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The Zone 3.4 Zonals for Men and Women were held 26 May to 3 June 2023 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, organized by the Tajikistan Chess Federation. The event was supported by the FIDE Planning and Development Commission.

GM Nodirbek Yakubboev of Uzbekistan and IM Alisher Suleymenov of Kazakhstan won the top two places by tie break.

Crosstable Men: Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – Zone 3.4 Men Championship 2023

Crosstable Woen: Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – Zone 3.4 wom Championship 2023

WIM Assel Seikbay (left) vs WIM Meruert Kamalidenova, both of Kazakhstan. Seikbay finished first alone with 6.5 points.

The 134th Internet Based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar was held from 25th to 28th May 2023. The Lecturer was IA Pahlevanzadeh, Mehrdad (IRI), FIDE Lecturer. The event was supported by the FIDE Planning and Development Commission.

The Language of the Seminar was English.

Twenty-five (25) arbiters from five (5) federations, namely Hungary, India, Iran, Malaysia and Nepal, participated in the Seminar.

See 134th Internet-based FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar (Asian Chess Federation) – Report – Arbiters’ Commission

05/06/2023, Almaty. The Continental Asian Chess Championship has started in the Baluan Sholak Palace of Sports, Almaty. In total, 128 chess players from 18 countries will take part in the tournament.

Today, the Regional Communications Service of the City of Almaty hosted a press conference of the championship organisers. According to Timur Turlov, a president of the Kazakhstan Chess Federation (KCF), Kazakhstan faces a rapid development of chess thanks to the support of the head of state. He said that at this championship, our players have an opportunity play with famous grandmasters from other countries. Timur Turlov thanked the Asian Chess Federation (ACF), FIDE, the city akimat represented by Yerbolat Dosayev, the Akim of Almaty, and many others for supporting in organising this event.

Asian Chess Federation General Secretary Hisham Al Taher said that the Asian Continental Chess Championship is the most important and significant tournament among more than 200 events held by ACF. “I would like to thank Timur Turblov and the akim of the City of Almaty personally for the support and high level of organisation of the tournament,” he said. Hisham Al Taher recalled that the winners (including four finalists of the Open Championship and two finalists of the Women’s Championship) shall take part in the Fide World Cup 2023, which shall be held in Baku in the second half of the summer. The winners of the Cup will have an opportunity to participate in the tournament of
applicants and then in the match for the chess crown.

According to S. P. Sethuraman, a famous Indian chess grandmaster, a winner of the Asian Chess Championship 2016, the Almaty tournament has gathered a very strong team of chess players and he is expecting an intense interesting struggle.

Gulmira Dauletova, the Executive Director of the Kazakhstan Chess Federation, said that on Saturday, the Kazakhstani players Ksenia Balabayeva and Arystan Isanzhulov won clear first at the Asian Continental Blitz Chess Championship 2023. According to the Sunday’s results, Kazakhstani payers Rinat Zhumabayev, Murtas Doshaleev, Denis Makhnev, Kazybek Nogerbek and others won confident victories in classical chess. We are very pleased with the victories of Arnash Bauyrzhan, Liya Kurmangaliyeva, Ksenia Balabayeva, Amina Kairbekova among other chess players.

The foreign chess players, including S. P. Sethuraman (India), Shamsutdin Vakhidov (Uzbekistan) and Daneshvar Bardia (Iran) held notable exciting games.

Darman Sadvakasov, the KCF first Vice President and ACF Vice President of ACF shared plans for the development of chess in Kazakhstan. He stated that by 2027, over 20% of primary school students shall attend chess classes,and at least 200 new chess clubs shall be opened in education institutions.

One of the main KCF goals is to see the national chess team and Kazakhstani chess players in the world TOP-10. The Kazakhstan Chess Federation pays particular attention to the training and advanced education of chess teachers, holdong international tournaments and other activities to promote chess in Kazakhstan.

The Continental Asian Chess Championship is held in the Baluan Sholak Palace of Sports, Almaty, until 11 June 2023. The tournament prize fund is $100,000. Competitions consist of the Open Men’s Championship and the Women’s Championship. It is a Swiss-system tournament with 9 rounds, holding in accordance with the FIDE regulations.

The tournament organisers are the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan, ACF, KCF with the support of the Akimat of Almaty City. The general partner of the tournament is Freedom Holding Corp.

