Board games at the Asian Games
Board games were included as events during the 2006 and 2010 Asian Games. These games included chess, go, and xiangqi.
Events
Chess
| Event | 06 | 10 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual rapid | X | X | 2 |
| Men's team classical | X | 1 | |
| Women's individual rapid | X | X | 2 |
| Women's team classical | X | 1 | |
| Mixed team classical | X | 1 | |
| Total | 3 | 4 | |
Go
| Event | 10 | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Men's team | X | 1 |
| Women's team | X | 1 |
| Mixed pair | X | 1 |
| Total | 3 | |
Xiangqi
| Event | 10 | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Men's individual standard | X | 1 |
| Women's individual standard | X | 1 |
| Total | 2 | |
Medal table
| 1 |  China (CHN) |
5 | 7 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 |  South Korea (KOR) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  India (IND) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Vietnam (VIE) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 |  Philippines (PHI) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 |  Iran (IRI) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Japan (JPN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Qatar (QAT) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Participating nations
Chess
| Nation | 06 | 10 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bahrain (BRN)
|
3 | 1 | |
 Bangladesh (BAN)
|
3 | 10 | 2 |
| China (CHN)
|
3 | 10 | 2 |
| India (IND)
|
3 | 10 | 2 |
 Indonesia (INA)
|
3 | 2 | 2 |
| Iran (IRI)
|
3 | 10 | 2 |
 Iraq (IRQ)
|
6 | 1 | |
| Japan (JPN)
|
3 | 3 | 2 |
 Jordan (JOR)
|
3 | 10 | 2 |
| Kazakhstan (KAZ)
|
3 | 7 | 2 |
 Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)
|
5 | 1 | |
 Laos (LAO)
|
1 | 1 | |
 Lebanon (LIB)
|
3 | 1 | |
 Macau (MAC)
|
3 | 1 | |
 Malaysia (MAS)
|
3 | 1 | |
 Maldives (MDV)
|
6 | 1 | |
 Mongolia (MGL)
|
3 | 6 | 2 |
 Nepal (NEP)
|
3 | 4 | 2 |
 Palestine (PLE)
|
3 | 1 | |
| Philippines (PHI)
|
3 | 5 | 2 |
| Qatar (QAT)
|
3 | 9 | 2 |
| South Korea (KOR)
|
10 | 1 | |
 Sri Lanka (SRI)
|
3 | 1 | |
 Syria (SYR)
|
3 | 4 | 2 |
 Turkmenistan (TKM)
|
3 | 5 | 2 |
 United Arab Emirates (UAE)
|
3 | 4 | 2 |
| Uzbekistan (UZB)
|
3 | 8 | 2 |
| Vietnam (VIE)
|
3 | 10 | 2 |
 Yemen (YEM)
|
5 | 1 | |
| Number of nations | 21 | 25 | |
| Number of athletes | 63 | 156 | |
Go
| Nation | 10 | Years |
|---|---|---|
| China (CHN)
|
10 | 1 |
| Chinese Taipei (TPE)
|
10 | 1 |
 Hong Kong (HKG)
|
4 | 1 |
| Japan (JPN)
|
10 | 1 |
| Malaysia (MAS)
|
10 | 1 |
| Mongolia (MGL)
|
2 | 1 |
 North Korea (PRK)
|
5 | 1 |
| South Korea (KOR)
|
10 | 1 |
 Thailand (THA)
|
10 | 1 |
| Vietnam (VIE)
|
6 | 1 |
| Number of nations | 10 | |
| Number of athletes | 77 | |
Xiangqi
| Nation | 10 | Years |
|---|---|---|
 Cambodia (CAM)
|
2 | 1 |
| China (CHN)
|
4 | 1 |
| Chinese Taipei (TPE)
|
4 | 1 |
| Hong Kong (HKG)
|
3 | 1 |
| Japan (JPN)
|
2 | 1 |
| Macau (MAC)
|
2 | 1 |
| Malaysia (MAS)
|
2 | 1 |
| Philippines (PHI)
|
2 | 1 |
 Singapore (SIN)
|
1 | 1 |
| Vietnam (VIE)
|
4 | 1 |
| Number of nations | 10 | |
| Number of athletes | 26 | |
