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Asian Individual Championships Starts in Iran |
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Sunday, 01 May 2011 22:55 |
 The 10th Asian Continental Individual Championship reeled off today in Mashad, Iran with 28 Grandmasters and 11 Women Grandmasters leading the field of the Open and Women's Championship, respectively. See chess-results.com for Open and Women's results. Watch top games live on the Asian Chess Federation site.
Women's World Champion Hou Yifan of China (left) drawing colors from Krishnan Sasikiran of India at the players' meeting of the Asian Individual Championship in Mashad, Iran. Looking on are Iran Chess Federation President Mohammad Jafar Kambouzia (seated), Iran Secretary General Hadi Karimi (right) and Arbiter Dr. Mousa Ali Alireza of Iran.
Harika Dronavalli (2524) from India and former World Champion Rustam Kasimjanov (2687) from Uzbekistan are top rated among the currently registered players.
Top board match between GM Rustam Kasimjanov (left) of Uzbekistan and GM Dao Thein Hai of Vietnam. Looking on are, from left, Iran CF Secretary General Hadi Karimi, Asian Chess Federation Deputy President Casto Abundo, Mashhad Chess Association president Mohd. Reza Vojdani, Khorasan Province Sport Minister Afshi Davari, local chess legends Sadeghnia and Naderi, Iran Chess Fed. president Mohammad Kambouzia, Chinese Chess Association president Chu Bo and International Director Abigail Tian Hongwei.
A view of the playing hall.
The women's section in the same hall.
Chinese Chess Association president Chu Bo addressing participants with Abigail Tian and Chief Arbiter Mehrdad Pahlevanzadeh.
Mashhad is the second largest city in Iran and one of the holiest cities in the Shia Muslim world.
It is located 850 kilometers (530 mi) east of Tehran, close to the borders of Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. Its population was 2,427,316 at the 2006 population census.
Tournament website / Regulations
Greetings
To the participants of the 10th Asian Individual Chess Championships
Dear friends!
I am pleased to warmly welcome you to the 10th Asian Individual Chess Championships, which will be held in Mashhad, the holy, historic and touristic city in the North-East of Iran.
It is very important that such a great continental chess event is returning to Iran, the country which is known as the chess cradle and I am confident that Mashhad will be a good host for the Grand Masters and chess players from all over the Asia and Oceania.
This year we will organize the first Asian Individual Blitz Championships beside the main tournaments and we hope it would help in developing and popularizing of our beloved game.
I wish all the participants a nice stay in Mashhad, success in achieving great results and the best of luck.
Mohammad Jafar Kambouzia
Vice-president of FIDE &
President of the Iran Chess Federation
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