Asian Junior Chess Championship
{{short description|Chess championship for players under 20 years old in Asia}}
{{For|the age-unrestricted chess tournament|Asian Chess Championship}}
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.{{cite news |date=11 December 2002 |title=Press Release |url=https://www.thechessdrum.net/newsbriefs/2002/NB_AfricanJrs.html |publisher=Botswana Chess Federation |work=The Chess Drum |access-date=19 December 2020}} Since at least 1996, the two championships have always been held concurrently.{{cite news |date=27 August 1996 |title=Suelo finishes 18th in Asian juniors |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b5xOAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA16&article_id=2061,4277238 |newspaper=Manila Standard |page=16}}
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.{{cite web |title=Asian Junior (Open & Girls) Chess Championships 2019 |url=https://newzealandchess.nz/2019/Downloads/Regulations_of_Asian_Junior_2019.pdf |publisher=Indonesian Chess Federation |access-date=19 December 2020}} 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.{{cite web |last=Bartelski |first=Wojciech |title=Asian Junior Chess Championship |url=http://www.olimpbase.org/ind-asia/as20b.html |work=OlimpBase |access-date=19 December 2020}}
The winners of the open and girls' championships earn the right to participate in the next year's World Junior Chess Championships.{{cite web |title=FIDE World Junior Under-20 Championships |url=https://handbook.fide.com/chapter/D0405 |work=FIDE Handbook |publisher=FIDE |access-date=19 December 2020}} 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.{{cite web |title=Table for Direct Titles effective from 1 July 2017 |url=https://handbook.fide.com/chapter/B01DirectTitles2017 |work=FIDE Handbook |publisher=FIDE |access-date=19 December 2020}}
Results
=Open championship=
Results are taken from Olimpbase unless otherwise indicated.
=Girls' championship=
Results between 1988 and 1996 are incomplete. Later results are taken from Olimpbase{{cite web |last=Bartelski |first=Wojciech |title=Asian Junior Chess Championship — girls |url=http://www.olimpbase.org/ind-asia/as20g.html |work=OlimpBase |access-date=19 December 2020}} unless otherwise indicated.
Asian Youth Chess Championship
Asian Chess Federation (ACF)
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| width=30|# || width=30|Year || width=200|Host City || width=200|Host Country || width=30|Events | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1998 | align=left| | align=left|{{}} | |
| 2 | 1999 | align=left| | align=left|{{}} | |
| 3 | 2000 | align=left| | align=left|{{}} | |
| 4 | 2001 | align=left|Bikaner | align=left|{{IND}} | |
| 5 | 2002 | align=left|Tehran | align=left|{{IRI}} | |
| 6 | 2003 | align=left|Calicut | align=left|{{IND}} U10,12,14 | |
| 7 | 2004 | align=left|Singapore | align=left|{{SIN}} | |
| 8 | 2005 | align=left|Namangan | align=left|{{UZB}} U16 | |
| 9 | 2006 | align=left|Tehran | align=left|{{IRI}} | |
| 10 | 2007 | align=left|Al Ain | align=left|{{UAE}} | |
| 11 | 2008 | align=left|Tehran | align=left|{{IRI}} | |
| 12 | 2009 | align=left| | align=left|{{IND}} | |
| 13 | 2010 | align=left| | align=left|{{CHN}} ? | |
| 14 | 2011 | align=left|Subic | align=left|{{PHI}} | |
| 15 | 2012 | align=left|Hikkaduwa | align=left|{{SRI}} | |
| 16 | 2013 | align=left|Sari | align=left|{{IRI}} | |
| 17 | 2014 | align=left|New Delhi | align=left|{{IND}} | |
| 18 | 2015 | align=left|Suwon | align=left|{{KOR}} | |
| 19 | 2016 | align=left|Ulaanbaatar | align=left|{{MGL}} | |
| 20 | 2017 | align=left|Tashkent | align=left|{{UZB}} | |
| 21 | 2018 | align=left|Chiangmai | align=left|{{THA}} | 36 |
| 22 | 2019 | align=left|Kaluthara | align=left|{{SRI}} | 36 |
| 23 | 2021 | align=left|Online | align=left|Online | 12 |
| 24 | 2022 | align=left|Bali | align=left|{{INA}} | 36 |
| 25 | 2023 | align=left|Al Ain | align=left|{{UAE}} | 36 |
| 26 | 2024 | align=left|Almaty | align=left|{{KAZ}} | 36 |
| 27 | 2025 | align=left|Bangkok | align=left|{{THA}} | 36 |
- 2020 not held.
- 2024: https://archive.chess-results.com/tnr954929.aspx?lan=1&art=35&turdet=YES&flag=30
- 2023: https://archive.chess-results.com/tnr859400.aspx?lan=1&art=35&flag=30
- https://www.chessbase.in/news/India-at-Asian-Youth-Chess-Championships-2023?srsltid=AfmBOoparzVfPB8IHZSRfoYvlxDDE-n_MHT1ESmB3PrO2OJN-JG1M4Ps - 2023 India won 51 medals including 19 individual (9 Gold, 6 Silver and 4 Bronze) medals, 32 team (15 Gold, 14 Silver and 3 Bronze).
