Women fide masters

Asian Junior Chess Championships: A strong field of 157 players, representing 10 countries, among them six International Masters and 24 FIDE Masters and Women FIDE Masters, will feature in the Asian Junior Chess Championships 2026, to be hosted by the Maharashtra Chess Association, from August 16 to 26, 2026.

Featuring Asia’s top Under-20 talent, the tournament will feature seven rounds of Rapid and Blitz, besides 9 rounds of the Classical Swiss format. The tournament, being held under the auspices of the All India Chess Federation, Asian Chess Federation and FIDE, will be played at the ITC Maratha, Mumbai.

While 157 players will feature in the Classical Swiss Format, 153 will play the Rapid event and 151 the Blitz event. The open section players have an average ELO of 2054, while the junior women’s section boasts an average ELO of 1885.