Chess at the 2006 Asian Games

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.

Chess
at the 2006 Asian Games
VenueAl-Dana Indoor Hall
Dates2–14 December 2006
Competitors63 from 21 nations
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India topped the medal table with two gold medals, Kazakhstan won the men's individual gold.

Schedule

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Round Last round
Event↓/Date → 2nd
Sat
3rd
Sun
4th
Mon
5th
Tue
6th
Wed
7th
Thu
8th
Fri
9th
Sat
10th
Sun
11th
Mon
12th
Tue
13th
Wed
14th
Thu
Men's individual rapid ●●● ●●● ●●●
Women's individual rapid ●●● ●●● ●●●
Mixed team standard

Medalists

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

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  India (IND)2002
2  Kazakhstan (KAZ)1001
3  China (CHN)0213
4  Vietnam (VIE)0101
5  Iran (IRI)0011
  Qatar (QAT)0011
Totals (6 entries)3339

Participating nations

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

References

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