Tonight I hosted the Oscar Style 2nd Annual Asian Chess Excellence Awards tonight at the InterContinental Hotel in Abu Dhabi. My co-host is the legendary Egyptian Actor Samir Sabry. The event was sponsored by UAE Sheikh Sultan Bin Khalifa Al-Nehyan, President of Asian Chess Federation.
| 2nd Annual Asian Chess Excellence Awards | Receiving Award | ||
| 1 | Man of the Year | President Islam Karimov (UZB) | Sports Minister Murad Aliyev |
| 2 | Girl Player of the Year | Khademalsharieh Sarasadat (IRI) | Sarasadat |
| 3 | Youth Girl Player of the Year | Vaishali Ramesh Babu (IND) | Bharat Singh of All India Chess Fed |
| 4 | Organizer of the Year | Ko-Fei Liu (TPE) | Dina Chen, Delegate Chinese Taipei |
| 5 | Youth Coach of the Year | GM R. B. Ramesh (IND) | Ravindra Dongre of All India Chess |
| 6 | Most Active Federation | All India Chess Federation | Ravindra Dongre of All India Chess |
| 7 | Event of the Year | UAE Chess Federation | Saeed Megbali, President, UAE |
| 8 | Chess Movement of the Year | Nepal Chess Federation | Sports Secretary Keshav Bizta |
| 9 | National Chess Movement | Palestine Chess Federation | Ezedine Khaled, Gen Sec Palestine |
| 10 | Youth Team of the Year | All India Chess Federation | D.V. Sundar of All India Chess Fed |
| 11 | Meritorious Service Award | Jose Silveirinho (MAC) | Jose Silveirinho |
| 12 | Meritorious Service Award | Sheikh Mohammed bin Khaled Al Thani (QAT) | Sheikh Al Thani |
| 13 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Casto Abundo (PHI) | Casto Abundo |
| 14 | Plaque of Appreciation | Lim Kok Ann (SIN) | Tony Tan, Singapore Delegate |
| 15 | Plaque of Appreciation | Florencio Campomanes (PHI) | Abraham Tolentino, FIDE Sec Gen |