Asian Chess Federation

ALT Isabelle Ning wins New Zealand Women’s Championship WCM Isabelle Ning powered her way through the field to win her first NZ Women’s Championship title in Auckland today with a score of 6.5/7. The tournament was held as a tribute event for New Zealand WIM Sue Maroroa-Jones, a former winner of the Championship who passed away earlier this year

ALT Grebnev Aleksey, playing under the FIDE flag, won the Asian Junior Chess Championship while Tejaswini G. of India won the Girls Division. The event was organized by the All India Chess Federation under the auspices of the Asian Chess Federation and FIDE. The matches of the coveted championship took place between September 8 to 15 at JRD Tata Sports Complex in Jamshedpur, India. A total of 121 players from seven countries will participate, which includes 58 girls and 63 boys. The countries include Kazakhstan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Russia, Indonesia, Nepal and India. In photo above are all medalists with dignitaries.