Tuhia he haere tonu mō tēnei wāhanga - I whakatūria te Dubai Chess and Culture Club i te tau 1981. Ko te tari matua o te karapu i tu tuatahi ki Burj Nahar i te rohe o Deira i mua i tana nekehanga tuturu ki tana waahi o naianei i Al Mamzar, Dubai. I hangaia te tari matua o te karapu i te Mei 2, 1999 a i mohiotia whanui ko te karapu chess tino hou me te nui rawa atu i te ao i te wa i oti ai. I whai wāhi nui te karapu ki te whakahaere i te 27 o te Ao Chess Olympiad
, i whakahaerehia e te UAE Chess Federation mai i te Noema 14 ki te Tihema 2 i te Dubai World Trade Center me nga roopu 108 mai i nga whenua 107 e whai waahi ana, ko te wa tuatahi i uru atu te whakauru ki te Olympics ki te kotahi rau. Ko ētahi o ngā kaitākaro i tae atu ki te whakataetae i kī koinei te Ohimipia pai rawa atu i whakaritea. Kua whakahaerehia e te karapu etahi atu huihuinga o te ao penei i te 2014 World Rapid and Blitz Championships, i tae atu ki nga kaitakaro pai katoa o te ao, tae atu ki te toa o te ao a Magnus Carlsen, FIDE Dubai Rapid Grand Prix i te 2002, Asian Cities Championships, Arab Chess Championships me te tau Dubai Open Chess Tournament.