The Chinese Chess Association (CCA) (中国国际象棋协会) is the governing body of

chess in China China is a major chess power, with the women's team winning silver medals at the Chess Olympiad, Olympiad in 2010, 2012, and 2014; the men's team winning gold at the 2014 Olympiad, and the average rating for the country's top ten players secon ...

, one of the federations of

FIDE The International Chess Federation or World Chess Federation, commonly referred to by its French acronym FIDE ( Fédération Internationale des Échecs), is an international organization based in Switzerland that connects the various national c ...

, and a member of the

Asian Chess Federation The Asian Chess Federation (ACF) is the continental governing body of the sport of chess in Asia. Tournaments * Asian Chess Championship The Asian Chess Championship is a chess tournament open to all players from Asian chess federations (FIDE ...

(ACF). It is the principal authority over all chess events in China, including the

China Chess League The China Chess League (CCL) () is a Chinese professional league for chess clubs. The league is organized by the Chinese Chess Association. It is sponsored by Youngor Group and was sponsored by the Shandongbr>Torch Real Estate Group(2005–2009 ...

(CCL). Founded in 1986, the CCA is headquartered in

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.FIDE Online. FIDE Member Federation Profile
China

History

Due to its unpopularity in the country the game of chess was first affiliated to the

Chinese Xiangqi Association The Chinese Xiangqi Association was founded in 1962 as a member of the All-China Sports Federation promoting xiangqi, or ''Chinese chess'', and is based in Beijing. It is among the founding members of the Asian Xiangqi Federation, and since 1975 ha ...

when it was established in November 1962. With the achievements made by Chinese chess players in major world tournaments and the increasing popularity of the game in China, the Chinese Chess Association was formed in 1986, with

Hong Lin Hong may refer to: Places *Høng, a town in Denmark * Hong Kong, a city and a special administrative region in China *Hong, Nigeria *Hong River in China and Vietnam *Lake Hong in China Surnames *Hong (Chinese name) *Hong (Korean name) Organi ...

as the president. Former women's world champion

Xie Jun Xie Jun (born October 30, 1970) is a Chinese chess grandmaster and is not just the first Chinese female but the first Asian female to become a chess grandmaster. She had two separate reigns as Women's World Chess Champion, from 1991 to 1996 ...

was appointed president in 2019.

Role

CCA is a member of the National Olympic Committee and officially joined

in 1975. Its aims are to promote and popularize the game of

chess Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to dist ...

and general organization of the chess sport in China, represent the country on the international stage, coordinate the activities of clubs and regional associations as well as organization of individual and team tournaments and championships (in different age categories). It promotes the participation of the game in schools. The CCA selects and finances the Chinese national team for the biannual Chess Olympiad, World Team Chess Championships (every 4 years), Asian Team Chess Championships, Asian Chess Games, Asian Indoor Games, national chess summits, and it also funds players' training and for them to participate in individual tournaments.

National team

Following is a name list of the national chess team setup: * Team manager:

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* Deputy team manager:

Li Wenliang Li Wenliang (; 12 October 1986 – 7 February 2020) was a Chinese ophthalmologist who warned his colleagues about early COVID-19 infections in Wuhan. On 30 December 2019, Wuhan CDC issued emergency warnings to local hospitals about a number ...

* Head coach:

Ye Jiangchuan Ye Jiangchuan (born November 20, 1960) is a Chinese chess player. He is the second Chinese player, after Ye Rongguang, to achieve the title of Grandmaster, which FIDE awarded him in 1993. On 1 January 2000, he became the first ever Chinese pl ...

* Deputy head coach:

Zhang Weida Zhang Weida (; born 18 September 1949 in Ningbo) is a chess player and coach from China. A FIDE Master and Senior Trainer, he is best known for coaching the Chinese team to four consecutive gold medals at the Women's Chess Olympiad between 199 ...

* Coaches:

Xu Jun Xu Jun (; born September 17, 1962) is a Chinese chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1994, becoming the fourth from China. Born in Suzhou, Jiangsu, Xu was champion of China in 1983 and 1985. He has been a member ...

Yin Hao Yin Hao (殷浩) (died 356), courtesy name Yuanyuan (渊源), was a Chinese politician of the Jin dynasty. Yin Hao was from an aristocratic family, and when he was young, he became known for intelligence and metaphysical discussions. He temporar ...

Yu Shaoteng Yu Shaoteng (; Pinyin: ''Yú Shǎoténg''; born March 26, 1979, in Guangzhou, Guangdong) is a Chinese chess Grandmaster, and is the personal trainer of chess prodigy Hou Yifan. He took part in the FIDE World Chess Championship 2002, but was ...

* Players: Men's team *

Ding Liren Ding Liren (; born 24 October 1992) is a Chinese chess grandmaster. He is the highest rated Chinese chess player in history and is also a three-time Chinese Chess Champion. He was the winner of the 2019 Grand Chess Tour, beating Maxime Vac ...

* Yu Yangyi *

Wei Yi Wei Yi (born 2 June 1999) is a Chinese chess grandmaster. Wei became a grandmaster at the age of 13 years, 8 months and 23 days, the 9th youngest in history. He is the youngest player ever to reach a rating of 2700, accomplishing this feat ...

Bu Xiangzhi Bu Xiangzhi (; born December 10, 1985) is a Chinese chess player. In 1999, he became the 10th grandmaster from China at the age of 13 years, 10 months and 13 days, at the time the youngest in history. In April 2008, Bu and Ni Hua be ...

