- Hong Kong Chess Federation
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- Not to be confused with the Hong Kong Chess Association 香港國際象棋協會有限公司
Hong Kong Chess Federation Chinese 香港國際象棋總會 Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Xiānggǎng guójìxiàngqí zǒng huì - Wade–Giles Hsiang-kang kuochihsiangch'i tsung hui - IPA [ɕjɑ́ŋkɑ̀ŋ kwɔ̌tɕɨ̂ɕjɛ̂ntɕʰɨ̌ tsʊ̀ŋ xwêɪ] - Yale Romanization Syānggǎng gwójìsyàngchí dzǔng hweì Cantonese (Yue) - Jyutping Hoeng1 gong2 gwok3 zai3 zoeng6 kei4 zung2 wui4 - IPA [hœ́ːŋ kɔ̌ːŋ kʷɔ̄ːk tsɐī tsœ̀ːŋ kʰei̭ tsʊ̌ŋ wuːi̭] - Yale Romanization Heūng góng kwok jai jeuhng keìh júng wuìh The Hong Kong Chess Federation (HKCF; Chinese: 香港國際象棋總會) is the governing body for chess in Hong Kong[citation needed].
- Founded in 1960
- HKCF joined FIDE in 1961 and is part of Zone 3.3[1]
- President is Jackson Li Wai-shing[2]
- Member of the International Correspondence Chess Federation, delegate: Henry Leung.[3]
- Member of the Asian Chess Federation
The HKCF organises social and competition chess in Hong Kong, and selects players to represent Hong Kong internationally, e.g. the Chess Olympiad, which takes place every second year. Hong Kong has participated at the Chess Olympiads since 1967.[4] It also supports the development of junior players, with school championships organised as well as individual junior championships.
The Hong Kong team in the 1974 Students' Chess Olympiad consisted of five brothers aged 8 to 18. In 1990 the Hong Kong Olympiad team consisted of four players from four different countries.[5]
The Asian Cities Chess Championship was launched by the Hong Kong Chess Federation in 1978 under the sponsorship of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank.[6][7][8] The first Asian Cities title went to Singapore.
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Notable players
- Yang Xian, Board 1 silver medallist at the 1992 Chess Olympiad in Manila, behind Garry Kasparov[9]
- Jonathan J(ames) Ady (Fide Master)[10]
- Dave Carless, five time Hong Kong champion[11]
- Anya Corke, WGM
- Mingo Lam, treasurer of the Hong Kong Chess Federation
- Chong Chor Yuen, President of the Hong Kong Chess Association Limited
See also
- ICCF national member federations
- FIDE Federations
- FIDE Federations Rankings
- Hong Kong Chess Club, run by the HKCF and open to any member of the general public
- Hong Kong Chinese Chess Association
- Macau Chess Association (Grupo de Xadrez de Macau)
References
- ^ http://asia-chess.com/
- ^ http://www.fide.com/component/fidedirectory/?task=country&fid=62
- ^ http://www.iccf.com/content/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=217
- ^ http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=&art_id=65113&sid=&con_type=1&archive_d_str=19960901
- ^ http://www.chess.com/chessopedia/view/hong-kong
- ^ http://www.olimpbase.org/index.html?http%3A%2F%2Fwww.olimpbase.org%2Fclub%2Facc_history.html
- ^ http://www.chessbase.com/newsprint.asp?newsid=3733
- ^ http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=5404
- ^ http://www.olimpbase.org/players/3pzzb799.html
- ^ http://www.newinchess.com/Ady__Jonathan_J-ip-5301.html
- ^ http://chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=47305
External links
- Official website
- Hong Kong Chess Association (HKCA) Limited, a non-profit organization with the main objective to promote and encourage the development of chess among students in Hong Kong.
- Federations Ranking (FIDE)
- Further reading
- Chess for Friday 06 May 2000 by Kaarlo Schepel about the end of the chess column of the South China Morning Post
- Knights of the square table Kevin Kwong, Saturday, March 09, 1996
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