Sixteen schools for Chess championships
View(s):Sixteen schools have confirmed their participation for the 9th Asian Schools Chess Championships to be conducted by the CFSL from Saturday, August 31 to Thursday, September 5 at Hotel Citus, Hikkaduwa.
The tournament will be an individual championship conducted for both boys and girls in the under 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 and 17 age groups.
The schools have been divided in the following groups – (A) Hong Kong, Krygzstan, South Korea and Sri Lanka. (B) Australia, India, Maldives and UAE. (C) Bangladesh, Iran Malaysia and Uzbekistan. (D) Chinese Taipei, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Yemen. The inauguration of the tournament will commence with the Rapid Chess Championship and will be followed by the prize distribution.
The main tournament will be worked off from September 1 to 5 and will be followed by the closing ceremony and prize distribution.
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