Asian Team Chess Championship

The Asian Team Chess Championship (recently also called the Asian Nations Chess Cup) is an international team chess tournament open to national federations affiliated to FIDE in Asia and Oceania. It is organized by the Asian Chess Federation, and the winner qualifies to participate at the next World Team Chess Championship. The open championship has been held at intervals of anywhere from one to four years since 1974. The Asian Women's Team Chess Championship has been held concurrently with the open championship since 1995. Recent editions have additionally featured side team events held at and time controls.

The current Asian champion is Iran, which won in 2018 on home soil at Hamadan. Of the twenty editions of the open championship, China has won eight times, the Philippines has won six times, India has won three times, and Iran, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan have each won once. The defending champion of the women's tournament is China, which has won eight of the ten women's championships played; Vietnam won the other two.

Competition Each member federation located in FIDE Zones 3.1 to 3.7 is entitled to enter a national team of four players and an optional reserve player into the open or women's tournament. The hosting nation is allowed to field two teams, and may field a third team if it results in an even number of participating teams. Currently, matches in both the open and women's tournament are contested on four ; the women's tournament had been contested on three boards from 1995 to 2008. Since 2008, the final standings in the tournament have been determined by the number of match points scored by each team; before 2008, scores were calculated based on board points. Various formats have been used for both the open and women's championships, with a round robin or Swiss-system tournament being the most common.

