| Event: | Chess |
| Games: | 2006 Asian Games |
| Venue: | Al-Dana Indoor Hall |
| Dates: | 2–14 December 2006 |
| Competitors: | 63 |
| Nations: | 21 |
| Next: | 2010 |
Chess was contested at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar from 2 December 2006 to 14 December 2006. Rapid Chess was held for men and women individually as well as a mixed team Standard Chess competition. All events were held at the Al-Dana Indoor Hall.
India topped the medal table with two gold medals, Kazakhstan won the men's individual gold.
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| Mixed team standard | Krishnan Sasikiran Pentala Harikrishna Koneru Humpy | Bu Xiangzhi Wang Yue Zhao Xue | Ehsan Ghaemmaghami Elshan Moradi Atousa Pourkashian |
A total of 63 athletes from 21 nations competed in chess at the 2006 Asian Games:[1]