The Asian Junior Chess Championship is an annual chess tournament open to players in Asia and Oceania (FIDE Zones 3.1 to 3.7) who are under 20 years of age. The tournament has been held annually since 1977 with occasional interruptions. Since 1985, a separate Asian championship for girls has also been organized. Since at least 1996, the two championships have always been held concurrently.
Competition The championships are organized by national federations affiliated with the Asian Chess Federation. They are open to chess players who are under 20 years of age as of 1 January of the year in which the championship is held. The championships are organized as a round-robin or a Swiss-system tournament depending on the number of participants. Since 2006, the open championship has been a nine-round Swiss.
The winners of the open and girls' championships earn the right to participate in the next year's World Junior Chess Championships. In the open championship, the top three players after tiebreaks all earn the International Master title, while the first-placed player additionally earns a norm towards the Grandmaster title. In the girls' championship, the top three players after tiebreaks all earn the Woman International Master title, while the first-placed player additionally earns a norm towards the Woman Grandmaster title.
Results
Open championship
Results are taken from Olimpbase unless otherwise indicated. Year Host city Winner1977 Baguio, Philippines 1978 Tehran, Iran 1979 Sivakasi, India 1980 Baguio, Philippines 1981 Dhaka, Bangladesh 1982 Baguio, Philippines 1983 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1984 Coimbatore, India 1985 Hong Kong 1986 Manila, Philippines 1988 Dubai, United Arab Emirates 1989 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Feb 1991 Kozhikode, India Sep 1991 Dubai, United Arab Emirates 1992 Doha, Qatar 1993 Doha, Qatar 1994 Shah Alam, Malaysia 1995 Tehran, Iran 1996 Macau 1997 Jaipur, India 1998 Rasht, Iran 1999 Vũng Tàu, Vietnam 2000 Mumbai, India 2001 Tehran, Iran 2002 Marawila, Sri Lanka 2003 Negombo, Sri Lanka 2004 Bikaner, India 2006 New Delhi, India 2007 Mumbai, India 2008 Chennai, India 2009 Colombo, Sri Lanka 2010 Chennai, India 2011 Colombo, Sri Lanka 2012 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 2013 Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 2014 Tagaytay, Philippines 2015 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 2016 New Delhi, India 2017 Shiraz, Iran 2018 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 2019 Surakarta, Indonesia 2022 Tagaytay, Philippines 2024 Tagaytay, Philippines
Girls' championship
Results between 1988 and 1996 are incomplete. Later results are taken from Olimpbase unless otherwise indicated. Year Host city Winner1985 Adelaide, Australia 1988 Adelaide, Australia 1991 Philippines ?1993 Adelaide, Australia 1994 Shah Alam, Malaysia 1996 Macau 1997 Jaipur, India 1998 Rasht, Iran 1999 Vũng Tàu, Vietnam 2000 Mumbai, India 2001 Tehran, Iran 2002 Marawila, Sri Lanka 2003 Negombo, Sri Lanka 2004 Bikaner, India 2006 New Delhi, India 2007 Mumbai, India 2008 Chennai, India 2009 Colombo, Sri Lanka 2010 Chennai, India 2011 Colombo, Sri Lanka 2012 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 2013 Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 2014 Tagaytay, Philippines 2015 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 2016 New Delhi, India 2017 Shiraz, Iran 2018 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 2019 Surakarta, Indonesia 2022 Tagaytay, Philippines 2024 Tagaytay, Philippines
Notes
See also African Junior Chess Championship Pan American Junior Chess Championship European Junior Chess Championship European Youth Chess Championship Links https://www.olimpbase.org/
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