A keen chess player, Al-Fahim represented his country as a youth and is currently president of the UAE Chess Association (not to be confused with the UAE Chess Federation, the official body), and was ranked fifth in the world in his age group at the age of nine.
Later on, chess started to spread across all Emirates and chess clubs were set up in Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Fujairah and Al-Ain.
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