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.
October 24, 2017 | 14:58

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.

Viet Nam attends World Youth Rapid, Blitz Chess Championships 2017

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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