Both competitions will be held at the Hanoi Old Quarter Cultural Exchange Center, 50 Dao Duy Tu street in Hoan Kiem district.

Each tournament is expected to attract around 50 chess players from five countries and territories worldwide.

According to the Vietnam Chess Federation and Future Grandmaster Chess Club, the tournaments are expected to provide local chess players the opportunity to gain the standards of Grandmaster (GM), International Master (IM), and World Grand Master (WGM).

Furthermore, the tournaments will also help to increase the international ELO rating for Vietnamese chess players, and determine the international standard for referees and tournament organisers.

Previously, Vietnamese players who wanted to complete their IM or GM standards were often required to go abroad to participate in competitions. However, Hanoi hosting international chess tournaments may help them to save time and traveling costs.

Dao Minh Nhat, 18, became the first Vietnamese chess player to gain an International Master (IM) norm via the International Master Chess Tournament 2022 held in Hanoi.

Moreover, dozens of Vietnamese players also increased the international ELO rating in the tournament last year.

Source: VOV