The Qatar Chess Association, also known as the Qatar Chess Federation, is the governing body for
chess in
Qatar. It is a national member of
FIDE and the
Asian Chess Federation.[1]
History
The Qatar Chess Association was created in 1985. Khalifa Mohammed Al-Hitmi became its general secretary and president in 1989.[2] In 2006, the Qatar Chess Association was represented for the first time at the
Asian Games.[3] It was then led by
Mohammed Al-Modiahki who organized the
Qatar Masters Open in December 2015.[4]