- https://aicf.in/report-on-the-asian-youth-chess-championships-2023/ - 25th Asian Youth Chess Championships
- India has won a mammoth 46 medals including 27 individual (13 Gold, 6 Silver and 8 Bronze) medals, 19 team (8 Gold, 4 Silver and 7 Bronze) - 2022 https://www.chessbase.in/news/India-wins-46-medals-at-Asian-Youth-Chess-Championships-2022?srsltid=AfmBOoqJRDx1SCuZyBPMtTsN54IVmyjf-WnfqS1rVNiWFrk9c2utpW8m
- https://aicf.in/asian-youth-chess-championship-2022/
- https://doc.fide.com/docs/OGA2020/OGA_Annexes/Annex_7.3.pdf
- https://chessnews.info/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Asian_Youth_CC_Regulation_2019.pdf
- https://archive.chess-results.com/tnr3743.aspx?lan=1&art=1
- https://archive.chess-results.com/tnr96576.aspx?art=9&lan=1&fed=IRI&wi=821&snr=7&transfer=J
- https://www.fide.com/category/fide-events/page/6/
- https://www.fide.com/images/stories/NEWS_2016/FIDE_News/GA_Agenda_2016/Annex_64.pdf
- https://astanatimes.com/2024/06/almaty-to-host-26th-asian-youth-chess-championships/
- https://chessdailynews.com/record-number-of-players-in-beijing-asian-youth/
- http://www.achmaz.ir/791/Asian-Youth-Championship-2008--in-Tehran/
- https://old.fide.com/component/content/article/4-tournaments/1769-260-sheikh-sultan-hosts-asian-youth-championships-in-al-ain-uae.html
- https://www.fide.com/2005/05/15/
- https://ratings.fide.com/report.phtml?event=31608
- https://ratings.fide.com/tournament_information.phtml?event=31608
- https://old.fide.com/component/content/article/4-tournaments/2471-962-asian-youth-chess-championships-2004-singapore.html
- https://old.fide.com/component/content/article/4-tournaments/2781-1272-asian-youth-championship-(u-101214).html - Under 10, 12 & 14 years Calicut, India, 6-14 June 2003 To All Affiliated Asian Chess Federations FIDE Zones 3.1a, 3.1b, 3.2, 3.3 & 3.4
- https://vietnamchess.vn/index.php/chessnews/tournament-news/tournament-international/continential-events/asian-youth/asianyouth-ch2002
- https://vietnamchess.vn/index.php/chessnews/tournament-news/tournament-international/continential-events/asian-youth/asianyouth-ch2001
- https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic261.html - IM Krishnan Sashikiran, won 1999 Asian Junior Championships in Vung Tau City, Vietnam
Western Asian Youth
7th in 2024
https://aicf.in/western-asian-junior-girls-chess-championship-2025-in-colombo-kaluthara-srilanka-from-04-12-june-2025/
https://aicf.in/western-asian-youth-chess-championship-2022/
Western Asia Youth Chess Championship 2018 was held in Tashkent on November 16-23
Eastern Asian Youth
8th in 2024
https://www.fide.com/images/stories/FIDE_Calendar_2018/3rd_Eastern_Asian_Youth_Chess_Championship_2018_Regulations.pdf
3rd Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championship 1-10 August 2018 Shanghai, China
ASEAN Youth
Asian School
18th Asian Schools Chess Championships, Bangkok, Thailand from 1st (arrival) to 11th December (departure) 2024.
12th Asian Schools Chess Championships 2016 - Iran _ Tehran - 9 to 18 July 2016
- Open (Boys) and Girls
- U07/U09/U11/U13/U15/U17
- Classic/Rapid/Blitz
=Medal Table=
| {{RankedMedalTable|nation-width=200px}} | |||||
| 1 | align=left| {{flagcountry|IRI}} | 16 | 18 | 20 | 54 |
| 2 | align=left| {{flagcountry|UZB}} | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | align=left| {{flagcountry|PHI}} | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | align=left| {{flagcountry|TKM}} | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | align=left| {{flagcountry|IND}} | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | align=left| {{flagcountry|MGL}} | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | align=left| {{flagcountry|SRI}} | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | align=left| {{flagcountry|SIN}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | align=left| {{flagcountry|CHN}} | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | align=left| {{flagcountry|KGZ}} | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | align=left| {{flagcountry|IRQ}} | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| class="sortbottom"
!colspan=2|Total | 36 | 36 | 36 | 108 |
Notes
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See also
Links
- https://www.olimpbase.org/
References
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{{Chess international championships}}
{{Asian Championships}}
Category:Asian championships in chess
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Category:Women's chess competitions
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