Top players from around the world will feature when the Abu Dhabi Chess Festival returns for its 29th edition in August, the Emirates News Agency has reported.
The festival’s organizing committee has begun preparations for the annual event, according to Hussain Abdullah Al Koury, chairman of the board of directors of the Abu Dhabi Chess Club & Mind Games.
More than 600 players are expected to attend, the largest number of participants in the festival’s history.