Chess is an official medal sport in the 19th Asian Games scheduled 11 to 24 September 2022 at International Centre of Hangzhou Branch of China Qi-yuan. There will be two 9-round Swiss system events for men and two simultaneously for women with Rapid chess for individual events and standard time control for team events.
Chess will be an official sport in the Southeast Asian Games scheduled 9-21 May 2022 in Vietnam.
In above photo taken on December 11, 2019, performers from Vietnam participate in the closing ceremony of the last SEA Games at the athletics stadium in Clark, north of Manila, Philippines. The Southeast Asian Games were postponed from last year due to the pandemic.
There will be the following chess disciplines:
Here is competition schedule:
KUALA LUMPUR: The ASEAN Para Sports Federation (APSF) Board of Governors (BoG) voted in favour of Indonesia to host the 11th ASEAN Para Games (APG), after the initial host Vietnam decided to call off the Games last year citing the Covid-19 pandemic.
Indonesia has proposed that the APG be held in Solo (Surakarta) from July 20-31 this year, offering 13 sports at various venues around the Central Java city, where the 6th edition of APG was staged in 2011.
However, APSF stated that the approval is conditional and subject to Indonesia being cleared of the current sanction imposed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) due to ‘non-conformities’ in implementing an effective testing programme.
According to APSF, in an emergency meeting convened virtually yesterday attended by eight countries including Malaysia, the majority of the presidents of the respective National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) deliberated on Indonesia’s bid to be the alternative host.
Indonesia were given the nod to stage the Games after six members voted in favour, while one country was against. Singapore and Brunei were absent while Indonesia, as an interested party, was excluded from the voting process.
APSF president Major General Osoth Bhavilai said that though the issue of government commitment, support and funding have been settled, Indonesia now have one month until Feb 15 to convince Wada to lift the sanction.
“The BoG will convene a special meeting on Feb 17 to deliberate and ensure that all requirements, including strict Covid-19 procedures, are met before officially announcing Indonesia as host of the 11th APG,” he said in a statement.
Visit The Sun Daily
The “19th Caspian Cup” will be held in Rasht, Gilan, Iran, from 11th of February (arrival) till 19th of February (departure) 2022. The competition will be organised by Gilan Chess Association under the auspices of Chess Federation of I.R.IRAN. Download official invitation 19th Caspian Cup
The categories are as below:
• Category A Master tournament- for Masters (GM, IM, WGM and WIM) and players with Rating 2200 and higher.
• Category B for players with Rating less than 2200 and 1800 and higher.
• Category C for players with Rating less than 1800.
• Category D for Women.
• Category E for cadets & youth players under 14 years old (Born on or after 1 January 2008)
The tournaments are open to all local chess players and foreign players who have FIDE ID.
Players born on or after the 1st of January 2008 can participate in the E category.
• Under 8: Born on or after 1 January 2014
• Under 10: Born on or after 1 January 2012
• Under 12: Born on or after 1 January 2010
• Under 14: Born on or after 1 January 2008
• +65: Born on 1957
• +50: Born on 1972
The passed Pawn Chess Club consists of WIM Sachini Ranasinghe (Captain), WIM Nelunika Metmani, WIM from India B Shri Savitha, WFM Dasuni Hansika Mendis and WCM Sanudula Dahamdi won the Championship of the 2nd CFSL Online Women Team Chess Championships 2022 convincingly. They crushed their opponents, the Mayor’s Chess Club without an effort 3 ½ to ½ in both rounds. CM Sanudula Dhamdi repeatedly beat the Indian WIM Mishella Catherine in both rounds while Sachini Ranasinghe and WIM from India had no resistance from their opponents and got both points for their team. Dasuni Hansika Mendis drew the both games with HMMD Hearath.
Mayor’s Chess Club with Kaveesha Indrajith, HMMD Herath, WIM from India Michelle Catherine, BSMT Cooray and DADT Srilal placed runner up and received the silver Medal.
In the Consolation finals. Black Knight Black Knight Chess Club consists of Naduni Abeywardana, Wonara Gunatilake, Anuththara Chandrasiri, Roschell Nathasha Askey and Pevinya Pieris beat Kriegspiel Chess Academy team in both rounds 2 ½ – 1 ½ and earned the Bronze Medal. In the first round, Pevinya Pieris and Wonara Gunatilleke scored points for Black knight while SAK Chandrasiri got a draw to score 2 ½. NT Abeywardena lost to Minethma Lasandi Wickraamasinghe. In the 2nd round, Roschell Nathasha Askey and Naduni Abeywardana scored 2 points while Pevinya Pieris got a draw. Anuththara Chandrasiti lost in this round to Saymi Gamage.
Kriegspiel Chess Academy with Minethma Wickramasinghe, Esandi Newansa, Sayumi Gamage and Kaveeshwari De Silva became 4th.
The 2nd CFSL Online Women Team Chess Championships 2022 was conducted by the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka from 8th to 12th of January 2022 at Tornelo Platform. The time control was `5 minutes + 10 seconds per each move played.
