Vietnamese chess players at the 2018 Chess Olympiad in Batumi, Georgia.

Vietnam have yet to announce the team, but Liem and another top men’s player Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son, Nguyen Anh Khoi (men’s U20 player), Bach Ngoc Thuy Duong (women’s U20 player), and women’s players Pham Le Theo Nguyen and Vo Thi Kim Phung are likely to play. All six players played in the 2018 Olympiad.

All games will be played in a rapid format with each player having 15 minutes on the clock and adding five seconds for every move they make.

Though the draw has not been made yet, Vietnam is likely to feature in the Top Division scheduled for August 19-23 after having finished in 10th place in the previous event in Georgia.

Vietnam finished seventh in the men’s section and 15th in the women’s.

Bac Giang athletes at SEA Games 30 arena: gold medals expected for chess and athletics

(BGO) - In the list of the Vietnamese athletes participating in the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 30) held in the Philippines, Bac Giang has four, competing in three sports: Chess, athletics and badminton.  This time, the athletes are ready to enter the arena with the goal of winning the highest achievements. 

Bac Giang wins 3 medals at national chess championship

(BGO) – The 2019 National Chess Championship for Strong Players was held in Quang Ninh province on November 16 – 24, drawing nearly 100 chess players from the provinces, cities and sectors to vie for the medal in singles’ standard and blitz chess categories. 

Nearly 100 chess players join national championship

Nearly 100 chess players from cities, provinces and units joined a national championship that opened in Ha Long city, the northwestern province of Quang Ninh, on November 17.

Vietnamese GM finishes fourth at world rapid chess contest

Grandmaster Le Quang Liem finished fourth in the lightning and rapid chess competition in the 2019 Grand Chess Tour, a career high.

Quang Liem impressive in blitz chess at Romania Grand Tour

Vietnamese super grandmaster Le Quang Liem performed brilliantly on the first day of blitz chess (November 9) at the ongoing 2019 Superbet Rapid & Blitz in Romania with five wins and four draws.

Source: VnExpress