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Chess at the 2006 Asian Games

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Chess
at the 2006 Asian Games
VenueAl-Dana Indoor Hall
Dates2–14 December 2006
Competitors63 from 21 nations
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Chess was contested at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar from 2 December 2006 to 14 December 2006. Rapid Chess was held for men and women individually as well as a mixed team Standard Chess competition. All events were held at the Al-Dana Indoor Hall.

India topped the medal table with two gold medals, Kazakhstan won the men's individual gold.

Schedule

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Round Last round
Event↓/Date → 2nd
Sat
3rd
Sun
4th
Mon
5th
Tue
6th
Wed
7th
Thu
8th
Fri
9th
Sat
10th
Sun
11th
Mon
12th
Tue
13th
Wed
14th
Thu
Men's individual rapid ●●● ●●● ●●●
Women's individual rapid ●●● ●●● ●●●
Mixed team standard

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's individual rapid
details
Murtas Kazhgaleyev
 Kazakhstan
Đào Thiên Hải
 Vietnam
Bu Xiangzhi
 China
Women's individual rapid
details
Koneru Humpy
 India
Zhao Xue
 China
Zhu Chen
 Qatar
Mixed team standard
details
 India
Krishnan Sasikiran
Pentala Harikrishna
Koneru Humpy
 China
Bu Xiangzhi
Wang Yue
Zhao Xue
 Iran
Ehsan Ghaemmaghami
Elshan Moradi
Atousa Pourkashian

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 India (IND)2002
2 Kazakhstan (KAZ)1001
3 China (CHN)0213
4 Vietnam (VIE)0101
5 Iran (IRI)0011
 Qatar (QAT)0011
Totals (6 entries)3339

Participating nations

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A total of 63 athletes from 21 nations competed in chess at the 2006 Asian Games:[1]

References

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  1. ^ "15th Asian Games – Athletes – Chess". doha-2006.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2006. Retrieved 8 April 2013.