The 21st Asian Continental Chess Championships, encompassing both the Men’s (Open) and Women’s individual tournaments, are scheduled to take place in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, from May 28 to June 7, 2026.
Hosted at the Convention Center in Ulaanbaatar, the event serves as a primary qualification pathway for the FIDE World Cup cycle.
The championships are open to all national chess federations within FIDE Asian Zones 3.1 through 3.8. These zones cover a broad geographic range, inviting participants from across Western, South, Central, Southeast, and East Asia.
The tournament regulations impose strict rating floors, ensuring a high-level competitive field:
- Open Section: Participation is limited to players rated 2200 and above (based on the May 1, 2026, FIDE Rating List).
- Women’s Section: Participation is limited to players rated 2000 and above.
Because of these rating requirements, the field consists almost exclusively of titled players (Grandmasters, International Masters, and their respective Women’s titles). While each federation is allocated one official player per section, federations may enter additional players who meet the rating criteria.
As registration is ongoing, the exact final roster of players and the specific breakdown of titled participants per country will be confirmed once the official entry list is finalized by the organizing committee. The provisional lists are below.
The competition follows a 9-round Swiss System format. Matches are played under classical time controls, with 90 minutes allocated for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the remainder of the game, with a 30-second increment per move starting from the first move.
The event is organized by the Mongolian Chess Federation on behalf of the Asian Chess Federation and FIDE.
Participants (Open):
GM Yu Yangyi CHN 2714
GM Grebnev Aleksey FID 2625
GM Aditya Mittal IND 2619
GM Xu Xiangyu CHN 2611
GM Nesterov Arseniy FID 2599
GM Daneshvar Bardiya IRI 2596
GM Najer Evgeniy FID 2594
GM Paravyan David FID 2593
GM Tin Jingyao SGP 2589
GM Xiao Tong CHN 2586
GM Movahed Sina IRI 2575
GM Li DI CHN 2571
GM Dai Changren CHN 2552
GM Vetokhin Savva FID 2552
GM Abdisalimov Abdimalik UZB 2530
GM Uskov Artem FID 2524
IM Dau Khuong Duy VIE 2521
GM Peng Xiongjian CHN 2518
GM Prraneeth Vuppala IND 2515
Huang Renjie CHN 2515
IM Begmuratov Khumoyun UZB 2512
GM Suleymenov Alisher KAZ 2507
GM Tsydypov Zhamsaran RUS 2507
IM Kong Xiangrui CHN 2497
IM Meng Yihan CHN 2493
GM Khubukshanov Erdem FID 2488
GM Xu Yi CHN 2480
GM Shubin Kirill FID 2478
GM Megaranto Susanto INA 2476
GM Mamedov Edgar KAZ 2470
GM Nigmatov Ortik UZB 2470
FM Xu Ziyuan CHN 2455
IM Saydaliev Saidakbar UZB 2454
IM Pham Tran Gia Phuc VIE 2450
IM Bakhrillaev Bakhrom UZB 2446
Zhang DI CHN 2446