– Kazakhstan Chess Federation Press Release

Chess and Card sports Management Center of General Administration of Sports of China and China Chess Association shall stage the 5th “Boyi Cup” China Youth Chess International Open Tournament 12-17 August 2023 in Heilongjiang, China.

1. ORGANIZER

Chess and Card sports Management Center of General Administration of Sports of China

China Chess Association

1. CO-ORGANIZER

Heilongjiang Chess and Card Sports Management Center

Heilongjiang Chess and Card Association

Harbin Xiangfang Chess Association

Heilongjiang BOYI Chess Club

Ⅲ. DATE AND LOCATION

China, Heilongjiang, Daqing

Registration date: 2023.08.12

Competition date: 2023.08.12-2023.08.17

1. PARTICIPANTS

(1) Chess players under the age of 25 (inclusive) from all member countries of the World Chess Federation (FIDE), sex not limited;

(2) Arbitrators are designated by China Chess Association; volunteers are selected by the organizer based on competition needs.

1. COMPETITION METHOD
2. This competition adopts the latest rules of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) and calculates international rating points(Elo).
3. Rules: Both Group A and B shall be conducted as a Swiss System of 9 rounds. The time control is 90 minutes with an addition of 30 seconds per move starting from move one for Group A; 60 minutes with an addition of 30 seconds per move starting from move one for Group B.
4. Competition grouping:

(1) Group A: Chess players from all member countries of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) who are under 25 years old (including 25 years old) and have an international rating of more than 1800 points, regardless of gender.

(2) Group B: Chess players from all member countries of the International Chess Federation who are under 25 years old (including 25 years old) and have an international rating of less than or equal to 1800 points, regardless of gender.

1. AWARDS

The total prize money for this competition is CNY 105,700 (pre-tax). 20% of the individual prize money will be deducted for tax, and the prize money will be shared equally among players with the same points.

1. Group A:

1^st     ¥20,000                        5^th   ¥4,000

2^nd     ¥15,000                        6^th   ¥3,000

3^rd     ¥8,000                         7^th   ¥2,000

4^th     ¥5,000                         8^th   ¥1,500,

9^th –16^th   ¥1,000 each                  17^th -24^th   ¥800 each

If there are fewer than 20 participants, the top 4 will receive prize money; if there are fewer than 50 participants, the top 8 will receive prize money.

2. Open Group B:

1^st     ¥8,000                         5^th    ¥1,500

2^nd     ¥5,000                         6^th    ¥1,000

3^rd     ¥3,000                         7^th    ¥800

4^th     ¥2,000                         8^th    ¥700

9^th —16^th   ¥500 each                  17^th—24^th   ¥400 each

25^th—36^th   ¥300 each

If there are fewer than 80 participants, the top 24 will receive prize money; if there are fewer than 60 participants, the top 18 will receive prize money; if there are fewer than 40 participants, the top 12 will receive prize money.

 

Champion of Group A and B will be awarded a trophy. The top three players of Group B will be eligible to participate in Group A competition of the 6th “Boyi Cup” China Youth Chess International Open in 2024.

 

Ⅶ. REGISTRATION

1. Deadline: 2023.07.12
2. For players without an international chess federation ID, please download the attached ID application form, fill it out as required, and send it along with the registration form to the registration email.

Registration email: chessby@163.com

Contact number:  +86(0)451-51019777      +86-15045108111

Contact person: Mr. CUI Xin, Mr. YANG Baosen

The committee will arrange personal accident insurance for all participating players during the competition. Please make sure to fill in all the information on the registration form in detail.

Ⅷ. EXPENSES

1. Fees

Insurance: 10 CNY per player

Players with Elo rating over 2400: exempt

Players with Elo rating of 2400-1800: 50 USD/350 CNY

Players without Elo rating: 80USD/560CNY

Accommodation and meals for participating players will be arranged by the organizing committee, and the expenses will be borne by the participants themselves.

Lodging:   double room per person: 2200CNY

single room per person:3200CNY

Attention: Travel expenses for participating players are at their own expense.

2. Payment method:

Account: Bank of China Dongli Sub-branch 6217865300000487662

BANK OF CHINA HEILONGJIANG BRANCH DONGLI SUB-BRANCH,

remittance address: No.162-1 Zhongshan Road, Xiangfang District, Harbin.

Bank Code: BKCHCNBJ860

Consultation Phone: +86(0)451-82647754

 

The Queens’ Online Chess Festival, a series of continental women’s online blitz tournaments, is returning this summer. The third edition of the popular event, organized by the FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess in cooperation with FIDE, will take place from July 02-16, 2023, on Tornelo online platform.

