- On 26 December 2017, Saudi Arabia hosted a world chess tournament for the first time at the APEX convention centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- The tournament is called the king Salman world Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship.
- It has a round 400 international players. 16 players are participating from Saudi Arabia.
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