Chess at the 2006 Asian Games
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Chess
was contested at the 2006 Asian Games
in Doha
, Qatar
from December 2 to December 14. Rapid Chess was held for men and women as well as a mixed Classical Chess competition. All events were held at the Al-Dana Indoor Hall.
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
was contested at the 2006 Asian Games
2006 Asian Games
The 15th Asian Games, officially known as the XV Asiad, is Asia's Olympic-style sporting event that was held in Doha, Qatar from December 1 to December 15, 2006. Doha was the first city in its region and only the second in West Asia to host the games...
in Doha
Doha
Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...
, Qatar
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
from December 2 to December 14. Rapid Chess was held for men and women as well as a mixed Classical Chess competition. All events were held at the Al-Dana Indoor Hall.
Medal table
| 1 | align=left | |2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | align=left | |1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | align=left | |0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | align=left | |0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | align=left | |0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| align=left | |0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Medalists
| Men's individual rapid |
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| Women's individual rapid |
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| Mixed team classical |
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Men's individual rapid
December 2–4| Rank | Athlete | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | RtgSum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOR2 1 |
BAN2 1 |
UZB1 ½ |
BAN1 1 |
CHN2 1 |
VIE1 ½ |
QAT1 1 |
CHN1 ½ |
IND2 1 |
7½ | 20761 | ||
| SRI1 1 |
TKM1 1 |
CHN2 ½ |
UZB1 1 |
IRI2 1 |
KAZ1 ½ |
CHN1 0 |
IND1 1 |
IRI1 1 |
7 | 20847 | ||
| TKM2 1 |
BAN1 0 |
PHI2 1 |
QAT2 1 |
QAT1 1 |
UZB2 1 |
VIE1 1 |
KAZ1 ½ |
UZB1 ½ |
7 | 20339 | ||
| 4 | UAE1 1 |
UZB2 1 |
KAZ1 ½ |
VIE1 0 |
INA1 0 |
BAN2 1 |
QAT2 1 |
PHI1 1 |
