PANO - 85 chess masters from 14 countries will compete in the 2015 HDBank International Open Chess Tournament from March 17th-23rd in Ho Chi Minh City, announced the organizing panel at a press conference on March 10th.

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The tournament’s prizes are worth US$ 35,000 in total. Besides the champion awards totaling US$ 12,000, the organizing panel will honor outstanding chess masters, and outstanding female and young players.

Addressing the press conference, HDBank Deputy General Director Le Thanh Trung shared that after five years, the event drew nearly 450 chess players from 22 nations worldwide.

He also stressed that the bank will give more support to training courses for chess talents as well as creating the most favorable conditions for foreign competitors to take part in tournaments in Vietnam.

Translated by Anh Tien