PANO - The 5th HDBank Cup International Open Chess Tournament 2015 was kicked off on March 17th at De Nhat Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City.

The tournament sees the participation of 85 chess masters from 14 countries, including India, Switzerland, Russia, Hungary, China, etc. Among the contestants, there are 22 international masters and 14 FIDE masters.

Chess Master Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son (left) kicking off the tournament

Vietnam sends 42 masters to the tourney including the Champion of the HDBank Cup International Open Chess Tournament 2014 Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son and International Grandmater and Champion of the regional international chess championship Le Quang Liem and other masters such as Pham Le Nguyen Thao, Nguyen Thi Mai Hung, Dao Thien Hai, etc.

The contestants will compete in 9 matches under the Swiss system.

The prizes of the tournament total USD 35,000.

Translated by Huu Duong