The festival welcomes all women chess players from around the world of all ages and all rating groups, including unrated chess enthusiasts. Participation is free of charge.

The festival gives everybody a chance to participate in two competitions:

Queens’ Women Open Tournament. Open to all female participants with FIDE ID, with continental qualifying events running from July 01-09 and Semi-Final and Final scheduled on July 15-16;

Unrated Princesses’ tournaments. For U16 (born on 1.1.2007 or later) female players with no FIDE rating. National rating is acceptable but will not influence the pairing of the event.

Like in the previous editions, a lot is at stake in the Queens’ Online Chess Festival 2023. The winners of the World Queens’ Open 2023 and Princess’ Tournament (both U9 and U16 ) will be invited to the 45th World Chess Olympiad 2024 in Budapest, Hungary. The ticket, full-board accommodation for 3 days and  invitations to the Opening Ceremony of the Chess Olympiad 2024 for the winner and one accompanying person will be covered.

The official Award ceremony for the Queens’ Festival 2023 will take place during the Olympiad.

Queens’ Women Open Tournament

Registration form

Registration deadlines:

Africa – June 24, 2023

Europe – June 25, 2023

Asia – July 1, 2023

Americas – July 2, 2023

The qualification tournaments and semi-finals will be 7 or 9-round Swiss tournaments with 3+2 time control, depending on the number of participants, while the final will be a round-robin with 5+5 time control (7 rounds).

Unrated Princesses’ Tournament

Registration form

Registration deadline: July 8, 2023

Unrated players U16 years old (born on 1.1.2007 or later) can play in both the Queens’ Women’s Open tournament and the Unrated Princesses’ tournament.

Visit Queens’ Chess Festival returns in July (fide.com)

Luxman Wijeruriya was re-elected unopposed as President of the Sri Lanka Chess Federation at their Annual General Assembly at Hotel Taj Samudra yesterday in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Congratulations to Luxman and his team.

 

 

GM Pouria Darini and WFM Mitra Asgharzadeh won the Men’s and Women’s Zone 3.1 Zonal Championships, respectively, held 22-31 May 2023 in Tehran, Iran. The event was organized by the Chess Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran under the auspices of FIDE and the Asian Chess Federation. The event was supported by the FIDE Planning and Development Commission.

In photo above, Asian Chess Federation General Secretary Hisham Al Taher (left) awards the champion’s trophy to GM Darini assisted by Zone 3.1 President Abdul Ameer Madhloom Dhafer (center foregruond) and Iran Chess Federation president Hassan Taemini Lichaei (right). In podium are, from left, runner-up IM Arash Tahbaz, champion GM Pouria Darini and third placer CM Sobhan Zahmati.

Visit chess-results.com for round by round results and final standings. Forty one men from six countries competed in the 9-round Swiss. GM Darini qualifies to the FIDE World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan. Ties were broken by higher Average Rating of Opponents (Cut 1).

Asian Chess Federation General Secretary Hisham Al Taher (second from left) awards the champion’s trophy to WFM Asgharzadeh assisted by Zone 3.1 President Abdul Ameer Madhloom Dhafer (left) and Iran Chess Federation president Hassan Taemini Lichaei (right). Twenty two players from five countries competed in the 9-round Swiss. WFM Asgharzadeh qualifies to the FIDE Women’s World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan.

In podium are, from left, runner-up Parva Behzadnazif, champion WFM Mitra Asgharzadeh and third placer WFM Tannaz Azali.

The Uzbekistan Chess Federation, under the auspices of the Asian Chess Federation (ACF) and the International Chess Federation (FIDE), has the honour to invite all Asian National Chess Federations to participate in the 17th Asian Schools Chess Championships to be organized from 13th (arrival) to 21st July (departure) 2023 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Download Asian Schools Chess Ch regulations 2023

Download Registration_Form_ASCC_2023

 

 

The Nepal Chess Federation (NCF), under the auspices of the South Asian Chess Council (SACC), Asian Chess Federation (ACF), and International Chess Federation (FIDE), in cooperation with the National Sports Council (NSC), has the honor to invite all SACC member National Chess Federations (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan & Sri Lanka) affiliated to FIDE to participate in the SACC Chess Championship 2023 scheduled 13-19 June 2023 at the Himalaya Hotel in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Download SACC CHESS Nepal 2023 FINAL