The Rapid Chess Championship of the 28th Asian Youth Chess Championships concluded on July 16, 2026, at the COLI Hotel in Shenzhen, China. The event brought together nearly 900 young players from 30 Asian federations for a day of exciting and highly competitive chess.
The championship featured competitions across six age categories (Under-8, Under-10, Under-12, Under-14, Under-16, and Under-18, Boys and Girls), with players demonstrating outstanding fighting spirit, excellent sportsmanship, and impressive technical skills throughout the tournament.
The participating federations were: Australia, Bangladesh, China, Fiji, Guam, Hong Kong China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Chinese Taipei, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.
China emerged as the dominant force in the medal standings, finishing with the biggest haul of the tournament. The Chinese contingent claimed four gold medals, four silver, and three bronze. Vietnam also enjoyed a strong campaign, securing two gold, four silver, and two bronze medals, while Kazakhstan rounded out the team podium, taking home two gold and two bronze medals.
The podium finishers in each category were as follows:
Boys Under-8
🥇 He Siyuan (CHN)
🥈 Jin Yuxin (CHN)
🥉 Mikhail Markov (FIDE)
Boys Under-10
🥇 Adinur Adilbek (KAZ)
🥈 Xu Bofang (CHN)
🥉 CM Nurmuhammad Nematillakhonov (UZB)
Boys Under-12
🥇 FM Chakrabarty Reyaansh (IND)
🥈 CM Le Phan Hoang Quan (VIE)
🥉 CM Nguyen Luong Vu (VIE)
Boys Under-14
🥇 Maksat Baisalbekov (KAZ)
🥈 Zhu Harvey (Hanchen) (CHN)
🥉 FM Alisher Abdsattar (UZB)
Boys Under-16
🥇 FM Semyon Puzyrevsky (FIDE)
🥈 IM Dau Khuong Duy (VIE)
🥉 Kodiri Pairavi (IND)
Boys Under-18
🥇 IM Pham Tran Gia Phuc (VIE)
🥈 FM Dang Anh Minh (VIE)
🥉 Xie Jiaxiang (CHN)
Girls Under-8
🥇 Yang Peilin (CHN)
🥈 Yao Jingya (CHN)
🥉 Zhu Xianshuo (CHN)
Girls Under-10
🥇 Nguyen Vu Bao Chau (VIE)
🥈 WCM Nakshatra Gumudavelly (IND)
🥉 Amaliya Yedresheva (KAZ)
Girls Under-12
🥇 Liu Yuanjia (CHN)
🥈 Ding Yanwen (CHN)
🥉 WCM Ider Tselmuun (MGL)
Girls Under-14
🥇 Pavithra R V (IND)
🥈 WCM Maitreyi Mondal (IND)
🥉 WFM Tran Le Vy (VIE)
Girls Under-16
🥇 Tong Yiyi (CHN)
🥈 Vu Nguyen Bao Linh (VIE)
🥉 WFM Mu Wangxueyao (CHN)
Girls Under-18
🥇 WFM Evgeniia Satanovskaia (FIDE)
🥈 WFM Mahsa Alavi (IRI)
🥉 WFM Rukiya Olimova (UZB)
The Asian Chess Federation congratulates all the medalists and participants for their excellent performances and thanks the Chinese Chess Association, the Organizing Committee, officials, arbiters, volunteers, and all participating federations for making the Rapid Championship a memorable success.
Complete standings and results
Official website: aycc2026.chesstournament.org