The Asian Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships are chess tournaments played in rapid and blitz time controls respectively. This tournament is open to all players from Asian chess federations (FIDE zones from 3.1 to 3.8) approved by their respective national federation. It is held with the Swiss system and consists of two divisions, Open and Women's, the latter of which is reserved to female players. Both sections determine the Asian Rapid and Blitz champions. The Championship is regulated by the Asian Chess Federation.
Format For Asian Rapid Chess Championship and Asian Women's Rapid Chess Championship 11 rounds of rapid games are played with time control of 15 minutes each player with 10 seconds of increment each move each player starting from the first move, whereas for Asian Blitz Chess Championship and Asian Women's Blitz Chess Championship 13 round of blitz games are played with time control of 3 minutes each player with 2 seconds of increment each move each player starting from the first move. Players are paired based on swiss system with each decisive game awarding 1 point to the winner and 0 to the loser and each drawn game providing half a point to both players. In case of tie, the following tie-breakers shall be used in this order-
Direct encounter (only if all tied players have played each other) Number of wins (including forfeits) Buchholz Cut 1 Tournament Performance Rating Drawing of lots, 2 blitz games or other methods decided by arbiter
2026 Championships The inaugural Asian Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships were organised from July 27 to July 31, 2026 at TungPo Kitty Woo Stadium in Wong Tai Sin, Hong Kong by Hong Kong China Chess Federation and Asian Chess Federation.
In Open category, GM Aleksey Grebnev won the rapid title and GM Lê Tuấn Minh won the blitz title, whereas in Women's category, GM Harika Dronavalli won both rapid and blitz title.
Prizes +Position (after tiebreaks)Trophy/MedalCash Prizes (in HKD) (if any)RapidBlitzOpenWomenOpenWomen1stTrophy + Gold Medal40,00020,00026,00013,0002ndTrophy + Silver Medal20,00010,00013,0006,5003rdTrophy + Bronze Medal10,0005,0006,5003,5004thMedals8,0004,0005,5003,5005th6,0003,0004,0002,0006th5,0002,0003,5001,5007th4,0002,0003,0001,2008th3,0002,0002,0001,2009th2,0001,0001,50080010th2,0001,0001,500800Best rank representing HKCCFNo cash prizesBest Player rated under 2200Best Player rated under 2000Best Player rated under 1800Best Player rated under 1600Total Prize Pool100,00050,00066,50034,000
Asian Rapid Chess Championship 2026 +Top 10 resultsRankPlayerPointsTB1TB2TB318.5 -777.528.5 -775.538.5 -674.548 -86958 -77468 -772.578 -77288 -770.598 -770108 -675
Asian Women's Rapid Chess Championship 2026 +RankPlayerPointsTB1TB2TB318.5 167328.5 2871.538 1773.548 2672.557.5 -673.567.5 -668.577 -67087 -66897 -667107 -568
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