Chess at the Asian Games
| Chess at the Asian Games | |
|---|---|
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| Governing bodies | FIDE (World) / ACF (Asia) |
| Events | 4 (men: 2; women: 2) |
| Games | |
Chess became a medal sport at the 2006 Asian Games.[1] Chess was not held in 2014 and 2018 Asian Games but in 2019, during Olympic Council of Asia's General Assembly it was decided the return of the sport in the 2022 Asian Games, which was held in Hangzhou, China.[2]
Editions
| Games | Year | Host city | Best nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| XV | 2006 | Doha, Qatar |  India |
| XVI | 2010 | Guangzhou, China |  China |
| XIX | 2022 | Hangzhou, China | China |
Events
| Event | 06 | 10 | 22 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual rapid | X | X | X | 3 |
| Men's team standard | X | X | 2 | |
| Women's individual rapid | X | X | X | 3 |
| Women's team standard | X | X | 2 | |
| Mixed team standard | X | 1 | ||
| Total | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | India (IND) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 |  Iran (IRI) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Vietnam (VIE) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 |  Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Qatar (QAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
Participating nations
| Nation | 06 | 10 | 22 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bahrain |
3 | 1 | ||
 Bangladesh |
3 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
| China |
3 | 10 | 8 | 3 |
 Chinese Taipei |
2 | 1 | ||
 Hong Kong |
10 | 1 | ||
| India |
3 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
 Indonesia |
3 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| Iran |
3 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
 Iraq |
6 | 1 | ||
 Japan |
3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
 Jordan |
3 | 10 | 2 | |
| Kazakhstan |
3 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
 Kuwait |
2 | 1 | ||
 Kyrgyzstan |
5 | 5 | 2 | |
 Laos |
1 | 1 | ||
 Lebanon |
3 | 1 | ||
 Macau |
3 | 1 | ||
 Malaysia |
3 | 1 | ||
 Maldives |
6 | 1 | ||
 Mongolia |
3 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
 Nepal |
3 | 4 | 2 | |
 Palestine |
3 | 1 | ||
| Philippines |
3 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| Qatar |
3 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
 Singapore |
1 | 1 | ||
 South Korea |
10 | 10 | 2 | |
 Sri Lanka |
3 | 1 | 2 | |
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3 | 4 | 2 | |
 Thailand |
8 | 1 | ||
 Turkmenistan |
3 | 5 | 2 | |
 United Arab Emirates |
3 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Uzbekistan |
3 | 8 | 10 | 3 |
| Vietnam |
3 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
 Yemen |
5 | 1 | ||
| Number of nations | 21 | 25 | 21 | |
| Number of athletes | 63 | 156 | 134 | |
List of medalists
References
- ↑ "ASIAD 15, Doha 2006". Vietnam Chess. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
- ↑ "Asian Games: Iran and China win team competitions". FIDE. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
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