CHN1 ½ |
6 | 20289 | |
| 5 | UAE2 ½ |
MGL2 1 |
VIE2 0 |
SYR1 1 |
UZB2 0 |
TKM2 ½ |
SYR2 1 |
INA1 1 |
CHN2 1 |
6 | 19621 | |
| 6 | SYR2 1 |
INA1 1 |
VIE1 ½ |
VIE2 1 |
KAZ1 0 |
IND1 1 |
UZB2 1 |
IND2 0 |
KAZ2 0 |
5½ | 20681 | |
| 7 | BRN2 1 |
IND1 ½ |
INA2 1 |
QAT1 0 |
PHI1 ½ |
INA1 1 |
VIE2 ½ |
BAN1 1 |
VIE1 0 |
5½ | 20354 | |
| 8 | MAC1 1 |
QAT1 ½ |
IRI2 ½ |
IND2 ½ |
IRI1 ½ |
TKM1 ½ |
UAE1 1 |
UZB1 0 |
BAN2 1 |
5½ | 20328 | |
| 9 | JPN1 1 |
PHI2 ½ |
KAZ2 1 |
CHN2 0 |
BAN2 1 |
BAN1 ½ |
IRI1 ½ |
IRI2 ½ |
QAT1 ½ |
5½ | 20327 | |
| 10 | NEP1 1 |
UZB1 0 |
JOR2 1 |
TKM1 1 |
KAZ2 1 |
CHN1 0 |
CHN2 0 |
MGL1 ½ |
QAT2 1 |
5½ | 20252 | |
| 11 | MGL1 1 |
IRI1 ½ |
BAN1 ½ |
BAN2 ½ |
PHI2 1 |
CHN2 0 |
TKM1 1 |
VIE1 0 |
IRI2 1 |
5½ | 20195 | |
| 12 | JPN2 1 |
PHI1 ½ |
QAT2 ½ |
IRI1 1 |
CHN1 0 |
SYR2 1 |
KAZ1 0 |
PHI2 1 |
VIE2 ½ |
5½ | 20054 | |
| 13 | SYR1 ½ |
UAE2 ½ |
JPN2 ½ |
PHI1 ½ |
JOR2 1 |
QAT2 ½ |
INA2 1 |
CHN2 1 |
KAZ1 0 |
5½ | 19831 | |
| 14 | SRI2 1 |
VIE1 0 |
BRN1 1 |
UZB2 0 |
SRI1 1 |
PHI1 ½ |
IND1 0 |
INA2 1 |
BAN1 1 |
5½ | 19746 | |
| 15 | PLE2 1 |
VIE2 ½ |
CHN1 0 |
INA2 1 |
IND1 0 |
JOR2 1 |
INA1 ½ |
QAT1 0 |
SRI1 1 |
5 | 20073 | |
| 16 | MGL2 ½ |
SYR1 1 |
PHI1 ½ |
SRI2 1 |
VIE1 0 |
MGL1 1 |
BAN1 ½ |
VIE2 ½ |
IND1 0 |
5 | 19786 | |
| 17 | NEP2 1 |
CHN2 0 |
NEP1 1 |
TKM2 ½ |
UZB1 1 |
IRI1 0 |
PHI2 ½ |
KAZ2 0 |
MGL1 1 |
5 | 19723 | |
| 18 | PLE1 1 |
CHN1 1 |
IND1 ½ |
KAZ1 0 |
TKM2 1 |
VIE2 ½ |
IRI2 ½ |
IRI1 0 |
TKM1 0 |
4½ | 20411 | |
| 19 | MAC2 1 |
INA2 ½ |
QAT1 ½ |
CHN1 0 |
SRI2 1 |
IND2 ½ |
UZB1 0 |
MGL2 1 |
UZB2 0 |
4½ | 20135 | |
| 20 | BRN1 1 |
KAZ1 0 |
UAE2 1 |
IND1 ½ |
VIE2 0 |
UZB1 0 |
TKM2 1 |
SYR1 1 |
PHI1 0 |
4½ | 20016 | |
| 21 | IND1 0 |
JPN1 1 |
SRI2 0 |
JPN2 1 |
MAC1 1 |
IRI2 0 |
SRI1 1 |
UZB2 ½ |
INA1 0 |
4½ | 19095 | |
| 22 | IND2 ½ |
IRI2 0 |
NEP2 1 |
KAZ2 0 |
JPN2 0 |
PLE1 1 |
NEP1 1 |
BAN2 0 |
SRI2 1 |
4½ | 18938 | |
| 23 | BAN2 0 |
JOR1 1 |
TKM1 0 |
JOR2 0 |
UAE1 0 |
MAC2 1 |
PLE1 1 |
TKM2 ½ |
UAE2 1 |
4½ | 18693 | |
| 24 | UZB1 0 |
NEP1 0 |
MGL2 1 |
SRI1 0 |
BRN1 1 |
SRI2 1 |
PHI1 0 |
UAE2 ½ |
BRN2 1 |
4½ | 18347 | |
| 25 | UZB2 0 |
UAE1 1 |
INA1 0 |
MGL2 1 |
SYR2 0 |
UAE2 ½ |
SYR1 0 |
BYE 1 |
JOR1 1 |
4½ | 16770 | |
| 26 | VIE2 0 |
MGL1 0 |
