
The first quarterly meeting of the Asian Chess Federation Executive Board was held online 9th February 2025 via Zoom. Attending the meeting were
Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifah Al Nahyan (UAE) |
President |
Bharat Singh (IND) |
Deputy President |
Hisham Al Taher (UAE) |
General Secretary |
Sahapol Nakvanich (THA) |
Treasurer |
GM Darmen Sadvakasov (KAZ) |
Vice President for North/Central Asia |
Luxman Wijesuriya (SRI) |
Vice President for South Asia |
Othman Al Qasabi (KSA) |
Vice President for West Asia |
Gary Wastell (AUS) |
Vice President for Oceania |
Dhafer Madhlooum (IRQ) |
Zone 3.1 President |
Syed Shahab Uddin Shamim (BAN) |
Zone 3.2 President |
Hussein Turdialiev (UZB) |
Zone 3.4 President |
Shaun Press (PNG) |
Zone 3.6 President |
Artem Pugachev (RUS) |
Zone 3.8 Representative |
Casto Abundo (PHI) |
Executive Director |
Sami Khader (JOR) |
FIDE Continental Advisor for Asia |
The Executive Board noted the Asian Zonal Calendar as follows:
Name |
Place |
Start |
End |
Zone 3.6 Men’s and Women’s Zonals |
Melbourne, Australia |
24-Jan-25 |
29-Jan-25 |
Zone 3.2 Men’s and Women’s Zonals |
Colombo, Sri Lanka |
10-Mar-25 |
19-Mar-25 |
Zone 3.5 Men’s and Women’s Zonals |
Jiangxi, China |
21-Mar-25 |
31-Mar-25 |
Zone 3.4 Men’s and Women’s Zonals |
Almaty, Kazakhstan |
01-Apr-25 |
11-Apr-25 |
Zone 3.1 Men’s and Women’s Zonals |
Erbil, Iraq |
07-Apr-25 |
16-Apr-25 |
Zone 3.3 Men’s and Women’s Zonals |
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
22-Apr-25 |
02-May-25 |
Asian Tournament Calendar 2025 |
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Name |
Place |
Start |
End |
Zone 3.6 Men’s and Women’s Zonals |
Melbourne, Australia |
24-Jan-25 |
29-Jan-25 |
Tolerance Games – Asian Chess Women’s |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
5 Feb 25 |
6 feb 25 |
Zone 3.2 Men’s and Women’s Zonals |
Colombo, Sri Lanka |
10-Mar-25 |
19-Mar-25 |
Zone 3.5 Men’s and Women’s Zonals |
Jiangxi, China |
21-Mar-25 |
31-Mar-25 |
Zone 3.4 Men’s and Women’s Zonals |
Almaty, Kazakhstan |
01-Apr-25 |
11-Apr-25 |
Zone 3.1 Men’s and Women’s Zonals |
Erbil, Iraq |
07-Apr-25 |
16-Apr-25 |
Western Asia Youth Chess Championship |
Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
20-Apr-25 |
29-Apr-25 |
Zone 3.3 Men’s and Women’s Zonals |
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
22-Apr-25 |
02-May-25 |
Asian Individual Men’s and Women’s Chess Ch |
Al Ain, UAE |
06-May-25 |
16-May-25 |
Asian Juniors & Girls Chess Championship |
Colombo, Sri Lanka |
18 Jul 25 |
27 Jul 25 |
Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championship 2025 |
Zhu Hai, China |
21-Jul-25 |
31-Jul-25 |
Asian Amateur Chess Championship 2025 |
Hong Kong, China |
01-Aug-25 |
09-Aug-25 |
Asian Nations Cup 2025 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
5 Aug 25 |
14 Aug 25 |
Asian Schools Chess Championship 2025 |
UlaanBaatar, Mongolia |
15-Aug-25 |
25-Aug-25 |
Asian Cities Chess Team Championship |
Salalah, Oman |
Aug 2025 |
Aug 2025 |
Asian Seniors 50+ and 65+ Chess Ch 2025 |
Erbil or Sulaymaniyah, Iraq |
08-Sep-25 |
16-Sep-25 |
Eastern Asia Juniors and Girls Chess Ch 2025 |
Tagaytay, Philippines |
Oct-2025 |
Oct-2025 |
Asian Youth Chess Championship 2025 |
Bangkok, Thailand |
20 Nov-25 |
30 Nov-25 |
4th Asian Youth Games |
Manama, Bahrain |
2025 |
2025 |