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After six rounds at the 21st ASEAN+ Age-Group Championships

by Peter Long - 22/06/2023

Regional powerhouse Vietnam continues to dominate in standard chess after six rounds of play. Vietnamese players have the top three positions in the Open U-8, Open U-10, Open U-12, Open U-14, Open U-16 and Open U-18 categories, and it is very much the same in the Girls U-8 & U-10 Combined and Girls U-18. It is only in the Open U-20 that we have a fierce largely non Vietnam fight where Filipino IM Daniel Quizon leads with 5/6 closely followed by Thailand FM Prin Laohawirapap on 4.5/6, and who are followed by another Filipino IM Michael Concio Jr, and Vietnam’s Ngo Duc Tri, both on 4/6. There are also challenges to the Vietnamese in Girls U-12 & U-14 Combined where there is a Filipina in third place, a Filipina even leads in Girls U-16, and in Girls U-20 where a Chinese is the leader. Photos: FM FT IA Peter Long

Official opening of the ACC-ECU Chess Symposium

With the arrival of ECU President, Zurab Azmaiparasvili on 21st June, the Opening of the ACC-ECU Chess Symposium took place.

L-R. IA Takis Nikopoulous, Lecturer, IA & IO Ignatius Leong, ACC President, IO Sahapol Nakvanich, Chief Organiser, GM, IA and IO Zurab Azmaiparashvili, ECU President, and GM Artur Yusupov, Lecturer

For more details, see the report of the European Chess Commission here.

Ignatius Leong welcoming Zurab Azmaiparashivili

Zurab Azmaiparashvili thanking Leong for long friendship and help, acknowledging his vast contribution to chess, and the congratulating Sahapol Nakvanich on excellent organisation

The highlight of the opening ceremony was a presentation of special gift of books to GM Artur Yusupov, of a set of his books - School of Chess Excellence - written together with his trainer, mentor and friend, the great Mark Dvoretsky and published in Chinese to help develop today’s best China players!

School of Chess Excellence translated in Chinese

Nakvanich presenting this special gift to Yusupov of his own books!

Full details on standings and pairings together with links to live games can be found here.

About the Author

Peter Long is an FM, FIDE Trainer, International Organizer, International Arbiter and a man who has been powering chess in Malaysia and countries nearby with his efforts over the years. He has been part of the FIDE previously as the Secretary of Trainers' Commission.


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