JOR1 0 |
BRN2 ½ |
MGL2 0 |
BYE 1 |
MAC1 1 |
PLE1 1 |
TKM2 1 |
4½ | 16068 | |
| 27 | JOR1 1 |
QAT2 ½ |
IRI1 0 |
PHI2 0 |
NEP2 1 |
JPN2 1 |
IND2 0 |
TKM1 0 |
MGL2 ½ |
4 | 19314 | |
| 28 | IRI2 ½ |
KAZ2 0 |
UAE1 0 |
NEP1 0 |
JPN1 1 |
NEP2 1 |
JOR1 1 |
QAT2 0 |
INA2 ½ |
4 | 19215 | |
| 29 | VIE1 0 |
SRI2 0 |
BRN2 1 |
UAE1 1 |
TKM1 0 |
MAC1 1 |
MGL1 0 |
SYR2 1 |
PHI2 0 |
4 | 18884 | |
| 30 | CHN2 0 |
NEP2 0 |
MAC2 1 |
PLE1 1 |
NEP1 1 |
QAT1 0 |
KAZ2 0 |
SRI1 0 |
JPN2 1 |
4 | 18512 | |
| 31 | TKM1 0 |
SRI1 1 |
MGL1 1 |
IRI2 0 |
QAT2 0 |
UAE1 0 |
JOR2 ½ |
JPN2 1 |
SYR1 0 |
3½ | 19271 | |
| 32 | CHN1 0 |
BRN2 1 |
MAC1 1 |
INA1 ½ |
BAN1 0 |
KAZ2 ½ |
BAN2 0 |
BRN1 ½ |
JPN1 0 |
3½ | 19077 | |
| 33 | KAZ2 ½ |
IND2 ½ |
BAN2 0 |
NEP2 ½ |
JOR1 ½ |
NEP1 ½ |
JPN2 ½ |
UAE1 ½ |
BRN1 0 |
3½ | 18819 | |
| 34 | INA2 0 |
BRN1 0 |
JPN1 1 |
MAC1 0 |
UAE2 ½ |
BRN2 1 |
MGL2 0 |
NEP2 1 |
NEP1 0 |
3½ | 17662 | |
| 35 | INA1 0 |
SYR2 1 |
SYR1 0 |
UAE2 ½ |
INA2 0 |
MGL2 0 |
BYE 1 |
JOR1 0 |
MAC2 1 |
3½ | 16694 | |
| 36 | KAZ1 0 |
PLE1 1 |
UZB2 0 |
BRN1 1 |
IND2 0 |
PHI2 0 |
SRI2 ½ |
BRN2 0 |
BYE 1 |
3½ | 16689 | |
| 37 | IRI1 0 |
TKM2 0 |
SRI1 0 |
JPN1 ½ |
BYE 1 |
JOR1 0 |
MAC2 1 |
JOR2 1 |
UAE1 0 |
3½ | 16293 | |
| 38 | QAT1 0 |
MAC2 1 |
IND2 ½ |
MGL1 0 |
SYR1 1 |
INA2 0 |
UAE2 ½ |
SRI2 0 |
SYR2 0 |
3 | 19490 | |
| 39 | BAN1 0 |
JOR2 0 |
BYE 1 |
SYR2 0 |
MAC2 1 |
SYR1 0 |
BRN1 0 |
JPN1 0 |
MAC1 1 |
3 | 13771 | |
| 40 | PHI1 0 |
BYE 1 |
TKM2 0 |
JOR1 1 |
MGL1 0 |
SRI1 0 |
JPN1 0 |
MAC2 ½ |
PLE1 0 |
2½ | 16021 | |
| 41 | QAT2 0 |
JPN2 0 |
SYR2 0 |
BYE 1 |
PLE1 0 |
BRN1 0 |
BRN2 0 |
MAC1 ½ |
NEP2 0 |
1½ | 15345 | |
| — | PHI2 0 |
DNF |
Women's individual rapid
December 2–4| Rank | Athlete | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | RtgSum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAN 1 |
VIE 1 |
UZB 1 |
IRI 1 |
QAT 1 |
CHN 0 |
INA 1 |
TKM 1 |
KAZ 1 |
8 | 18663 | ||
| SYR 1 |
UZB 0 |
MGL 1 |
VIE ½ |
TKM 1 |
IND 1 |
IRI 1 |
KAZ 1 |
INA 1 |
7½ | 18623 | ||
| JOR 1 |
KAZ 1 |
IRI 0 |
TKM 1 |
IND 0 |
VIE 0 |
SRI 1 |
SYR 1 |
PHI 1 |
6 | 17637 | ||
| 4 | SRI 1 |
BRN 1 |
QAT 1 |
IND 0 |
VIE ½ |
UZB 1 |
CHN 0 |
MGL 1 |
TKM 0 |
5½ | 18606 | |
| 5 | PHI ½ |
JOR 1 |
INA 1 |
QAT 0 |
CHN 0 |
JPN 1 |
BAN 1 |
IND 0 |
IRI 1 |
5½ | 18098 | |
| 6 | JPN 1 |
INA ½ |
CHN 0 |
SYR ½ |
SRI 1 |
PHI ½ |
VIE 1 |
IRI 0 |
JOR 1 |
5½ | 17146 | |
| 7 | NEP 1 |
CHN 1 |
IND 0 |
KAZ ½ |
JOR 1 |
IRI 0 |
PHI 1 |
INA 0 |
VIE 1 |
5½ | 16192 | |
| 8 | PLE 1 |
MGL ½ |
TKM 0 |
BRN 1 |
SYR 1 |
BAN 1 |
IND 0 |
UZB 1 |
CHN 0 |
5½ | 15977 | |
| 9 | UAE 1 |
IND 0 |
PHI 1 |
CHN ½ |
IRI ½ |
QAT 1 |
MGL 0 |
BAN 1 |
UZB 0 |
5 | 18430 | |
| 10 | IRI 0 |
NEP 1 |
KAZ 0 |
PLE 1 |
MGL 0 |
BYE 1 |
QAT 0 |
MAC 1 |
JPN 1 |
5 | 11458 | |
| 11 | MAC 1 |
QAT 0 |
SRI 1 |
UZB ½ |
BAN 0 |
SYR 1 |
JOR 1 |
CHN 0 |
IND 0 |
4½ | 17705 | |
| 12 | TKM ½ |
BAN ½ |
VIE 0 |
NEP 1 |
BRN 1 |
MGL ½ |
UZB 0 |
JPN 1 |
QAT 0 |
4½ | 15728 | |
| 13 | IND 0 |
PHI ½ |
UAE 1 |
JPN 1 |
KAZ 1 |
INA 0 |
TKM 0 |
VIE 0 |
PLE 1 |
4½ | 15493 | |
| 14 | CHN 0 |
UAE 1 |
PLE 1 |
MGL ½ |
INA 0 |
KAZ 0 |
NEP 1 |
QAT 0 |
BYE 1 |
4½ | 13781 | |
| 15 | QAT 0 |
TKM 0 |
MAC 1 |
UAE 1 |
UZB 0 |
NEP 1 |
KAZ 0 |
BYE 1 |
MGL 0 |
4 | 13578 | |
| 16 | VIE 0 |
SYR 0 |
BAN 0 |
JOR 0 |
BYE 1 |
BRN 1 |
PLE 0 |
NEP 1 |
MAC 1 |
4 | 8379 | |
| 17 | INA 0 |
BYE 1 |
SYR 0 |
SRI 0 |
JPN 0 |
MAC 1 |
UAE 1 |
BRN ½ |
BAN 0 |
3½ | 12025 | |
| 18 | MGL 0 |
MAC 1 |
BRN ½ |
BAN 0 |
PLE 1 |
TKM 0 |
BYE 1 |
PHI 0 |
SRI 0 |
3½ | 8647 | |
| 19 | UZB 0 |
SRI 0 |
NEP 1 |
PHI 0 |
MAC 1 |
JOR 0 |
SYR 0 |
UAE 0 |
BRN 1 |
3 | 9975 | |
| 20 | BYE 1 |
IRI 0 |
JPN ½ |
INA 0 |
PHI 0 |
UAE 0 |
MAC 1 |
PLE ½ |
NEP 0 |
3 | 8380 | |
| 21 | KAZ 0 |
JPN 0 |
JOR 0 |
BYE 1 |
NEP 0 |
PLE 0 |
BRN 0 |
SRI 0 |
UAE 0 |
1 | 10007 |
Mixed team classical
December 6–14| Rank | Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | GP | BH Buchholz system The Buchholz system is a ranking system in chess developed by Bruno Buchholz in 1932 in order to determine ranks in a Swiss system tournament where players have the same score... |
MP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MGL 2½–½ |
TKM 3–0 |
QAT 2–1 |
VIE 2½–½ |
CHN 3–0 |
UZB 3–0 |
IRI 2½–½ |
INA 2½–½ |
KAZ 1½–1½ |
22½ | 134½ | 17 | ||
| SYR 3–0 |
UZB 1–2 |
IRI 2½–½ |
INA 2½–½ |
IND 0–3 |
QAT 2–1 |
VIE 3–0 |
KAZ 1½–1½ |
BAN 2–1 |
17½ | 140 | 13 | ||
| SRI 2½–½ |
BAN 1½–1½ |
CHN ½–2½ |
MGL 2½–½ |
INA 1½–1½ |
TKM 3–0 |
IND ½–2½ |
