Hong Kong Chess Federation
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The Hong Kong Chess Federation (HKCF; ) is the governing body
for chess
in Hong Kong
.
The HKCF organises social and competition chess in Hong Kong, and selects players to represent Hong Kong internationally, e.g. the Chess Olympiad
, which takes place every second year. Hong Kong has participated at the Chess Olympiads since 1967. It also supports the development of junior players, with school championships organised as well as individual junior championships.
The Hong Kong team in the 1974 Students' Chess Olympiad consisted of five brothers aged 8 to 18. In 1990 the Hong Kong Olympiad team consisted of four players from four different countries.
The Asian Cities Chess Championship was launched by the Hong Kong Chess Federation in 1978 under the sponsorship of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. The first Asian Cities title went to Singapore.
Further reading
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Hong Kong
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- Founded in 1960
- HKCF joined FIDE in 1961 and is part of Zone 3.3
- President is Jackson Li Wai-shing
- Member of the International Correspondence Chess FederationInternational Correspondence Chess FederationInternational Correspondence Chess Federation was founded in 1951 as a new appearance of the ICCA , which was founded in 1945, as successor of the IFSB , founded in 1928....
, delegate: Henry Leung. - Member of the Asian Chess Federation
The HKCF organises social and competition chess in Hong Kong, and selects players to represent Hong Kong internationally, e.g. the Chess Olympiad
Chess Olympiad
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, which takes place every second year. Hong Kong has participated at the Chess Olympiads since 1967. It also supports the development of junior players, with school championships organised as well as individual junior championships.
The Hong Kong team in the 1974 Students' Chess Olympiad consisted of five brothers aged 8 to 18. In 1990 the Hong Kong Olympiad team consisted of four players from four different countries.
The Asian Cities Chess Championship was launched by the Hong Kong Chess Federation in 1978 under the sponsorship of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. The first Asian Cities title went to Singapore.
Notable players
- Yang XianYang XianYang Xian is a Chinese FIDE Master chess player.He was a member of the Chinese national chess team. He was part of the national team at the Chess Olympiad once in 1986, and twice for the Hong Kong team 1992-1994...
, Board 1 silver medallist at the 1992 Chess Olympiad30th Chess OlympiadThe 30th Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between June 7 and June 25, 1992, at the Philippine International Convention Center in Manila, Philippines.-Individual...
in Manila, behind Garry KasparovGarry KasparovGarry Kimovich Kasparov is a Russian chess grandmaster, a former World Chess Champion, writer, political activist, and one of the greatest chess players of all time.... - Jonathan J(ames) Ady (Fide Master)
- Dave Carless, five time Hong Kong champion
- Anya CorkeAnya CorkeAnya Sun Corke is a Woman Grandmaster and the top chess player from Hong Kong who is currently playing for England....
, WGM - Mingo Lam, treasurer of the Hong Kong Chess Federation
- Chong Chor Yuen, President of the Hong Kong Chess Association Limited
See also
- ICCF national member federationsICCF national member federationsThe International Correspondence Chess Federation national member federations number 83 nations, divided into four geographical zones:*Zone 1: Europe *Zone 2: Latin America...
- FIDE FederationsFIDE Federations-Countries which are members of both FIDE and the United Nations:There are currently 141 U.N. members in FIDE. The FIDE rules are that no new members are allowed if they are not U.N. members...
- FIDE Federations RankingsFIDE Federations RankingsThese are the current FIDE Federations Rankings for male and female active chess players . These rankings are also known as World Chess Rankings. The position of a country's federation in the list is defined by the average score of the 10 strongest players in that federation. The players' scores...
- Hong Kong Chess Club, run by the HKCF and open to any member of the general public
- Hong Kong Chinese Chess Association
- Macau Chess Association (Grupo de Xadrez de Macau)
External links
- Official website
- Hong Kong Chess Association (HKCA) Limited, a non-profit organization with the main objective to promote and encourage the development of chess among students in Hong Kong.
- Federations Ranking (FIDE)
Further reading
- Chess for Friday 06 May 2000 by Kaarlo Schepel about the end of the chess column of the South China Morning PostSouth China Morning PostThe South China Morning Post , together with its Sunday edition, the Sunday Morning Post, is an English-language Hong Kong newspaper, published by the SCMP Group with a circulation of 104,000....
- Knights of the square table Kevin Kwong, Saturday, March 09, 1996