The Asian Junior Chess Championship is an annual chess tournament open to players in Asia and Oceania ( FIDE Zones 3.1 to 3.7) who are under 20 years of age. The tournament has been held annually since 1977 with occasional interruptions. Since 1985, a separate Asian championship for girls has also been organized. [1] Since at least 1996, the two championships have always been held concurrently. [2]
Competition
The championships are organized by national federations affiliated with the Asian Chess Federation. They are open to chess players who are under 20 years of age as of 1 January of the year in which the championship is held. [3] The championships are organized as a round-robin or a Swiss-system tournament depending on the number of participants. Since 2006, the open championship has been a nine-round Swiss. [4]
The winners of the open and girls' championships earn the right to participate in the next year's World Junior Chess Championships. [5] In the open championship, the top three players after tiebreaks all earn the International Master title, while the first-placed player additionally earns a norm towards the Grandmaster title. In the girls' championship, the top three players after tiebreaks all earn the Woman International Master title, while the first-placed player additionally earns a norm towards the Woman Grandmaster title. [6]
Results
Open championship
Results are taken from Olimpbase [4] unless otherwise indicated.
Girls' championship
Results between 1988 and 1996 are incomplete. Later results are taken from Olimpbase [14] unless otherwise indicated.
Notes
See also
- African Junior Chess Championship
- Pan American Junior Chess Championship
- European Junior Chess Championship
- European Youth Chess Championship
References
- ^ "Press Release". The Chess Drum. Botswana Chess Federation. 11 December 2002. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Suelo finishes 18th in Asian juniors". Manila Standard. 27 August 1996. p. 16.
- ^ "Asian Junior (Open & Girls) Chess Championships 2019" (PDF). Indonesian Chess Federation. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ a b Bartelski, Wojciech. "Asian Junior Chess Championship". OlimpBase. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "FIDE World Junior Under-20 Championships". FIDE Handbook. FIDE. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Table for Direct Titles effective from 1 July 2017". FIDE Handbook. FIDE. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Ruben Muljadi Gunawan (1968-2005)". IndonesiaBase. 17 April 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ Rogers, Ian (1 February 1988). "Sydney boy is youngest International Master". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 6.
- ^ Nandanan, Hari Hara (26 February 1991). "Sheng bags silver". The Indian Express. Madras. p. 16.
- ^ "Chess". Manila Standard. 3 October 1991. p. 23.
- ^ "Sankar Roy fifth". The Indian Express. Madras. 15 September 1992. p. 15.
- ^ "Khai emerges champ". The Indian Express. Madras. 13 September 1993. p. 15.
- ^ "ДАРМЕН САДВАКАСОВ" (in Russian). Chess Federation of Russia. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "Asian Junior Chess Championship — girls". OlimpBase. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ Long, Peter (19 June 1985). "All-conquering Tamin". New Straits Times. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ Quah Seng Sun (25 April 2008). "Out of Limbo". The Star. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ Xie Jun (1998). Chess Champion from China: The Life and Games of Xie Jun. London: Gambit Publications. p. 25. ISBN 1-901983-06-4.
- ^ "Mrunalini Kunte-Aurangabadkar". Kunte's Chess Academy. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ Spiller, Paul; Frost, Ted (October 1993). "1993 Asian Girls Championship" (PDF). New Zealand Chess. Vol. 19, no. 5. p. 15. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "为爱情回归家庭 中国美女棋后诸宸的阿拉伯之恋". 中国侨网 (in Chinese). 30 October 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ Aaron, Arvind (29 September 2001). "India is a lucky venue for me". Sportstar. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "中国国际象棋大事记" (in Chinese). China Central Television. 11 November 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
The Asian Junior Chess Championship is an annual chess tournament open to players in Asia and Oceania ( FIDE Zones 3.1 to 3.7) who are under 20 years of age. The tournament has been held annually since 1977 with occasional interruptions. Since 1985, a separate Asian championship for girls has also been organized. [1] Since at least 1996, the two championships have always been held concurrently. [2]
Competition
The championships are organized by national federations affiliated with the Asian Chess Federation. They are open to chess players who are under 20 years of age as of 1 January of the year in which the championship is held. [3] The championships are organized as a round-robin or a Swiss-system tournament depending on the number of participants. Since 2006, the open championship has been a nine-round Swiss. [4]
The winners of the open and girls' championships earn the right to participate in the next year's World Junior Chess Championships. [5] In the open championship, the top three players after tiebreaks all earn the International Master title, while the first-placed player additionally earns a norm towards the Grandmaster title. In the girls' championship, the top three players after tiebreaks all earn the Woman International Master title, while the first-placed player additionally earns a norm towards the Woman Grandmaster title. [6]
Results
Open championship
Results are taken from Olimpbase [4] unless otherwise indicated.
Girls' championship
Results between 1988 and 1996 are incomplete. Later results are taken from Olimpbase [14] unless otherwise indicated.
Notes
See also
- African Junior Chess Championship
- Pan American Junior Chess Championship
- European Junior Chess Championship
- European Youth Chess Championship
References
- ^ "Press Release". The Chess Drum. Botswana Chess Federation. 11 December 2002. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Suelo finishes 18th in Asian juniors". Manila Standard. 27 August 1996. p. 16.
- ^ "Asian Junior (Open & Girls) Chess Championships 2019" (PDF). Indonesian Chess Federation. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ a b Bartelski, Wojciech. "Asian Junior Chess Championship". OlimpBase. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "FIDE World Junior Under-20 Championships". FIDE Handbook. FIDE. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Table for Direct Titles effective from 1 July 2017". FIDE Handbook. FIDE. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Ruben Muljadi Gunawan (1968-2005)". IndonesiaBase. 17 April 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ Rogers, Ian (1 February 1988). "Sydney boy is youngest International Master". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 6.
- ^ Nandanan, Hari Hara (26 February 1991). "Sheng bags silver". The Indian Express. Madras. p. 16.
- ^ "Chess". Manila Standard. 3 October 1991. p. 23.
- ^ "Sankar Roy fifth". The Indian Express. Madras. 15 September 1992. p. 15.
- ^ "Khai emerges champ". The Indian Express. Madras. 13 September 1993. p. 15.
- ^ "ДАРМЕН САДВАКАСОВ" (in Russian). Chess Federation of Russia. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "Asian Junior Chess Championship — girls". OlimpBase. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ Long, Peter (19 June 1985). "All-conquering Tamin". New Straits Times. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ Quah Seng Sun (25 April 2008). "Out of Limbo". The Star. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ Xie Jun (1998). Chess Champion from China: The Life and Games of Xie Jun. London: Gambit Publications. p. 25. ISBN 1-901983-06-4.
- ^ "Mrunalini Kunte-Aurangabadkar". Kunte's Chess Academy. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ Spiller, Paul; Frost, Ted (October 1993). "1993 Asian Girls Championship" (PDF). New Zealand Chess. Vol. 19, no. 5. p. 15. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "为爱情回归家庭 中国美女棋后诸宸的阿拉伯之恋". 中国侨网 (in Chinese). 30 October 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ Aaron, Arvind (29 September 2001). "India is a lucky venue for me". Sportstar. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "中国国际象棋大事记" (in Chinese). China Central Television. 11 November 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2020.