VN win medals at Asian Championships

12/05/2011 04:53:00 PM (GMT+7)

Truong Son, Thao Nguyen win medals at Asian Chess Champ

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese chess players Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son and Pham Le Thao Nguyen played very well at the 10^th Asian Individual Chess Championships, which closed on May 10 in Iran.

With 6 points after nine games, Thao Nguyen won a silver medal for women’s event. Four other players had the same points, but the Vietnamese player won the medal because she gained advantage in sub-factors. The gold medal winner recorded only 4.5 points.

Thao Nguyen and the champion – Harika Dronavalli from India, will represent Asia at the World Individual Chess Championships 2011.

In the men’s event (for male player with Elo of at least 2300), Vietnamese competitor Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son (Elo 2635) ranked third after winning 6.5 marks after 9 sets.

With this result, Son will get a ticket to the World Individual Chess Championships 2011, and the World Chess Championship 2011, though he did not participate in the Asian Chess Championship 2011, and ranked fifth at last year’s event. At the Asian Chess Championship 2011, two Vietnamese players Cao Sang and Dao Thien Hai ranked only 21^st and 43^rd.

Last year, Thao Nguyen was placed 17th and Truong Son 20th.

In the blitz chess event, Hoang Thi Bao Tram took the gold after defeating her stronger Chinese rival Tan Zhongyi in the final match on May 11.

Source: http://english.vietnamnet.vn

School chess in Vietnam

First chess tournament for HCM City students
4:50 PM, 24/04/2011

(VOV) - 200 students from vocational schools, colleges, and universities in Ho Chi Minh City took part in a chess tournament that opened at Van Lang University on April 23.

The two-day HCM City Students Chess tournament, held by the city’s Students Association, included both professional and amateur competitions following the Swiss system (seven or nine matches) under the current Chess Rules of the Committee for Physical Training and Sports.

Contestants had a chance to meet with young grandmaster Le Quang Liem, who won the well-known Aeroflot Open tournament twice.

The event, the first of its kind, is planned to be held annually for chess fans to promote chess among students.

Source: http://english.vovnews.vn

Vietnam Chess Championship 2010

Vietnam Chess Championship 2010
WIM Nguyen Thi Mai Hung and GM Le Quang Liem become the champions

The 2010 Vietnam Chess Championship for Men and Women was played from 17th to 24th December. The 16-years old WIM Nguyen Thi Mai Hung convincingly won the title in the Women tournament, running a full point clear of the opposition. Nguyen Thi Mai Hung is also silver medalist from the recent World Youth U16 Championship.

The Men championship with 72 participants saw a more uncertain finish. The top Grandmaster Le Quang Liem had a half point lead prior to the last round, but there he drew GM Bui Vinh, while GM Cao Sang and GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son won their games to catch Liem on the shared first place. However, Liem claimed the title on superior tiebreak score.

Both champions, and other top Vietnam players, continue the tour at the 7th Singapore International Chess Festival 2010.

Final top 10 standings (Men):

1 GM Le Quang Liem HCM 7
2 GM Cao Sang LDO 7
3 GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son KGI 7
4 GM Dao Thien Hai QDO 6.5
5 Tran Manh Tien QDO 6.5
6 GM Tu Hoang Thong HCM 6
7 FM Hoang Canh Huan HNO 6
8 FM Nguyen Duc Hoa QDO 6
9 IM Nguyen Van Huy HNO 6
10 GM Bui Vinh HNO 6
11 IM Tu Hoang Thai HCM 6
Tran Quoc Dung DTH 6
13 Tran Ngoc Thach QDO 6
14 FM Ly Hong Nguyen HCM 6
15 Pham Xuan Dat QDO 6
16 GM Nguyen Anh Dung HNO 6

Final top 10 standings (Women):

1 WIM Nguyen Thi Mai Hung BGI 7.5
2 WIM Pham Le Thao Nguyen CTH 6.5
3 WIM Hoang Thi Nhu Y TTH 6.5
4 WGM Nguyen Thi Thanh An HCM 6.5
5 WGM Hoang Thi Bao Tram TTH 6.5
WIM Dang Bich Ngoc NBI 6.5
7 WGM Le Thanh Tu NBI 6
8 WFM Luong Minh Hue NBI 6
9 WIM Nguyen Quynh Anh HCM 6
WCM Phan Nguyen Mai Chi DAN 6
Pham Thi Ngoc Tu HCM 6

HD Bank Chess Cup

Liem to play amateurs ahead of Cup
Updated December, 24 2010 09:37:43
http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn

International Grandmaster Le Quang Liem will compete with fans in an exhibition event ahead of the HD Bank Chess Cup in HCM City.

The national top master will play against 20 fans on December 28, with the amateur competitors selected from nearly 50 registrations for the event.

The organisers will present gifts and bonuses for a draw, the best match and the youngest player.

The international HD Bank Cup will be organised on January 4-9 luring more than 100 masters, including domestic and leading rivals in Asia.

A bonus of US$25,000 will be given to the winners.

— VNS

Asian chess development

Chess federation lauded for aiding development
November, 29 2010 09:06:44

HA NOI — President Nguyen Minh Triet hailed the role of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) in promoting chess in developing countries upon receiving its President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov on his official visit yesterday.

Triet congratulated Ilyumzhinov on his election as the president of the federation.

He thanked FIDE for helping the Vietnamese Chess Federation in recent years and hoped the organisation would continue to support the country in training chess players.

He also thanked Ilyumzhinov for boosting ties between Viet Nam and Kalmykia, a republic of the Russian Federation, by establishing the "Vietnamese Village" (a housing project designated for Vietnamese workers in Kalmykia) when Ilyumzhinov was president of the republic.

Ilyumzhinov thanked Viet Nam for supporting his election as FIDE president, confirmed his commitment to helping develop chess in the country and facilitate the import of Vietnamese labour into Kalmykia. — VNS

Source: http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn