The initial format was that of round-robin in the open and under-16 sections with players from Macau, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea and host federation Chinese Taipei. Soon requests for inviting players from around the world started pouring in as the chess tournament became quite a success. The organisers have now switched to the international Swiss System to allow greater number of entries. In keeping with its original Asian Dragons spirit, the organisers continue to invite players from Hong Kong, Macau, Japan, Singapore and Korea, but at the same time now openly welcome players from all over the world.
Regulations for 9-round Asian Dragons Chess
Time control - The time control is 90 minutes for each player for the entire game with 30 seconds increment per move from move one. Eligible to participate are all players with FIDE rating 1600 ~ 2200 for Open Section; FIDE rating under 2200 for Youth Under-16 Section. The host federation has the right to accept unrated local players to a maximum of one fifth of the total players per section. To maintain Asian Dragons’ original spirit, those invited federations have the rights to send players not subject to regulation; yet the players shall have approximate strength of the required rating range.
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