The Asian Seniors Chess Championships 2026 held in standard, rapid and blitz chess sections across the 50+ and 65+ age groups concluded in Osh, Kyrgyzstan. The competition wich ran from October 15 to 25, brought together 74 players from 11 countries.
Held at Jannat Resort Osh, the event was organised by the Kyrgyz Chess Union together with the chess federations of Osh city and Osh Region, with support from the Osh city administration, under the auspices of the Asian Chess Federation and FIDE. Adilet Attokurov served as Tournament Director.
The standard competition comprised nine rounds, with a time control of 90 minutes plus a 30-second increment per move. Gold, silver and bronze medalists in each discipline and category are listed below.
Standard
Open 50+ (pictured above)
🥇 Nikolai Vlassov (FIDE)
🥈 Oleg Yuferev (FIDE)
🥉 Jamshed Isaev (Tajikistan)
Women 50+
🥇 Irina Mikhailova (FIDE)
🥈 Alfiya Turebayeva (Kazakhstan)
🥉 Nina Sirotkina (FIDE)
Open 65+
🥇 Evgenij Kalegin (FIDE)
🥈 Vladislav Nasybullin (Kazakhstan)
🥉 Tilek Takyrbashev (Kyrgyzstan)
Women 65+
🥇 Irina Bulanova (Kazakhstan)
🥈 Galina Strutinskaia (FIDE)
🥉 Baktygul Tilenbaeva (Kyrgyzstan)