Ni Hua Ni Hua (born May 31, 1983 in Shanghai) is a Chinese chess grandmaster and the national team captain. He is three-time national champion. In 2003, he became China's 15th Grandmaster at the age of 19. In April 2008, Ni Hua and Bu Xiangzh ...

* Wang Yue * Wang Hao * Li Chao *

Lu Shanglei Lu Shanglei (; born 10 July 1995) is a Chinese chess grandmaster and 2014 World Junior Chess Champion. Career In 2010, Lu played on the Chinese team (alongside Yu Yangyi, Wang Chen, and Wang Jue) that won the 5th Vladimir Dvorkovich Cup, a ju ...

Bai Jinshi Bai Jinshi (; born May 18, 1999) is a Chinese chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster (GM) by FIDE in 2015. Career Born in Jilin, Bai won the Under 10 section of the World Youth Chess Championships in 2009. He played for China A te ...

Zhou Jianchao Zhou Jianchao (; born June 11, 1988) is a Chinese chess player. In 2006, he became China's 21st Grandmaster at the age of 17. Zhou competed in the FIDE World Cup in 2007, 2009 and 2015. Career Zhou Jianchao learned to play chess at the a ...

* Wen Yang *

Xu Xiangyu Xu Xiangyu (, born 1999) is a Chinese chess player. Career Xu earned his grandmaster title in 2017. Competing in the Chess World Cup 2019, he upset his higher-rated compatriot Bu Xiangzhi in the first round and Ernesto Inarkiev in the sec ...

Women's team *

Hou Yifan Hou Yifan ( ; born 27 February 1994) is a Chinese chess grandmaster, four-time Women's World Chess Champion and the second highest rated female player of all time.

Ju Wenjun Ju Wenjun (; born 31 January 1991) is a Chinese chess grandmaster. She is the current Women's World Chess Champion. In March 2017 she became the fifth woman to achieve a rating of 2600. She is a three-time Women's World Chess Champion having wo ...

Tan Zhongyi Tan Zhongyi (; born 29 May 1991) is a Chinese chess player who holds the title of grandmaster (GM). She is a former Women's World Champion, winning the 2017 knockout edition of the world championship in Iran where she defeated Anna Muzychuk i ...

Lei Tingjie Lei Tingjie (born 13 March 1997) is a Chinese chess player who holds the title of Grandmaster (GM). She was the 2021 Women's Grand Swiss champion, the 2017 Chinese women's national champion and the 2022-23 Women's Candidates winner. Lei ear ...

Zhao Xue Zhao Xue (; born 6 April 1985) is a Chinese chess player. She is the 24th Chinese person to achieve the title of Grandmaster. Zhao was a member of the gold medal-winning Chinese team at the Women's Chess Olympiad in 2002, 2004 and 2016, and a ...

* Shen Yang *

Huang Qian Huang Qian (; born July 18, 1986) is a Chinese chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She won the Chinese Women's Chess Championship in 2012 and the Asian Women's Chess Championship in 2013. Huang competed in the ...

Guo Qi Guo Qi (; born January 27, 1995) is a Chinese chess player. She holds the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM), which FIDE awarded her in 2014 and 2011 respectively. She won the World Junior Girls Chess Championship i ...

Ding Yixin Ding Yixin (born April 26, 1991) is a Chinese chess player. She earned the Woman Grandmaster title in 2010. She played in the Women's World Chess Championship 2010, but went out in the first round. She played no. 5 (reserve) in the Chinese ...

Zhai Mo Zhai Mo (; born March 27, 1996, in Hebei) is a Chinese chess player. She was awarded the title Woman Grandmaster (WGM) by FIDE in 2016. Zhai competed in the Women's World Chess Championship in 2017 and 2018. She won the Girls Under 12 event of t ...

Commissions

* Judges Commission * Press & Publicity Commission * Technical Training Commission * Junior Working Commission * Promotion & Development Commission * Qualification Appraisal Commission * Women Working Commission * External Affairs Commission

Funding

Officials of the Chinese Chess Association are appointed by the National Sports Committee which also provides funding.Chess in China - The Awakening of a Dragon
by

Ignatius Leong Ignatius Leong (born 1956) is a professional chess organizer in Singapore and has been one of Asia's leading organizers for more than 20 years. He was awarded by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) as an International Arbiter in 1979, Inter ...

, International Arbiter. The Chinese Chess Association, in 1993, received an endowment fund from Singapore businessman Mr.

Lee Seng Tee Lee Seng Tee (; 16 April 1923 – 29 July 2022) was a Singaporean businessman and philanthropist. Early life and education Born in Singapore in 1923, Lee was the second son of Lee Kong Chian and a maternal grandson of Tan Kah Kee. Lee graduat ...

who donated about US$1.5 million. Ten percent of this donation was for the establishment of the

Chess library Chess libraries are library collections of books and periodicals on the game of chess. In 1913, preeminent chess historian H. J. R. Murray estimated the total number of books, magazines, and newspaper columns pertaining to chess to be about 5,000 ...

in China QiYuan. The remaining 90% were deposited in a fixed account from which the Chinese Chess Association drew interest mainly for its administrative operations and to send players for overseas competitions. In 1997, the Chinese Chess Association founded a computer firm to fund its other activities on an annual basis.

References

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Chess Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to dist ...