World Amateur Chess Championship

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Template:Short description The World Amateur Chess Championship is a tournament organised by FIDE and Amateur Chess Organisation (ACO).

The world governing body intended to promote amateur chess play by holding championship tournaments linked to the Olympic Games, but only two events were held. Since 1996, it has been an annual FIDE event.

History

The first championship was held the year that FIDE was founded, at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. This is considered the unofficial first Chess Olympiad, and is the only Olympiad that was an individual event. The second championship was held at the 1928 Summer Olympics in The Hague, in conjunction with the 2nd Chess Olympiad.

Chess has never been an official part of the Olympic Games, and since the chess community does not make any essential distinction between amateur and professional[1] the championship was discontinued after 1928. However, in 1995 FIDE has revamped it to celebrate the centenary of the Hastings International Chess Congress[2] and since then it has been held annually. The first renewed edition, held concurrently with the 1995/96 Hastings Congress from 28 December 1995 to 5 January 1996, was restricted to non-FIDE rated players.[3] Subsequently, amateur was defined as a player with a FIDE rating below 2000 and not having attained a rating of more than 2000 in the past 2 years. Since 2016, the championship has been split into three rating categories: U-2300, U-2000 and U-1700. Additionally to these rating limits, a player must not hold the title of International Master or higher (or Woman International Master for women) for U-2300 and U-2000 section or the title of FIDE Master (or Woman FIDE Master for women); however, players that are 65 years or older are exempt from this additional requirement to qualify.[4]

According to the current FIDE regulations, the winners of the U-2300 and the U-2000 sections are awarded with the title of FIDE Master (FM), while the winner of the U-1700 category, the runner-ups and bronze medallists of the U-2300 and the U-2000 categories receive the Candidate Master (CM) title. Analogously the women's champions in the U-2300 and U-2000 categories receive the title of Woman FIDE Master (WFM), the winner of women's U1700 category, the silver and bronze medallists in the women's U-2300 and U-2000 categoriew are granted the title Woman Candidate Master (WCM).[5]

Since 2012, there is another World Amateur Chess Championship, organised by the Amateur Chess Organisation (ACO),[6] which is not recognised by FIDE.[7]

