Hong Kong Chess Federation

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The Hong Kong Chess Federation (HKCF; Template:Zh) is the governing body for chess in Hong Kong.[1] Founded in 1960, the HKCF joined FIDE in 1961 and is part of Zone 3.3.[2] The President as of September 2016 is Robin Lai. Member of the International Correspondence Chess Federation[3] and 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 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.

Correspondence Chess

In 1978, the HKCF established the Correspondence Chess Section, holding a tournament in this format to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Federation's founding, but it met with little interest.
In 1983, the English-language newspaper South China Morning Post launched a tournament celebrating its 80th anniversary, wich garnered significant attention. Taking avantage of this event, the HKCF organized de 1st Hong Kong Correspondence Chess Championship, with Georghe Murphy as the winner. Let's review the list of championns:

  1. Georghe Murphy, 1986.
  2. Arnulfo Domenden, 1988.
  3. Henry Leung, 1990.
  4. Henry Leung, 1993.
  5. Geoff Wise, 1996.
  6. Glenn Turner, 1998.
  7. Geoff Wise, 2001.
  8. Chris Champion, 2003.
  9. Michael Spooner, 2005.
  10. Michael Spooner, 2007. [9]
  11. Graeme Hall, 2009. [10]
  12. Allan Johnston, 2011. [11]
  13. Allan Johnston, 2013. [12]
  14. Allan Johnston, 2015. [13]
  15. Lai Hei Hysan Wong, 2017. [14]


References

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  1. ↑ Hong Kong Chess Federation Official Website www.hongkongchess.com
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  3. ↑ http://www.iccf.com/content/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=217
  4. ↑ http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=&art_id=65113&sid=&con_type=1&archive_d_str=19960901Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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  9. ↑ X.Championship
  10. ↑ XI.Championship
  11. ↑ XII.Championship
  12. ↑ XIII.Championship
  13. ↑ XIV.Championship
  14. ↑ XV.Championship

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External links

  • Hong Kong Chess Federation official website [1]
  • Hong Kong Chess Association Script error: No such module "webarchive". (HKCA) Limited, a non-profit organisation with the main objective to promote and encourage the development of chess among students in Hong Kong.
  • Federations Ranking Script error: No such module "webarchive". (FIDE)
Further reading

Template:National members of the World Chess Federation Template:Sports governing bodies in Hong Kong

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