Vietnam will organise three international chess competitions this year.
Thefirst one, HDBank Cup Open Chess Tournament, will be held from March1-8 in HCM City, where the winners are set walk away with a bonus of30,000 USD.
In the tournament's first edition in 2011, Vietnameseplayer Nguyen Thi Mai Hung successfully took the women's title while YuYangyi of China won the men's category.
The second event, whichis considered as part of the qualifiers for the 2013 World Cup, will bethe Asian Continental Chess Championships held in May. Winners of theevent will receive an official ticket to the World Cup, which will beheld in Norway from August 10-September 5.
Last year at the Asianchampionship in Iran, Vietnamese International Grandmaster Nguyen NgocTruong Son pocketed a bronze in the men's pool while his teammate andgirlfriend Pham Le Thao Nguyen won a silver medal.
The third competition is the ASEAN and Age Groups Chess Championships in June in Hue City.
Vietnamare the defending champions in the age group event with 51 gold, 21silver and 30 bronze medals pocketed in Indonesia at the tournament inJune last year./.
Thefirst one, HDBank Cup Open Chess Tournament, will be held from March1-8 in HCM City, where the winners are set walk away with a bonus of30,000 USD.
In the tournament's first edition in 2011, Vietnameseplayer Nguyen Thi Mai Hung successfully took the women's title while YuYangyi of China won the men's category.
The second event, whichis considered as part of the qualifiers for the 2013 World Cup, will bethe Asian Continental Chess Championships held in May. Winners of theevent will receive an official ticket to the World Cup, which will beheld in Norway from August 10-September 5.
Last year at the Asianchampionship in Iran, Vietnamese International Grandmaster Nguyen NgocTruong Son pocketed a bronze in the men's pool while his teammate andgirlfriend Pham Le Thao Nguyen won a silver medal.
The third competition is the ASEAN and Age Groups Chess Championships in June in Hue City.
Vietnamare the defending champions in the age group event with 51 gold, 21silver and 30 bronze medals pocketed in Indonesia at the tournament inJune last year./.
