Clubs with FIDE-rated play 8

Most rated chess in the area is played at or by these clubs. The Dubai Chess & Culture Club plays rated classical, rapid and blitz in its Al Mamzar hall, and the Sharjah Cultural & Chess Club does the same, including its long SCA series. The Chess & Culture Club for Sharjah Women organised a classical tournament at the Sharjah club, and the Ajman club ran a children’s tournament at the Ajman Youth X-Hub.

Grandmasters Chess Club holds FIDE-rated blitz, Lex Chess Club has played tournaments at a café in Al Quoz, and MIRA Chess Club has a rated section from July 2026. Al Thiqah Club for Disabled in Sharjah numbers its Ramadan championships, the fourth dated March 2025. Each entry gives the newest dated event found.