This year, the national team includes Le Quang Liem, Tran Tuan Minh, Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son, Dao Thien Hai and Nguyen Anh Khoi in the men’s doubles. Grandmaster Hai was chosen as the captain of the team.

Vietnam chess brings strongest formation to the 43rd Batumi Chess Olympiad (Photo: 24h.com.vn).

Meanwhile, Pham Le Thao Nguyen, Vo Thi Kim Phung, Nguyen Thi Mai Hung, Hoang Thi Bao Tram and Bach Ngoc Thuy Duong will compete in the women’s doubles.

Most of the players were selected from HDBank Cup International Open Chess tournament. Among them, Liem and Son have been champions for years.

The tournament is a once-every-two-year event, held by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs in Batumi, Georgia, from September 23 to October 6.

This year’s tournament attracts 189 nations and territories and is the 13th time Vietnam has participated.

The national team will compete in nine matches, in the men’s and women’s doubles, with four players of Vietnam playing against four players of other countries.

All of the team’s competition expenditure is sponsored by HDBank Vietnam.

The annual HDBank Cup International Open Chess tournament, which has been organized by HDBank and Vietnam Chess Federation since 2011, is a playground for international grandmasters and a cradle for many Vietnamese chess talents.

Bac Giang team wins 5 medals at national excellent youth chess championship

(BGO) – The National Excellent Youth Chess Championship 2018 was held by Vietnam Chess Federation (VCF) in Ninh Binh province from August 30 to September 9, drawing 260 players from 24 provinces, cities and sectors across the nation.

 

Bac Giang team bags 7 medals at South East Asia Youth Chess Championships

(BGO) – The South East Asia Youth Chess Championships was held in the Philippines from June 18 – 28, attracting 365 players from 8 countries in the region. 

 

Bac Giang bags 2 golds at national chess tournament 2018

(BGO) – The Vietnam Chess Federation (VCF) coordinated with the Bac Giang provincial Department of Culture, Tourism and Sport to hold the National Team Chess Tournament 2018 in Bac Giang hotel, lasting from May 30 till June 10. 

 

Source: VNA