Assiut University participated in the Arab Open chess tournament, which included a large group of Egyptian and Arab universities under the slogan " One nation," was held at the University of Menoufia, and was attended by a delegation of students, under the auspices of Prof. Dr. Mohammed Abdel Samie, president of Assiut University, and Prof. Dr. Adel Ryan, Vice President for Education and Student Affairs , who stated that the tournament witnessed a distinction (among the students of the eight participating universities) on the level of commitment, and performance. Dr. Adel added that the university got the second and fourth places.