| Chess at the 2006 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Al-Dana Indoor Hall |
| Dates | 2–14 December 2006 |
| Competitors | 63 from 21 nations |
Chess was contested at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar from 2 December 2006 to 14 December 2006. Rapid Chess was held for men and women individually as well as a mixed team Standard Chess competition. All events were held at the Al-Dana Indoor Hall.
India topped the medal table with two gold medals, Kazakhstan won the men's individual gold.
| ● | Round | ● | Last round |
| Event↓/Date → | 2nd Sat | 3rd Sun | 4th Mon | 5th Tue | 6th Wed | 7th Thu | 8th Fri | 9th Sat | 10th Sun | 11th Mon | 12th Tue | 13th Wed | 14th Thu |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual rapid | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ||||||||||
| Women's individual rapid | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ||||||||||
| Mixed team standard | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual rapid | Murtas Kazhgaleyev  Kazakhstan | Đào Thiên Hải  Vietnam | Bu Xiangzhi  China |
| Women's individual rapid | Koneru Humpy  India | Zhao Xue China | Zhu Chen  Qatar |
| Mixed team standard | India Krishnan Sasikiran Pentala Harikrishna Koneru Humpy | China Bu Xiangzhi Wang Yue Zhao Xue |  Iran Ehsan Ghaemmaghami Elshan Moradi Atousa Pourkashian |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India (IND) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | China (CHN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Vietnam (VIE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Iran (IRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Qatar (QAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
A total of 63 athletes from 21 nations competed in chess at the 2006 Asian Games: [1]
Bahrain (3)
Bangladesh (3) China (3) India (3)
Indonesia (3) Iran (3)
Japan (3)
Jordan (3) Kazakhstan (3)
Macau (3)
Mongolia (3)
Nepal (3)
Palestine (3)
Philippines (3) Qatar (3)
Sri Lanka (3)
Syria (3)
Turkmenistan (3)
United Arab Emirates (3)
Uzbekistan (3) Vietnam (3)
