Viet Nam attends World Youth Rapid, Blitz Chess Championships 2017
A total of 8 Vietnamese chess players will attend the World Youth U14, U16, U18 Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2017 in Greek from 27 October.
A total of 8 Vietnamese chess players will attend the World Youth U14, U16, U18 Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2017 in Greek from 27 October.
Illustrative image (Source: VNA)
Amongst the Vietnamese contestants, Nguyen Anh Khoi and Tran Minh Thang are the promising faces of Viet Nam’s chess.
Nguyen Anh Khoi is the U16 highest hope to win a medal at the event.
Tran Minh Thang, from Ha Noi, is expected to make a surprise in the U18 category.
Thang grabbed a bronze in the boys' U16 category of the World Youth Chess Championship 2016.
He finished in 6th place with 6 points at the recent Piaya Network Negros International Open in the Philippines./.
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