{"id":2708,"date":"2025-09-09T07:06:36","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T07:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qatarchess.techlab-staging.solutions\/about-qca\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T11:47:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T11:47:59","slug":"about-qca","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/qatarchess.qa\/en\/about-qca\/","title":{"rendered":"About QCA"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2708\" class=\"elementor elementor-2708 elementor-50\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b8d0c0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9b8d0c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-659a3ec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"659a3ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12d22ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"12d22ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who We Are<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb119fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb119fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Brief History of Qatar Chess Association <\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03fc5cc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03fc5cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Qatar Chess Association (QCA) was established in 1985 under the presidency of His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalid Al Thani, following a decree from His Highness, the President of the Supreme Council for Youth Welfare. That same year, it joined the International Chess Federation (FIDE), marking its official entry into the global chess community. <\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeb1f99 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aeb1f99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In 1988, Mr. Khalifa Mohammed Al-Hitmi was appointed president by royal decree, followed by Mr. Mohammed Ahmed Al-Mudahka, who was elected in 2018 during the association\u2019s General Assembly meeting. \n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cf26aa e-con-full chess-cont e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9cf26aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c52781d 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