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Asia Chess covers the continental championships, federations, and tournaments that make up competitive chess across Asia — built as an independent, editorially-run resource.

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Asian Club Chess Championship

The Asian Club Chess Championship is a continental championship contested between chess clubs from Asian Chess Federation member countries.

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Asian Seniors Chess Championship

The Asian Seniors Chess Championship is a continental championship for senior players from Asian Chess Federation member countries, contested alongside the Asian Chess Federation's women's seniors championship.

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Asian Games Chess Championship

Chess has been included as a medal sport at the Asian Games, the multi-sport continental event held under the Olympic Council of Asia. Asian Games chess competitions are distinct from the Asian Chess Federation's own annual championship calendar. This page covers chess at the Asian Games broadly; see the linked edition pages below for specific tournaments.

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Asian Seniors (Women) Chess Championship

The Asian Seniors (Women) Chess Championship is a continental championship for senior women players from Asian Chess Federation member countries.

Federations

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Asian Chess Federation

The Asian Chess Federation (ACF) is the continental governing body for chess in Asia, one of the continental confederations recognized by FIDE, the International Chess Federation. It coordinates continental competition across the region, including the individual, team, youth, junior, schools, cities, seniors, and Asian Games chess championships. This site, Asia Chess, is an independent chess reference resource — it is not the official website of the Asian Chess Federation and is not operated, endorsed, or affiliated with the ACF or FIDE.

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