The Asian Online U18 Mixed Doubles Chess Championship starts Friday, 28 April on Tornelo with teams of one boy and one girl under-18 years of age from 16 countries, namely Indonesia, Bangladesh, Turkmenistan, India, Myanmar, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Bahrain, Pakistan, Mongolia, Fiji, Kyrgyzstan, Syria, Iran, Lebanon and Sri Lanka.
The tournament will be a 9-round Swiss System with Rapid chess time control. Boys will play against boys and girls vs girls in this first Asian Mixed Doubles format. Visit chess-results.com for lists of players.
Above, CM Gaurang Bagwe (left) and WFM Bhagyashree Patil of India.
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Above, Christian Gian Karlo Arca (left) and Francesca Largo of Philippines.
FM Aditya Bagus Arfan (left) and Laysa Latifah of top seed Indonesia.
Genivan Genkeswaran (left) and Swetha A/P Thamil Manni of Malaysia.
Ijlan Amer (left) and Aayat Asmi of Pakistan
Hommadov Amanmuhamnmet (left) and Shohradova Lala of Turkmenistan
Margad Amar-Ulziit (left) and Michid Amar-Ulziit of Mongolia.
Kao, Jamison Edrich (left) and Liu, Tianyi of Hong Kong.