Results

Open championship

YearLocationGoldSilverBronzeFormatNo. of teams1974 PenangRodolfo Tan CardosoGlenn BordonadaRoger AbellaCésar CaturlaRico MascariñasJesús Rafael ManinangMax FullerMichael WoodhamsArthur PopeWilliam JordanPhillip VinerArovah BachtiarJacobus Sawandar SampouwMax Arie WotuloMonang SimulinggaAbir DipoSingle round-robin81977 AucklandEugene TorreRico MascariñasGlenn BordonadaJesús Rafael ManinangLuis ChiongQi JingxuanChen DeChang Tung LoHsu Hung HsunLi Chung TsienSalor SitanggangArdiansyahJacobus Sawandar SampouwEddy SuwandhioHerman KusnadiBing SarjonoSingle round-robin101979 SingaporeEugene TorreRico MascariñasRuben RodríguezGlenn BordonadaJesús Rafael ManinangAndrónico YapQi JingxuanLiu WenzheLi ZunianLiang JinrongChen DeEdhi HandokoSutan AritonangRonny GunawanArdiansyahArovah BachtiarPreliminary and final group round-robins161981 HangzhouEugene TorreRosendo Balinas Jr.Rico MascariñasJesús Rafael ManinangRuben RodríguezAndrónico YapLiu WenzheQi JingxuanLiang JinrongLi ZunianYe JiangchuanChen DeIan RogersDarryl JohansenWilliam JordanPhillip VinerChris DepasqualePreliminary and final group round-robins121983 New DelhiQi JingxuanLi ZunianYe JiangchuanLiang JinrongXu JunWang LiEugene TorreRico MascariñasAndrónico YapRicardo de GuzmanRuben RodríguezDomingo RamosDibyendu BaruaPravin ThipsayPabitra MohantySyed Nasir AliMohamed Rafiq KhanNeeraj Kumar MishraSingle round-robin101986 DubaiEugene TorreAndrónico YapRico MascariñasRicardo de GuzmanChito GarmaRonald CusiVaidyanathan RavikumarArun VaidyaAhanthem MeeteiViswanathan AnandDevaki PrasadBalottam VarmaHerman SuradiradjaDirwan SinurayaTigor HutagalungHarry SiregarYurlinsyah RuslanSri SutrisnoNine-round Swiss171987 SingaporeXu JunYe JiangchuanLiang JinrongLi ZunianLin TaYe RongguangArdiansyahRonny GunawanEdhi HandokoCerdas BarusSyarif MahmudRuben GunawanTan Lian AnnAlphonsus ChiaChan Peng KongDerrick HengWong Meng KongWinston WilliamsNine-round Swiss141989 Genting HighlandsYe JiangchuanXu JunLiang JinrongYe RongguangWang ZiliChen DeUtut AdiantoArdiansyahRonny GunawanNasib GintingEdhi HandokoViswanathan AnandPravin ThipsayLanka RaviRaja Ravi SekharDibyendu BaruaN. Sudhakar BabuNine-round Swiss161991 PenangXu JunYe RongguangLiang JinrongWang ZiliWu ShaobinLiu WenzheRogelio Antonio Jr.Rico MascariñasRogelio BarcenillaRuben RodríguezEnrico SevillanoUtut AdiantoEdhi HandokoNasib GintingSalor SitanggangHamdani RudinHendrik PohaNine-round Swiss181993 Kuala LumpurYevgeniy VladimirovSerik TemirbaevYakov NesterovVladislav TkachievVladimir SeredenkoBolat AsanovAlexander NenashevSergey ZagrebelnyTahir VakhidovSaidali IuldachevSergei NadyrkhanovDmitry KaiumovEugene TorreRogelio Antonio Jr.Rogelio BarcenillaRico MascariñasRuben RodríguezEnrico SevillanoNine-round Swiss191995 SingaporeRogelio Antonio Jr.Nelson Mariano IIRogelio BarcenillaRicardo de GuzmanBarlo NaderaRolando NolteXu JunWang ZiliPeng XiaominLiang JinrongLin WeiguoZhang ZhongAlexander NenashevSergey ZagrebelnyMihail SaltaevShukhrat SafinSaidali IuldachevDmitry KaiumovNine-round Swiss201999 ShenyangAlexander NenashevRustam KasimdzhanovSaidali IuldachevTahir VakhidovMarat DzhumaevDmitry KaiumovYevgeniy VladimirovPavel KotsurMurtas KazhgaleyevRuslan IrzhanovSerik TemirbaevKrishnan SasikiranPravin ThipsayAbhijit KunteDevaki RasadG. B. PrakashNine-round Swiss162003 JodhpurYe JiangchuanZhang ZhongXu JunZhang PengxiangYu Shaoteng 1Krishnan SasikiranSurya Shekhar GangulyPentala HarikrishnaDibyendu BaruaAbhijit Kunte 3Neelotpal DasSriram JhaLanka RaviKumar Sharma DineshBandyopadhyay RoktimNine-round Swiss132005 EsfahanKrishnan SasikiranAbhijit KunteSurya Shekhar GangulyKidambi SundararajanSandipan ChandaĐào Thiên HảiNguyễn Anh DũngNguyễn Ngọc Trường SơnLê Quang LiêmTừ Hoàng ThôngEhsan Ghaem MaghamiElshan MoradiMorteza MahjoubMorteza DarbanMehdi KhaghaniDouble round-robin62008 VisakhapatnamWang YueBu XiangzhiWang HaoZhao JunZhou JianchaoKrishnan SasikiranSurya Shekhar GangulyAbhijit KunteGeetha Narayanan GopalAbhijeet GuptaNguyễn Ngọc Trường SơnLê Quang LiêmNguyễn Anh DũngĐào Thiên HảiNguyễn Minh ThắngSingle round-robin82009 KolkataPentala HarikrishnaKrishnan SasikiranSurya Shekhar GangulyParimarjan NegiJ. Deepan ChakkravarthyLê Quang LiêmNguyễn Ngọc Trường SơnBùi VinhĐào Thiên HảiNguyễn Anh DũngEhsan Ghaem MaghamiElshan MoradiMorteza MahjoubAmir BagheriHomayoon ToufighiSeven-round Swiss102012 ZaozhuangWang HaoWang YueLi ChaoDing LirenYu YangyiKrishnan SasikiranPentala HarikrishnaParimarjan NegiAbhijeet GuptaGeetha Narayanan GopalLê Quang LiêmNguyễn Ngọc Trường SơnNguyễn Đức HòaNguyễn Văn HuyĐào Thiên HảiNine-round Swiss142014 TabrizDing LirenYu YangyiWei YiMa QunXiu DeshunS. P. SethuramanBaskaran AdhibanKrishnan SasikiranParimarjan NegiM. R. Lalith BabuLê Quang LiêmNguyễn Ngọc Trường SơnNguyễn Đức HòaNguyễn Huỳnh Minh HuyĐào Thiên HảiSingle round-robin102016 Abu DhabiBaskaran AdhibanS. P. SethuramanVidit GujrathiKrishnan SasikiranDeep SenguptaBu XiangzhiWang YueWei YiLu ShangleiZhou JianchaoRinat JumabayevAnuar IsmagambetovMurtas KazhgaleyevRustam KhusnutdinovPetr KostenkoNine-round Swiss222018 HamadanParham MaghsoodlooPouya IdaniAmin TabatabaeiAlireza FirouzjaMasoud MosadeghpourBaskaran AdhibanS. P. SethuramanKrishnan SasikiranSurya Shekhar GangulyAbhijeet GuptaLu ShangleiWen YangZhou JianchaoBai JinshiXu XiangyuSeven-round Swiss14