UZB 1½–1½ |
QAT 3–0 |
16½ | 140 | 11 | ||
| 4 | UAE 2½–½ |
VIE ½–2½ |
MGL 2–1 |
PHI 2–1 |
UZB ½–2½ |
SYR 3–0 |
QAT 2½–½ |
CHN 1½–1½ |
IND 1½–1½ |
16 | 135½ | 12 | |
| 5 | NEP 3–0 |
QAT ½–2½ |
BAN 3–0 |
CHN ½–2½ |
IRI 1½–1½ |
VIE 1½–1½ |
JOR 3–0 |
IND ½–2½ |
UZB 2½–½ |
16 | 134½ | 10 | |
| 6 | JOR 3–0 |
INA 2½–½ |
IND 1–2 |
UZB 2–1 |
VIE 2–1 |
CHN 1–2 |
KAZ ½–2½ |
TKM 3–0 |
IRI 0–3 |
15 | 140½ | 10 | |
| 7 | BRN 2½–½ |
IRI 1½–1½ |
INA 0–3 |
TKM ½–2½ |
JPN 2½–½ |
UAE 2–1 |
PHI 1½–1½ |
SYR 3–0 |
CHN 1–2 |
14½ | 126 | 10 | |
| 8 | VIE ½–2½ |
UAE 1½–1½ |
MAC 3–0 |
KAZ 1–2 |
SYR 1½–1½ |
MGL 1–2 |
BAN 1½–1½ |
PLE 3–0 |
TKM 1½–1½ |
14½ | 110 | 8 | |
| 9 | JPN 3–0 |
CHN 2–1 |
VIE 1–2 |
QAT 1–2 |
KAZ 2½–½ |
IND 0–3 |
MGL 2½–½ |
IRI 1½–1½ |
INA ½–2½ |
14 | 140 | 9 | |
| 10 | IND ½–2½ |
MAC 3–0 |
KAZ 1–2 |
IRI ½–2½ |
JOR 2½–½ |
PHI 2–1 |
UZB ½–2½ |
VIE 2½–½ |
UAE 1½–1½ |
14 | 123½ | 9 | |
| 11 | PLE 3–0 |
IND 0–3 |
SYR 1–2 |
BAN 2½–½ |
UAE 2½–½ |
IRI 0–3 |
BRN 3–0 |
QAT 0–3 |
PHI 1½–1½ |
13½ | 131½ | 9 | |
| 12 | CHN 0–3 |
JPN 3–0 |
TKM 2–1 |
JOR 1½–1½ |
PHI 1½–1½ |
KAZ 0–3 |
NEP 2½–½ |
BAN 0–3 |
MAC 3–0 |
13½ | 112 | 10 | |
| 13 | IRI ½–2½ |
BRN 1–2 |
UAE 1–2 |
PLE 1½–1½ |
BYE 1½ |
JOR 0–3 |
MAC 2½–½ |
NEP 2½–½ |
JPN 2½–½ |
13 | 87½ | 8 | |
| 14 | KAZ ½–2½ |
PHI 1½–1½ |
SRI 2–1 |
BRN 2½–½ |
TKM ½–2½ |
BAN 1–2 |
BYE 1½ |
JPN 1½–1½ |
MGL 1½–1½ |
12½ | 107½ | 8 | |
| 15 | QAT 0–3 |
NEP 3–0 |
BRN 1½–1½ |
SYR 1½–1½ |
MGL ½–2½ |
SRI 3–0 |
INA 0–3 |
BYE 1½ |
PLE 1½–1½ |
12½ | 104 | 8 | |
| 16 | PHI 2½–½ |
KAZ 2½–½ |
UZB 2–1 |
IND ½–2½ |
QAT 1–2 |
INA 1½–1½ |
CHN 0–3 |
MGL ½–2½ |
BYE 1½ |
12 | 129½ | 8 | |
| 17 | BAN ½–2½ |
SRI 2–1 |
JOR 1½–1½ |
UAE ½–2½ |
PLE 2–1 |
BYE 1½ |
TKM 0–3 |
MAC 3–0 |
NEP ½–2½ |
11½ | 90 | 8 | |
| 18 | TKM 0–3 |
BYE 1½ |
NEP 1–2 |
SRI 1½–1½ |
BRN 1–2 |
MAC 3–0 |
JPN 1½–1½ |
PHI 0–3 |
JOR 1½–1½ |
11 | 88½ | 6 | |
| 19 | UZB 0–3 |
SYR 0–3 |
BYE 1½ |
MAC 3–0 |
BAN ½–2½ |
NEP 2–1 |
PLE 1½–1½ |
UAE 1½–1½ |
SRI ½–2½ |
10½ | 91½ | 7 | |
| 20 | INA 0–3 |
JOR 0–3 |
PLE 2–1 |
BYE 1½ |
MAC 2–1 |
JPN 1–2 |
SYR ½–2½ |
SRI ½–2½ |
BRN 2½–½ |
10 | 91 | 7 | |
| 21 | BYE 1½ |
MGL 0–3 |
PHI 0–3 |
JPN 0–3 |
NEP 1–2 |
PLE 0–3 |
SRI ½–2½ |
BRN 0–3 |
SYR 0–3 |
3 | 98 | 1 |