FM Daniel Gong is a new champion of New Zealand. The youngster from Auckland won his maiden national title just a few days before his 19th birthday.
The New Zealand Championship (dating back to 1879!), a nine-round Swiss tournament, took place in Christchurch on the South Island and brought together 24 players. The future champion got off to a flying start winning four straight games but faced very dangerous opponents – seven times NZ champion IM Russell Dive and the defending champion FM Nicolas Croad – in Rounds 5 and 6.
Daniel rose to the occasion and ground down both rivals in long endgames to grab a commanding lead. Gong made three draws in the end to finish on 7½/9, a half-point ahead of another youngster CM Felix Xie (pictured above), who claimed silver. Fourteen-time NZ champion IM Anthony Ker and FM Nicolas Croad scored 6 points each and tied for third place. The bronze goes to Ker, who has a slightly better Buchholz.
Final standings:
| 1 | FM | Gong, Daniel Hanwen | 2352 | 7½ |
| 2 | CM | Xie, Felix | 2301 | 7 |
| 3 | IM | Ker, Anthony F | 2441 | 6 |
| 4 | FM | Croad, Nicolas | 2449 | 6 |
| 5 | IM | Dive, Russell J | 2388 | 5½ |
| 6 | McNabb, Matthew D | 2231 | 5½ | |
| 7 | Sole, Michael D | 2004 | 5 | |
| 8 | FM | Lukey, Stephen G | 2353 | 5 |
| 9 | CM | Rains, Edward | 2178 | 5 |
| 10 | Winter, Ryan | 2186 | 5 |
The Junior NZ Championship run concurrently with the Major Open. The winners in five age groups are:
U8 Leo Yitao Lian
U10 Justin Zhide Wang
U12 Emily Gan, William Rui Liu, and Ryan Hwang
U14 Isabelle Yixuan Ning
U16 Ollie Archer
2022 NZ joint junior champions – Ollie Archer and Gavith Dharmasena
Girl Champion – Isabelle Yixuan Ning
The NZ Championship also includes rapid and blitz events scheduled for January 11 and 12.
Official website: newzealandchess.co.nz/
Photo: NZ Chess Federation Facebook page
From fide.com
Grandmaster Enamul Hossain Razib became the undefeated champion at the Golden Jubilee of Independence 46th National Premier Chess Championship organised by Bangladesh Chess Federation and sponsored by Shah Cement held 27 December 2021 t0 10 January 2022 in Dhaka. Visit chess-results.com for round by round standings and to download games. Follow us on 
twitter and 
facebook.
Grandmaster Razib (above left) won the title by 10 points in 13 games. GM Razib won the national champion title total five times. This is his 5th time to win the national title.
Grand Master Ziaur Rahman (abvoe left) of Bangladesh Ansar, who won 14 times champion in national chess, has become the runner-up. GM Zia became runner-up with nine and a half points.
Last time champion Bangladesh Ansar’s Grand Master Niaz Murshed (abvoe left) got third place with 9 points. Although he topped the points table with Grandmaster Razib until the twelfth round, he lost to International Master Mohammad Minhaz Uddin in the last round match and finished third.
FIDE Master Mehedi Hasan Parag (above left) of Bangladesh Police has secured the fourth position with seven and a half points. With seven points, Bangladesh Navy International Master Mohammad Minhaz Uddin and Bangladesh Ansar Candidate Master Tahsin Tajwar Zia will be in the play-off match for fifth and sixth place tomorrow (Tuesday).
GM Reefat Bin Sattar of Bangladesh Ansar and GM Mollah Abdullah Al Rakib (above left) of Bangladesh Police earned 6½ points each and they will play play-off match for the 7th and 8th position. Other positions are: 9th– CM Md Sharif Hossain of Bangladesh Navy, points-6, 10th-FM Subrota Biswas of Bangladesh Navy, points-5½, 11th-FM Debaraj Chatterjee (below left) of Barisal, points-5, 12th-CM Nayem Haque of Sirajganj, points-4½, 13th-CM Manon Reja Neer of Bangladesh Police, points-4.
and 14th– FM Khandaker Aminul Islam (below left) of Bangladesh Navy, points-3.
The 13th or last round matches were held Monday. I
n last round game: GM Razib beat FM Subrota. GM Razib played with white pieces chose the Ruy-Lopez opening system and continued to the Morphy Defense of FM Subrota, GM Razib won at 24th moves. GM Zia beat CM Sharif. Zia played with white pieces against Queen’s Gambit Declined of CM Sharif and GM Zia won at 33 moves. GM Niaz lost to IM Minhaz. GM Niaz played with white pieces against Queen’s Indian Defense of IM Minhaz and continued to Fianchetto variation and IM Minhaz won after 48 moves. FM Parag drew with GM Reefat, CM Tahsin drew with FM Debaraj and CM Neer drew with FM Amin. Play-off matches for 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th position will start on tomorrow (Tuesday) from 3:00 PM at Bangladesh Chess Federation hall-room, 2nd floor of national sports council old building.
