The competition took place on November 8-15 in Kathmandu (Nepal). More than 80 athletes from 12 countries participated in it. They played nine rounds. The Kyrgyz Republic was represented by three chess players.
Islam Baisynov won a gold medal among the players with FIDE rating of 1800-1999. Bael Orunbaev also became a champion among the youths (under 16 years old). Among players with 1000-1499 rating, Nurlan Shergaliev took the third place.
