| Chess at the 2022 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Hangzhou Chess Academy |
| Dates | 24 September – 7 October 2023 |
| Competitors | 134 from 21 nations |
The chess event at the 2022 Asian Games was held in Hangzhou Chess Academy (Hangzhou Qiyuan Chess Hall), Hangzhou, China, from 24 September to 7 October 2023.
China finished first in the medal table by winning three out of four possible gold medals.
| ● | Round | ● | Last round |
| Event↓/Date → | 24th Sun | 25th Mon | 26th Tue | 27th Wed | 28th Thu | 29th Fri | 30th Sat | 1st Sun | 2nd Mon | 3th Tue | 4th Wed | 5th Thu | 6th Fri | 7th Sat |
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| Men's individual rapid | ●● | ●● | ●●● | ●● | ||||||||||
| Men's team standard | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||
| Women's individual rapid | ●● | ●● | ●●● | ●● | ||||||||||
| Women's team standard | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual rapid | Wei Yi  China | Nodirbek Abdusattorov  Uzbekistan | Javokhir Sindarov Uzbekistan |
| Men's team standard |  Iran Parham Maghsoudloo Amin Tabatabaei Pouya Idani Bardia Daneshvar Amir Reza Pouraghabala |  India Gukesh D R Praggnanandhaa Vidit Gujrathi Arjun Erigaisi Pentala Harikrishna |  Uzbekistan Nodirbek Abdusattorov Javokhir Sindarov Nodirbek Yakubboev Jakhongir Vakhidov Shamsiddin Vokhidov |
| Women's individual rapid | Zhu Jiner China | Umida Omonova Uzbekistan | Hou Yifan China |
| Women's team standard |  China Hou Yifan Zhu Jiner Tan Zhongyi Zhai Mo | India Koneru Humpy Harika Dronavalli R Vaishali Vantika Agrawal Savitha Shri B |  Kazakhstan Bibisara Assaubayeva Meruert Kamalidenova Zhansaya Abdumalik Dinara Saduakassova Alua Nurmanova |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Iran (IRI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | India (IND) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
A total of 134 athletes from 21 nations competed in chess at the 2022 Asian Games: [1]
Bangladesh (5) China (8)
Chinese Taipei (2)
Hong Kong (10) India (10)
Indonesia (7) Iran (6)
Japan (2) Kazakhstan (10)
Kuwait (2)
Kyrgyzstan (5)
Mongolia (10)
Philippines (9)
Qatar (3)
Singapore (1)
South Korea (10)
Sri Lanka (1)
Thailand (8)
United Arab Emirates (5) Uzbekistan (10)
Vietnam (10)
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