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In the first events - standard chess (individual and team) - Vietnam won a massive 30 gold medals, 14 silver medals and 19 bronze medals, with second-placed Philippines trailing far behind with just 5 gold medals and 12 silver medals! No fewer than 10 countries won medals, with Myanmar in third place, followed by New Zealand, hosts Thailand, India, Indonesia, China, Malaysia and Singapore. In the individual competition, most eyes were on the U-20 event, in which a GM norm and an IM title were achieved, and in the Open, IMs Daniel Quizon and Michael Concio Jr. of the Philippines took gold and s...

After a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the long-running ASEAN Age Group Championships have resumed. The 21st ASEAN+ Age Group Championship is currently being held in Bangkok, Thailand from 17-26 June 2023 and has attracted 328 players from 15 countries. As in the previous 20 editions, classical, rapid and blitz tournaments will be played in categories ranging from under 8 to under 20, for both boys and girls. | Photo: Thailand's young national champion and No. 1 ranked player leads representatives from all participating countries in pledge for fair play. | Photo: Prin Laohawirapap

The ASEAN Age Group Championships is an extremely important event for young kids living in the ASEAN countries. They include Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar. Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and Timur Leste. However, if you look at the name carefully, it says ASEAN+ and the + indicates that more countries are welcome at the championships — China, India, Japan, New Zealand, and South Korea. It will be held in 14 age groups from the 17th to the 27th of June 2023, in Bangkok, Thailand. Along with this tournament, there is also an ACC-ECU symposium which will witne...

Minister of Youth and Sports, Ulemu Msungama, has said it is exciting that Malawi is hosting the 2021 Africa individual chess tournament currently in progress in the capital Lilongwe, saying it will enable participants to learn from each in as far as furthering the sport for the better is concerned. Ulemu Msungama swears in as minister responsible for Youth and Sports-pic by Lisa Kadango Representatives from twenty-one countries are competing, and the best four will automatically qualify for the sport’s 2021 world cup scheduled to be held in Russia from July 10 to August 2021. Presidents fr...