Winners

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Year Dates Host Winner(s) Women's champion(s)
1924 4 May – 27 Jul Template:Flagdeco Paris Template:Flagicon Hermanis Matisons
1928 17 May – 12 Aug Template:Flagdeco Amsterdam Template:Flagicon Max Euwe
1996 28 Dec – 5 Jan Template:Flagdeco Hastings[8] Template:Flagicon Brian Johnson[9]
1997[10] 28 Dec – 5 Jan Template:Flagdeco Hastings Template:Flagicon Olev Schults Template:Flagicon Catherine Dewitte
1998[11] 29 Dec – 11 Jan Template:Flagdeco Hastings Template:Flagicon Viraf Avari Template:Flagicon Rosalind Kieran
1999[12] 29 Dec – 10 Jan Template:Flagdeco Hastings Template:Flagicon Gaguik Oganessian Template:Flagicon Jessie Gilbert
2000[13] 29 Dec – 6 Jan Template:Flagdeco Hastings Template:Flagicon Sven Mühlenhaus Template:Flagicon Elaine Rutherford[2]
2001[14] 27 Dec – 8 Jan Template:Flagdeco Pamplona Template:Flagicon Bismarck Nicolás Chaverra Rojas Template:Flagicon Maria Goni
2001[15] 6–13 Dec Template:Flagdeco Bento Gonçalves Template:Flagicon Flávio Olivência Template:Flagicon Amanda Benggawan
2002[16] 13–19 Dec Template:Flagdeco Bento Gonçalves Template:Flagicon Juliano Resende Pereira Template:Flagicon Thalita Cincinato
2003[17] 2–13 Jul Template:Flagdeco Tshwane Template:Flagicon Shabier Bhawoodien Template:Flagicon Daleen Wiid
2004[18] 30 Jun – 10 Jul Template:Flagdeco Cape Town Template:Flagicon Farai Mandizha Template:Flagdeco Jenine Ellappen
2005[19] 31 Jul – 12 Aug Template:Flagdeco Piešťany Cancelled[20]
2006[21] 23 Nov – 3 Dec Template:Flagdeco Tripoli Template:Flagicon Rachid Hifad Template:Flagicon Nirmala Chandrasiri
2007[22] 11–18 Aug Template:Flagdeco Predeal Template:Flagicon Alexandru Gabriel Duca Template:Flagicon Eugenia-Daniela Ghita
2008[23] 28 Apr – 6 May Template:Flagdeco Chalkidiki Template:Flagicon Panagiotis Galopoulos Template:Flagicon Mitali Patil
2009[24][25] 27 Apr – 3 May Template:Flagdeco Thessaloniki Template:Flagicon Stefan Parlog Template:Flagicon Efstathia Andrikopoulou
2010[26][27] 19–25 Mar Template:Flagdeco Skokie Template:Flagicon Andrew Hubbard Template:Flagicon Yun Fan
2011[28][29] 1–10 Oct Template:Flagdeco Antalya Template:Flagicon Bilgunn Sumiya Template:Flagicon Bayar Anu
2012[30][31] 16–22 Apr Template:Flagdeco Chalkidiki Template:Flagicon Haralambos Tsakiris Template:Flagicon Laura Perez
2013[32][33] 21–30 Apr Template:Flagdeco Iași Template:Flagicon Lehel Vrencian Template:Flagicon Bayarsaikhan Yanjinlkham
2014[34] 26 Apr – 3 May Template:Flagdeco Singapore Template:Flagicon Gijir Munkhbayar Template:Flagicon Chitlange Sakshi
2015[35] 14–21 Apr Template:Flagdeco Chalkidiki Template:Flagicon Mire Deniz Doğan Template:Flagicon Paula-Alexandra Gitu
2016[36] 18–28 Apr Template:Flagdeco Chalkidiki Template:Flagicon Zhuban Bigabylov (U2300)
Template:Flagicon Khulan Enkhsaikhan (U2000)
Template:Flagicon Jatin S.N. (U1700) 		Template:Flagicon Georgia Grapsa (U2300)
Template:Flagicon Khulan Enkhsaikhan (U2000)
Template:Flagicon Diana Zakharova (U1700)
2017[37] 1–9 Apr Template:Flagdeco Spoleto Template:Flagicon Win Tun (U2300)
Template:Flagicon Maciej Koziej (U2000)
Template:Flagicon Hope Mkhumba (U1700) 		Template:Flagicon Bayarjargal Bayarmaa (U2300)
Template:Flagicon Zainab Saumy (U2000)
Template:Flagicon Vilena Popova (U1700)
2018[38] 22–29 Apr Template:Flagdeco Cagliari Template:Flagicon Arvinder Preet Singh (U2300)
Template:Flagicon Kanan Hajiyev (U2000)
Template:Flagicon Batuhan Sutbas (U1700) 		Template:Flagicon Bayarjargal Bayarmaa (U2300)
Template:Flagicon Elisaveta Chetina (U2000)
Template:Flagicon Vilena Popova (U1700)
2019[39] 29 Jun – 7 Jul Template:Flagdeco Colima Template:Flagicon Elías Renzo Gutiérrez Medina (U2300)
Template:Flagdeco Jesús Amezcua Luría (U2000)
Template:Flagicon Dashtogtokh Amarsaikhan (U1700) 		Template:Flagicon Alexandra Zherebtsova (U2300)
Template:Flagicon Batnasan Khaliun (U2000)
Template:Flagicon Omya Vidyarthi (U1700)
2020[40] 2–12 Apr Template:Flagdeco Heraklion Postponed to 2021[41]
2021[42] 16–26 Oct Template:Flagdeco Rhodes Template:Flagicon Dimitrios Ladopoulos (U2300)
Template:Flagicon Mukhtar Ainakul (U1700)
Template:Flagicon Peter Anand (U2000) 		Template:Flagicon Alexandra Zherebtsova (U2300)
Template:Flagicon Glenda Madelta (U1700)
Template:Flagicon Marigje Degrande (U2000)
2022[43] 20–30 Oct Template:Flagdeco Mellieħa Template:Flagicon Abdilkhair Abilmansur (U2300)
Template:Flagicon Tuguldur Soninbayar (U1700)
Template:Flagicon Sodbilegt Naranbold (U2000) 		Template:Flagicon Grigoryan Meri (U2300)
Template:Flagicon Margadgua Erdenebayar (U1700)
Template:Flagicon Baliuniene Margarita (U2000)
2023 [44][45] 2-11 Nov Template:Flagdeco Muscat Template:Flagicon Abdilkhair Abilmansur (U2300)
Template:Flagicon Dashtogtokh Amarsaikhan (U2000)
Template:Flagicon Ganbat Danzanjunai (U1700) 		Template:Flagicon Bauyrzhan Amash (U2300)
Template:Flagicon Norovsambuu Badamkhand (U2000)
Template:Flagicon Bat-Amgalan Anujin (U1700)
2024 26 oct. - 5 nov. Template:Flagdeco Rhodes
2025 4-14 Nov Template:Flagdeco Vrnjacka Banja

