The team defeats New Zealand and leads the Arab teams in the Asian Chess Cup.
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Today, the men's chess team achieved a victory over its New Zealand counterpart with a score of 3.5-0.5, as part of the sixth round of the Asian Nations Cup for Classical Chess Teams, held in the capital of the Emirates, Abu Dhabi.
Victory came from players Aram Adam, Talal Al-Zam and Mazen Pandi, who decided the matches in their favor, while Rudy Bacher's showdown at the third table ended in a draw against his opponent, John Stark.
The team increased its score to 7 points, in seventh place in the overall ranking of the tournament, at the top of the list of participating Arab teams.