Women's championship

YearLocationGoldSilverBronzeFormatNo. of teams1995 SingaporeXie JunZhu ChenQin KanyingXu YuhuaHoang Thanh TrangMai Thị Thanh HươngNguyễn Thị Tường VânNguyễn Thị Thuận HóaElvira SakhatovaFliura UskovaTamara KlinkNine-round Swiss121999 Shenyang 1Wang LeiWang PinXu YuhuaQin Kanying 2Zhao XueLi RuofanWang YuPan QianBhagyashree ThipsaySubbaraman VijayalakshmiSwati GhateShahnaz SafiraSingle round-robin62003 JodhpurZhu ChenXu YuhuaWang YuHuang QianHoang Thanh TrangNguyễn Thị Thanh AnLê Kiều Thiên KimVõ Hồng PhượngSubbaraman VijayalakshmiNisha MohotaAarthie RamaswamyHarika DronavalliNine-round Swiss122005 EsfahanNguyễn Thị Thanh AnLê Thanh TúLương Minh HuệHoàng Thị Bảo TrâmNisha MohotaMary Ann GomesSwati GhateAnupama Gokhale 2Shirin NavabiMahini Mona SalmanMitra HejazipourGhazal HakimifardDouble round-robin42008 VisakhapatnamZhao XueHuang QianShen YangHarika DronavalliNisha MohotaTania SachdevAarthie RamaswamyLê Thanh TúNguyễn Thị Thanh AnLê Kiều Thiên KimHoàng Thị Bảo TrâmSingle round-robin82009 KolkataLê Thanh TúPhạm Lê Thảo NguyênNguyễn Thị Thanh AnNguyễn Thị Mai HưngHoàng Thị Như ÝHarika DronavalliEesha KaravadeTania SachdevSoumya SwaminathanNadig KrutikaAtousa PourkashiyanShadi ParidarShayesteh GhaderpourMitra HejazipourSarasadat KhademalshariehSeven-round Swiss92012 ZaozhuangZhao XueJu WenjunShen YangHuang QianDing YixinHarika DronavalliEesha KaravadeTania SachdevMary Ann GomesPadmini RoutPhạm Lê Thảo NguyênNguyễn Thị Thanh AnPhạm Bích NgọcNguyễn Thị Mai HưngHoàng Thị Như ÝSingle round-robin102014 TabrizJu WenjunHuang QianTan ZhongyiShen YangGuo QiHarika DronavalliTania SachdevEesha KaravadeMary Ann GomesPadmini RoutAtousa PourkashiyanSarasadat KhademalshariehMitra HejazipourGhazal HakimifardShayesteh GhaderpourSingle round-robin62016 Abu DhabiJu WenjunZhao XueTan ZhongyiLei TingjieGuo QiNafisa MuminovaSarvinoz KurbonboevaIrina GevorgianGulrukhbegim TokhirjonovaSevara BaymuradovaDinara SaduakassovaZhansaya AbdumalikMadina DavletbayevaGulmira DauletovaSholpan ZhylkaidarovaSingle round-robin102018 HamadanLei TingjieShen YangWang JueGuo QiZhai MoHoàng Thị Bảo TrâmPhạm Lê Thảo NguyênNguyễn Thị Thanh AnNguyễn Thị Mai HưngLương Phương HạnhHarika DronavalliVaishali RameshbabuEesha KaravadePadmini RoutAakanksha HagawaneSingle round-robin8

Medal table Open table

Women's table

Other Asian team tournaments Team chess events are currently part of the program of the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, and have sometimes been part of the Southeast Asian Games, most recently in 2013. The 2006 and 2010 Asian Games also featured team chess events, as did the Pan Arab Games from 1999 to 2011.

An Asian Cities Chess Championship has been held roughly once every two years since 1979.

An Asian Nations Online Chess Cup was held in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, which was won by Australia in the open section and India in the women's section.

See also

Chess Olympiad Chess at the African Games Pan American Team Chess Championship European Team Chess Championship

References