Roll of Honor
1974- Miah Abdus Salek,1975- Dr. Mirza Akmal Hossain,1976- Dr. Mirza Akmal Hossain,1977- Not held, 1978- FM Rezaul Haque,1979- GM Niaz Murshed,1980- GM Niaz Murshed,1981- GM Niaz Murshed,1982- GM Niaz Murshed,1983- FM Jamilur Rahman,1984- FMr Younus Hasan,1985- Sayed Ahmed Sohel,1986- IM Zillur Rahman,1987- IM Zillur Rahman,1988- GM Ziaur Rahman,1989- FM Rezaul Haque,1990- FM Syed Tahmidur Rahman,1991- GM Reefat Bin Sattar,1992- GM Reefat Bin Sattar, 1993- GM Reefat Bin Sattar,1994- GM Ziaur Rahman,1995- GM Reefat Bin Sattar, 1996- GM Ziaur Rahman,1997- GM Enamul Hossain Razib,1998- GM Ziaur Rahman,1999- GM Ziaur Rahman,2000- GM Reefat Bin Sattar,2001- GM Ziaur Rahman,2002- GM Ziaur Rahman,2003- GM Reefat Bin Sattar, 2004- GM Ziaur Rahman, 2005- GM Ziaur Rahman,2006- GM Enamul Hossain Razib,2007- GM Mollah Abdullah Al Rakib, 2008- GM Ziaur Rahman,2009- GM Ziaur Rahman, 2010-IM Mohammad Minhaz Uddin, 2011-GM Ziaur Rahman, 2012- GM Niaz Murshed, 2013- GM Mollah Abdullah Al-Rakib, 2014- GM Ziaur Rahman and 2015-IM Mohammad Minhaz Uddin,2016- Grandmaster Enamul Hossain Razib,2017- Grandmaster Enamul Hossain Razib and 2018- Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman, 2019-Grandmaster Niaz Murshed, 2022-Grandmaster Enamul Hossain Razib.
Asian Chess Federation invites all Russian speaking Federations in Asia to nominate six (6) players (Boys – U20) from each Federation, to attend the upcoming Asian Online Chess Camp for Boys Under-20 (In Russian) which will be organized by ACF during the period from 20th to 29th January 2022.
Download Schedule-Asian Online Chess Camp for Boys Under-20 (Russian)
Download Registration form – Asian Online Chess Camp for Boys- U20- 2022
The Passed Pawn Chess Club composed of WIM Sachini Ranasinghe (Captain), WIM Nelunika Metmani, WIM from India B Shri Savitha, WFM Dasuni Hansika Mendis and WCM Sanudula Dahamdi claimed the 1st place at the Sri Lanka online Women’s Team Chess Championships on Sunday. Passed Pawn team scored a total 14 match points out of possible 14, winning all their 7 matches convincingly. They beat Negambo Chess Academy(4-0), SABRA Women’s CC (4-0), Castle Siege CC (4-0), Mayor’s Chess Club (3 ½ – ½ ), Black Knight Chess Club (3-1), Kriegspiel Chess Academy (4-0) and Super Fighters CC (2 ½ -1 ½ ) convincingly.
Mayor’s Chess Club with Kaveesha Indrajith, HMMD Herath, WIM from India Michelle Catherine, BSMT Cooray and DADT Srilal played well to reach the 2nd place with 12 match points out of 14. They lost to Passed Pawns ( ½ – 3 ½ ) but beat all other 6 teams they met, Black Knight Chess Club- Ruby (4-0) (2 ½ -1 ½ ), Kriegspiel Chess Academy (4-0) Black Knight Chess Club (2 ½ -1 ½ ), Castle Siege CC(3-1), Zugzwang Queen (4-0) and Queen Star Chess Academy A (4 -0) to score 12 points.
Kriegspiel Chess Academy team from Ambalangoda with Minethma Wickramasinghe, Esandi Newansa, Sayumi Gamage and Siluni Nevinka De Silva became 3rd with 10 points out of 14. The lost to Passed Pawns and Mayor’s as above but beat all 5 other teams they met, Queen Star Chess Academy A (4 -0), Super Fighters CC – Team A (4-0), Super Fighters CC (3-1), Dharmasoka College (2 ½ -1 ½) and SABRA Women’s CC (3-1).
Black Knight Black Knight Chess Club and Castle Siege Chess Club tied for the 4th place with 9 points each but Black Knight CC got the 4th place on the better tie breaking points which is the total of the individual points scored by the players. Black Knight had 19 points while Castle Siege had 17 only.
The 2nd stage of the event is the knock out between the 1st four teams as given below.
In the Semi Finals and Finals two Matches with the same team are played alternating the colours. The most number of match points win a match. If equal the number of game points will be calculated as the tie breaks. If equal, two matched of Blitz Time control will be played among teams alternating colours. If still equal one Armageddon game will be played among player nominated by each team to finalize.
The Semi Finals will be played on 11th of January while the Finals & Consolation Finals will be played on 12th of January 2022 starting at 6.00 p.m. in the evening. The 2nd game on each day will start at 7.30 p.m. on each day. The details of live streaming will be informed as soon as possible.
Join us with this exciting event!
Stay safe! Enjoy Chess!
Luxman
