Twelve year old Egor Vlad Lovakov, playing under the neutral FIDE flag, won the gold medal at the Asian Amateur Rapid Chess Championship alone with 6.5 points out of 7 rounds. Local bet Al Romaithi Ahmad of the United Arab Emirates grabbed the silver medal while Bin Yazeed Muhahid of Maldives won the bronze medal in the event held 15th December 2024 at the Danat Al Ain Resort in the UAE.
In photo, Asian Chess Federation General Secretary Hisham Al Taher awards trophy and medals to the top three men. Visit chess-results.com for round by round results and standings.
The Asian Amateur Standard Chess Championship starts 16 December. Watch live games at Chess.com 
and Links for Standard Competiton on LiChess:
https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/PzqkWUmh Asian Amateurs Chess Championship 2024 | Open U2000
https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/I4ubwBZe Asian Amateurs Chess Championship 2024 | Women U2000
https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/KdmAaiIR Asian Amateurs Chess Championship 2024 | Open U1700
https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/iV23dGMu Asian Amateurs Chess Championship 2024 | Women U1700
In the women’s division, Shakhnoza Sabirova of Uzbekistan finished alone with 6 points to win the gold medal followed by WFM Rashed Ahlam of the UAE with 5 points and better tie break for the silver medal and WFM Nadezhda Antonova of Tajikistan also with 5.5 points for the bronze medal.
