Asian Junior Chess Championships 2026 Bring 157 Players to Mumbai

Chess is a strategy game played by two people on a board.

The Asian Junior Chess Championships is a big competition for chess players under 20 years old.

This year it will be held in Mumbai, a large city in India.

Players from 10 different countries will take part.

In the main event, 157 players will compete.

There are three types of chess: Classical, which is slow and careful; Rapid, which is faster; and Blitz, which is very fast.

The best players can earn special honors called norms toward the Grandmaster and International Master titles.

These titles show that a player is extremely strong at chess.

Many famous champions, like Viswanathan Anand, Koneru Humpy and Tania Sachdev, played in this tournament when they were young.

The competition will last from August 16 to 26.