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180 chess players to compete at int'l championship in Vietnam

Xinhua, March 4, 2016 Adjust font size:

Up to 180 chess players will compete at HDBank Cup International Open Chess Championship 2016 slated for March 8-13 in Vietnam's HCM City, the Vietnam Chess Federation said Friday.

The players with the average Elo of 2,344, including a grandmaster with Elo of 2,717, will vie for top rankings with total prizes of 40,000 U.S. dollars, including the first prize of 13,000 U.S. dollars.

They are from 16 countries and regions, including China, Hungary, Russia, Azerbaijan, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Indonesia, Singapore and Myanmar.

Chinese grandmasters Wang Hao (Elo 2,707) and Ni Hua (Elo 2,691), two Vietnamese grandmasters Le Quang Liem (Elo 2,709) and Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son (Elo 2,649), and Czech grandmaster Viktor Laznicka are among the favorites to win the title, said the federation. Endit