See also

References

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  1. ↑ A chess amateur is a player who does not earn a living through chess. Chess amateurs are not restricted in any way: they can win prizes, accept appearance fees, and earn any chess title, including World Champion. In 1935 Max Euwe became the last amateur to win the World Championship. Script error: No such module "Footnotes".
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  3. ↑ Hastings Centenary Congress (PDF). The Hastings International Chess Congress. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
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  6. ↑ Amateur Chess Organization
  7. ↑ WORLD AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP Script error: No such module "webarchive".. FIDE. 2013-11-05
  8. ↑ "Dr Shabier Bhawoodien is World Amateur Champion" Script error: No such module "webarchive".. FIDE. 2003-07-18.
  9. ↑ FIDE Honours. English Chess Federation.
  10. ↑ The Week in Chess 113
  11. ↑ The Week in Chess 166
  12. ↑ The Week in Chess 218
  13. ↑ [75th Hastings International Chess Congress Bulletin]
  14. ↑ Brasilbase
  15. ↑ Brasilbase
  16. ↑ Brasilbase
  17. ↑ Brasilbase
  18. ↑ World Amateur Championship 2004. FIDE.
  19. ↑ The Week in Chess 553
  20. ↑ World Amateur Championship 2005. FIDE.
  21. ↑ "Brave schoolgirl is first female world champ". Daily Mirror Sri Lanka. 2007-01-02.
  22. ↑ World Amateur Chess Championship
  23. ↑ World Amateur Chess Championship 2008. FIDE.
  24. ↑ World Amateur Chess Championship 2009. FIDE.
  25. ↑ World Amateur Championship 2009
  26. ↑ World Amateur Chess Championships 2010. FIDE.
  27. ↑ Winners of the 2010 World Amateur Chess Championship. Chessdom.
  28. ↑ 2011 World Amateur Chess Championship
  29. ↑ 14-year-old wins World Amateur Chess Championship 2011. ChessBase.
  30. ↑ FIDE World Amateur Chess Championship 2012 crowns new champions Script error: No such module "webarchive".. FIDE.
  31. ↑ World Amateur Championship 2012
  32. ↑ World Amateur Championships 2013. FIDE.
  33. ↑ World Amateur Chess Championship 2013
  34. ↑ World Amateur Chess Championship 2014
  35. ↑ World Amateur Chess Championship 2015
  36. ↑ World Amateur Chess Championships 2016 – Winners. Chessdom.
  37. ↑ World Amateur Chess Championship 2017
  38. ↑ FIDE World Amateur Chess Championship 2018
  39. ↑ FIDE World Amateur Chess Championship 2019
  40. ↑ 2020 World Amateur Chess Championship. FIDE.
  41. ↑ FIDE World Amateur Championships 2020 Postponed for April/May 2021
  42. ↑ FIDE World Amateur Championships 2021
  43. ↑ FIDE World Amateur Championships 2022
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