The 15th ASEAN+ Age-Group Chess Championships to be held in Macau from 3-12 June 2014 will see a new participation record with players from no less than 24 countries now confirmed taking part!
Expanded from the original grouping of 10 ASEAN countries, this long standing official FIDE regional event has for many years now surpassed the Asian Youth Chess Championships as the premier youth competition in Asia.
Last year's event held in Chiang Mai in Thailand was acclaimed by participants as the best they had ever participated in, for many even rivalling the best World Youth Chess Championships, and now for the first time it is not being held in an ASEAN country but in Macau, China, during the peak summer months at no less than the Cotai Sands Central (www.sandscotaicentral.com), so high expectations should still be met!
In recent years Vietnam has been the dominant force at the ASEAN Age-Groups, and once again they are well represented with 82 players in all categories, but this time China with their largest delegation ever is expected to mount a serious challenge with 36 players!
Other large delegations include Singapore with 50 players, Philippines with 47 players and Malaysia with 39 players.
The 15th ASEAN+ Age-Group Chess Championships is organised by the ASEAN Chess Confederation led by Ignatius Leong together with GXM and sponsorship from the Kasparov Chess Foundation Asia-Pacific and assistance from the Macau Chess Association and Macao Sports Development Board.
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