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]
| 香港国际象棋总会 | |
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| Abbreviation | HKCF |
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| Formation | 1960 |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong, China |
President | KK Chan |
Vice President | Robin Lai & Daniel King Wai Lam |
Secretary | Ho Cheung Wong |
| Affiliations | FIDE, Asian Chess Federation |
| Website | https://hkcfl.com/ |
- Founded in 1960
- HKCF joined FIDE in 1961 and is part of Zone 3.3[2]
- President as of September 2016 is Robin Lai.
- President as of April 2015 is David Garceran Nieuwenburg. Before then Dr. Hon Ki Tsang had replaced Jackson Li in December 2014 after Jackson Li's Presidency of almost 2 decades.[3]
- Member of the International Correspondence Chess Federation, delegate: Henry Leung.[4]
- 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.[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.
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References
edit- ^ Hong Kong Chess Federation Official Website www.hongkongchess.com
- ^ "Asia Chess – Chess Game and Gaming Information". asia-chess.com.
- ^ Administrator. "World Chess Federation FIDE Directory". fide.com.
- ^ 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[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Hong Kong - Chess.com". Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: the encyclopaedia of team chess". olimpbase.org.
- ^ "ChessBase.com - Chess News - 2007 Asian Cities Chess Championship in Tehran". Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
- ^ "Tehran Wins Asian Cities Championship". 5 May 2009.
External links
edit- Hong Kong Chess Federation official website [1]
- Hong Kong Chess Association Archived 19 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine (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 Archived 26 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine (FIDE)
- Further reading
- Chess for Friday 6 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, 9 March 1996