Chess at the 2006 Asian Games

Chess
at the 2006 Asian Games
Venue Al-Dana Indoor Hall
Dates 2 December 2006 (2006-12-02) – 14 December 2006 (2006-12-14)
Competitors 63 from 21 nations

Chess was contested at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar from 2 December 2006 to 14 December 2006. Rapid Chess was held for men and women individually as well as a mixed team Standard Chess competition. All events were held at the Al-Dana Indoor Hall.

India topped the medal table with two gold medals, Kazakhstan won the men's individual gold.

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's individual rapid
Murtas Kazhgaleyev
 Kazakhstan
Đào Thiên Hải
 Vietnam
Bu Xiangzhi
 China
Women's individual rapid
Humpy Koneru
 India
Zhao Xue
 China
Zhu Chen
 Qatar
Mixed team standard
 India
Krishnan Sasikiran
Pentala Harikrishna
Humpy Koneru
 China
Bu Xiangzhi
Wang Yue
Zhao Xue
 Iran
Ehsan Ghaemmaghami
Elshan Moradi
Atousa Pourkashian

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 India2002
2 Kazakhstan1001
3 China0213
4 Vietnam0101
5 Iran0011
 Qatar0011
Totals (6 nations)3339

Participating nations

A total of 63 athletes from 21 nations competed in chess at the 2006 Asian Games:[1]

References

  1. "15th Asian Games – Athletes – Chess". doha-2006.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2006. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
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