Asian Continental Chess Championship 2023 starts in Kazakhstan

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The Asian Continental Chess Championships (the Open Championship and the Women’s Championship) will be held from June 3-12, 2023 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

The prize fund for the event is $100,000 and the four top finishers in the Open Championship and the top two in the Women’s Championship will qualify for the FIDE World Cup which will be held from July 29 to August 26, 2023 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Who can take part in the Asian Continental Championships?

The Open Championship and the Women’s Championship are open to one official player from all federations-members of the Asian Chess Federation. Additional players are allowed if they have a rating of 2300 or higher for the Open Championship and 2000 or higher for the Women’s Championship, based on the FIDE Rating List as of May 1, 2023. Exceptions to the minimum rating level may be made by the Continental President at the request of the national federations. Meals and accommodation for official participants are paid for by the organizers, meals and accommodation for additional players are covered for by the participants or their sponsors.

Tournament rules:

The competitions, 9-round Swiss tournaments will be held in accordance with the International Chess Federation’s (FIDE) Rules. Attending the opening and closing ceremonies is mandatory.

According to the Regulations, the Blitz Chess Championship will take place on June 3, with the opening ceremony of the Asian Continental Championships scheduled for June 4. The final ninth round, the award ceremony and the closing ceremony will take place on June 11.

Organized by: the Asian Chess Federation, the Kazakhstan Chess Federation with the support of the Almaty Akimat
Dates: June 3–12, 2023
Venue: the Baluan Sholak Sports Palace, Abai Ave. 44, corner of Baitursynov St., the city of Almaty, the Republic of Kazakhstan
Event Regulations:
https://doc.fide.com/docs/CALENDAR/2023/ASIAN_CONTINENTAL_2023_REGULATIONS.pdf

More than 80 players registered for the tournament and GM Sethuraman S.P. (India, 2626), GM Abhimanyu Puranik (India, 2613) and GM Pranav V (India, 2597) headline the field.

Asian Continental Chess Championship 2023 – participants:

No.		Name	FED	Rtg
1	GM	Erigaisi, Arjun	IND	2702
2	GM	Pranav, V	IND	2608
3	GM	Sethuraman, S.P.	IND	2606
4	GM	Puranik, Abhimanyu	IND	2602
5	GM	Jumabayev, Rinat	KAZ	2590
6	GM	Vokhidov, Shamsiddin	UZB	2583
7	GM	Tin, Jingyao	SGP	2570
8	GM	Daneshvar, Bardiya	IRI	2555
9	IM	Aronyak, Ghosh	IND	2534
10		Pour Agha Bala, Amirreza	IRI	2523
11	GM	Megaranto, Susanto	INA	2520
12	GM	Das, Sayantan	IND	2508
13	GM	Kazhgaleyev, Murtas	KAZ	2506
14	IM	Samant, Aditya S	IND	2503
15	IM	Prraneeth, Vuppala	IND	2498
16	GM	Bilguun, Sumiya	MGL	2495
17	IM	Nogerbek, Kazybek	KAZ	2493
18	IM	Shyaamnikhil, P	IND	2490
19	GM	Batchuluun, Tsegmed	MGL	2471
20	GM	Makhnev, Denis	KAZ	2469
21	IM	Suleymenov, Alisher	KAZ	2463
22	IM	Agmanov, Zhandos	KAZ	2446
23	IM	Manish, Anto Cristiano F	IND	2436
24	IM	Urazayev, Arystanbek	KAZ	2436
25	IM	Atabayev, Saparmyrat	TKM	2433
26		Utegaliyev, Azamat	KAZ	2432
27	IM	Madaminov, Mukhiddin	UZB	2431
28	IM	Mohammad Fahad, Rahman	BAN	2424
29	IM	Aitbayev, Aslan	KAZ	2416
30	FM	Arfan, Aditya Bagus	INA	2416
31	IM	Zhalmakhanov, Ramazan	KAZ	2414
32	FM	Isanzhulov, Arystan	KAZ	2408
33	IM	Ansat, Aldiyar	KAZ	2384
34	IM	Kazakov, Konstantin	KAZ	2380
35	GM	Hossain, Enamul	BAN	2379
36	IM	Tologon Tegin, Semetei	KGZ	2371
37	FM	Liyanage, Ranindu Dilshan	SRI	2361
38	FM	Suyarov, Mukhammadzokhid	UZB	2347
39	IM	Dushyant, Sharma	IND	2345
40	FM	Suleimen, Ergali	KAZ	2345
41		Askarov, Bakhtiyar	KAZ	2337
42	IM	Aziz, Husain	QAT	2332
43	FM	Nurgaliyev, Sauat	KAZ	2319
44	IM	Nugumanov, Bakhtiyar	KAZ	2316
45	FM	Bizhigitov, Zhangir	KAZ	2285
46	IM	Abdyzhapar, Asylbek	KGZ	2282
47	FM	Orozbaev, Eldiar	KGZ	2267
48	FM	Baasansuren, Erdene	MGL	2264
49	FM	Erzhanov, Arman	KAZ	2228
50	FM	Mamedov, Edgar	KAZ	2224
51	FM	Daurimbetov, Azamat	UZB	2180
52		Mazhkenov, Alisher	KAZ	2167
53		Moldagali, Beksultan	KAZ	2106
54		Shonazarov, Orash	KAZ	2066
55		Akhilbay, Imangali	KAZ	2065
56		Wu, Yixing	CHN	2043
57		Liu, Yeh Yang	TPE	2040
58		Balmagambetov, Timur	KAZ	2026
59		Assylov, Miras	KAZ	2017
60		Kuziev, Miraziz	UZB	2014
61	FM	Ilkhomi, Jaloliddin	TJK	1994
62		Amangeldy, Ernur	KAZ	1968
63		Tleukhanov, Yerlan	KAZ	1959
64	CM	Akhmedinov, Satbek	KAZ	1957
65		Mukhametkali, Merey	KAZ	1939
66		Amirkul, Alimzhan	KAZ	1934
67	FM	Fancy, Stuart	PNG	1930
68	CM	Smirnov, Mark	KAZ	1921
69		Kozhabekov, Adilkhan	KAZ	1911
70		Kenbeilov, Timur	KAZ	1879
71		Kabinazar, Nurmukhammed	KAZ	1855
72	IM	Baimurzin, Aitkazy	KAZ	1825
73		Wu, Bing-Shen	TPE	1802
74		Kuandykuly, Danis	KAZ	1800
75		Khazhatuly, Alikhan	KAZ	1799
76		Tanikin, Isabek	KAZ	1778
77		Spiridonov, Kirill	KGZ	1774
78		Dumanuly, Sultanbeibarys	KAZ	1736
79		Kudaibergen, Nurlykhan	KAZ	1610
80		Zharokov, Biket	KAZ	1602
81		Kazhmuratov, Altair	KAZ	1596
82		Yessengali, Adizhan	KAZ	1596
83		Tsoy, Maxim	KAZ	1588
84		Khatibi, Mohammad Qais	AFG	1571
85		Ikhsan, Yersultan	KAZ	1553
86		Syzdyk, Samir	KAZ	1524
87		Hassibullah, Badghisi	AFG	1368