The Asian Individual Championship is the equivalent of the European Individual Championship for ACF federations (54 of them, ranging from India and China at the top through to small Central Asian and Pacific federations). Held annually since 1979 with occasional gaps. The 2026 edition is the first to take place in Mongolia.
Qualification
Top 7 finishers in the open and top 5 in the women’s section qualify for the next FIDE World Cup — making this one of the most consequential qualifier events outside the European cycle. Eleven Swiss rounds, classical 90+30.