April 17, 2017 | 19:06 (GMT+7)
National chess championship tournament in 2017 kicks off
PANO – The national chess championship tournament 2017 was officially kicked off in Hanoi yesterday.
At the event. (Photo: anninhthudo.vn)
This year’s tournament attracted some 100 chess players from 15 provinces and cities nationwide such as Hanoi, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City, Hue, and Nghe An. Some famous players such as Le Quang Liem, Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son, Nguyen Le Cam Hien... will also vie for the championship.
Male players will compete in men’s individual championship while female ones will compete in standard, fast and blitz mode.
Translated by Minh Anh