GM Ehsan Ghaem Maghami of Iran and IM Ilgar Bajarani of Azarbaijan won the Rapid and Blitz open tournaments of the 2nd December UAE National Day celebations in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. The tournaments are part of the Chess in Society program of the Al Ain Chess Club.

Ghaem Maghami scored 7.5 points in the 9-round Swiss to win the top prize in the AED15,000 Rapid Chess tournament. Bajarani scored 8 points out of 9 rounds in the AED15,000 blitz tournament.