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The Hong Kong Chess Federation (HKCF; Chinese: 香港國際象棋總會) is the governing body for chess in Hong Kong[1]

Hong Kong Chess Federation
香港国际象棋总会
AbbreviationHKCF
Formation1960
HeadquartersHong Kong, China
President
KK Chan
Vice President
Robin Lai & Daniel King Wai Lam
Secretary
Ho Cheung Wong
AffiliationsFIDE, Asian Chess Federation
Websitehttps://hkcfl.com/

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.[5] 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.[6]

The Asian Cities Chess Championship was launched by the Hong Kong Chess Federation in 1978 under the sponsorship of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank.[7][8][9] The first Asian Cities title went to Singapore.

Hong Kong Chess Federation
Chinese香港國際象棋總會

References

  1. ^ Hong Kong Chess Federation Official Website www.hongkongchess.com
  2. ^ "Asia Chess – Chess Game and Gaming Information". asia-chess.com.
  3. ^ Administrator. "World Chess Federation FIDE Directory". fide.com.
  4. ^ http://www.iccf.com/content/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=217
  5. ^ http://www.thestandard.com.hk/archive_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=&art_id=65113&sid=&con_type=1&archive_d_str=19960901[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Hong Kong - Chess.com". Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  7. ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: the encyclopaedia of team chess". olimpbase.org.
  8. ^ "ChessBase.com - Chess News - 2007 Asian Cities Chess Championship in Tehran". Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  9. ^ "Tehran Wins Asian Cities Championship". 5 May 2009.
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