PANO - The sixth HDBank Cup International Open Chess Championship 2016 will take place from March 8th to 13th in Ho Chi Minh City with the participation of 140 chess grandmasters from various countries.

Last year’s event. (Photo: chess.hdbank.com.vn)

This year, 90 Vietnamese players will compete with partners from China, Singapore, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Russia, Azerbaijan, India, Hungary, Indonesia, and Myanmar.

In spite of holding the first position for two conservative years, the sixth event is a challenge for Vietnamese chess players, including Le Quang Liem and Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son as it gathers strong players from other countries.

Translated by Hoai An