Battle of the Brains: UOWD hosts intra-university chess tournament

Battle of the Brains: UOWD hosts intra-university chess tournament

Wednesday, 23 September, 2009

Student Services organized an intra-university chess tournament to determine who had the best brains at UOWD. 18 students participated in the event. Orif Sabirov, the runner up last year, won the title by defeating M. Shaher in a tense final. The semi finals saw Orif beat Hans and M. Shaher beat Nakul. The winner was awarded a gift voucher for AED 200 while the runner up received an AED 100 gift voucher.

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