FM Timoshin Maxim FID 2439
IM Bai Adelard TPE 2436
IM Shogdzhiev Roman FID 2431
IM Mohammad Fahad Rahman BAN 2424
IM Parpiev Isaak FID 2421
IM Tarigan Gilbert Elroy INA 2421
IM Lou Yiping CHN 2416
FM Pavlov Danila FID 2416
FM Moosavifar Seyed Abolfazl IRI 2414
IM Gong Sunle CHN 2411
IM Jin Yueheng CHN 2409
IM Atakhan Abtin IRI 2405
FM Liu Yi AUS 2401
IM Isanzhulov Arystan KAZ 2398
FM Sydykov Bayastan KGZ 2398
IM Lee Junhyeok KOR 2394
IM Nie Xinyang CHN 2386
IM Abdurakhmonov Mukhammadali UZB 2385
FM Goh Zi Han SGP 2383
IM Budhidharma Nayaka INA 2382
IM Orozbaev Eldiyar KGZ 2382
IM Khripachenko Alexander FID 2375
Hong Mingren CHN 2363
Xu Junwei CHN 2352
GM Murshed Niaz BAN 2347
FM Yang Zilong CHN 2347
Li Guohao CHN 2342
IM Dinh Nho Kiet VIE 2337
FM Putrenko Kirill FID 2334
Shen Fuyan CHN 2321
Sun Chao CHN 2314
FM Maslovskiy Vladimir FID 2310
IM Nanjo Ryosuke JPN 2301
FM Ismagilov Igor RUS 2294
FM Nissinen Niilo Man HKG 2273
Zhang Zhi CHN 2267
FM Fedosov Alexander FID 2263
CM Petukhov Dmitriy RUS 2262
FM Dumanuly Sultanbeibarys KAZ 2257
FM Chyndygyr Tamerlan FID 2244
FM Zozek Salah Mohammed IRQ 2239
CM Kotsyuba Victor FID 2220
FM Tleukhanov Yerlan KAZ 2208
Chen Jun-Wei TPE 2163
CM Baker Ilias Angelo (Leo) NZL 2157
Moritani Sho JPN 2105
CM Zaw Ye Htut MYA 2097
FM Jaiswal Rupesh NEP 2091
Tenezaca Cristian GUM 1944
Vedant Nayudu SGP 1932
FM Ho In Hei Henry HKG 1849
Ribauw O-Neill NRU 1815
Participants (Women):
IM Song Yuxin CHN 2462
WGM Shukhman Anna FID 2456
IM Lu Miaoyi CHN 2435
WGM Khamdamova Afruza UZB 2423
IM Kamalidenova Meruert KAZ 2389
WGM Kairbekova Amina KAZ 2374
IM Bodnaruk Anastasia RUS 2361
WIM Yan Tianqi CHN 2360
IM Aulia Medina Warda INA 2355
WGM Balabayeva Xeniya KAZ 2355
WGM Ni Shiqun CHN 2348
IM Tokhirjonova Gulrukhbegim UZB 2335
WFM Zhurova Anna FID 2331
WIM Kaliakhmet Elnaz KAZ 2314
WIM Gao Muziyan CHN 2284
WGM Luong Phuong Hanh VIE 2282
WIM Karimova Guldona UZB 2279
WIM Nurgaliyeva Zarina KAZ 2279
FM Chen Yining CHN 2270
WFM Pershina Maria FID 2269
WGM Yakubbaeva Nilufar UZB 2259
WIM Zhang Xiao CHN 2258
WFM Imomkuzieva Nilufarkhon UZB 2235
WCM Khalilova Madinabonu UZB 2226
WIM Getman Tatyana FID 2219
WFM Iudina Veronika RUS 2218
WFM Kholyavko Mariya KAZ 2202
WIM Karmanova Olga Dm. FID 2201
WGM Gong Qianyun SGP 2198
WIM Latifah Laysa INA 2189
WIM Zahedifar Anahita IRI 2183
WFM Sreekarthika Velmurugan SGP 2151
FM Mikheeva Galina FID 2121
WFM Dorokhina Elizaveta FID 2121
Zhou Shumeng CHN 2107
Jiang Tianyu CHN 2101
WFM Noshin Anjum BAN 2067
WFM Sovetbekova Nurai KGZ 2058
WIM Herfesa Shafira Devi INA 2051
Ha Yihan CHN 2031
Du Yuxin CHN 2015
WIM Xue Tianhao CHN 2014
WIM Nguyen Thanh Thuy Tien VIE 1961
WCM Ahmed Walijah BAN 1953
WFM Fang Kun SGP 1944
Liew Tze Yu SGP 1924
Maslova Veronika RUS 1804
Michid Jargalsaikhan KOR 1798
Wu Tansi Tung TPE 1487
