dubai National School after-school academy was AED 1,000 per 40-hour course (older listing); club course fees on request

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All ages · Children from 6 years (groups 6-10 and 11-15) and adults · Boys & girls

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Mon-Sun 10 am-1 pm and 5-9 pm (Property Finder)

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Free (buy something at the cafe)

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Teens & adults · Adults and older teens · Men & women

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Every Wed 7-9 pm

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All ages · Boys & girls

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Trains at their own venue

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FIDE Master, FIDE School Instructor, National Arbiter; FIDE ratings above 2000 in classical, rapid and blitz

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All ages · Boys & girls

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Opens 11 am

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All ages · From 3.5 years to adults · Boys & girls

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In-person and online classes; schedule on request

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CrossFit: AED 1,800 / month, AED 4,700 / 3 months, AED 15,800 / year

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All ages · Kids, teens and adults · Men & women

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Daily 5:30 am - 10 pm

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Kids & teens · Young children (Young Star programme) to teens · Boys & girls

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Mon-Fri 12-8 pm; Sat-Sun 10 am-8 pm (Property Finder)

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Trial group lesson AED 150-250; group lesson AED 200-300; 4-class package AED 700-1,000; private lesson from AED 350-400

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All ages · Children and adults · Boys & girls

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Daily 9 am-9 pm; schedules arranged per group

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All ages · Kids to adults · Boys & girls

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From 4:30 pm

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All ages · Girls and women · Girls

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All ages · Children and adults · Boys & girls

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Kids & teens · 4 to 18 years · Boys & girls

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Mon-Thu 10 am-7 pm; Fri 10 am-6 pm; Sat-Sun 10 am-5 pm (Property Finder)

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All ages · Juniors and adults · Boys & girls

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Trains at their own venue

🏅Experience

FIDE Trainer; head coach of Abu Dhabi Chess & Mind Games Club since 2012, building its programme from a three-month assignment into an internationally recognised academy; coached IM and world youth champion Rouda Essa Alserkal; UAE Golden Visa holder

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All ages · Girls and women · Women

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From 7:30 am