The Chess Federation of the Vietnam has the honor to invite all Chess Federations in Zone 3.3 affiliated to FIDE to participate in the Zone 3.3 Zonal Championships 2015 for Open and Women from 06-16 March 2015 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
The top two in the Open Zonal shall qualify for the World Cup 2015 and the winner of the Women’s Zonal shall qualify for the Women’s World Championship.
The tournament shall be conducted as a Swiss System competition of 9 rounds and will be played according to FIDE regulations. The time control is 90 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an addition of 30 seconds per move starting from move one.
A total of US$10,000 in cash prizes shall be given as follows: Open $7,000 and Women $3,000
Open: 1st – US$2,000; 2nd – US$1,500, 3rd – US$1,000, 4th- US$700, 5th-US$600, 6th-US$ 500, 7th-US$400 & 8th-US$300
Women: 1st: US$1,000, 2nd – US$800, 3rd – US$600, 4th- US$400, 5th-US$200
The playing venue is The First Hotel, 18 Hoang Viet, Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City.
Participants (men) – Top seeds:
1. GM Le Quang Liem VIE 2676
2. GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son VIE 2659
3. GM Zhang Zhong SIN 2614
4. GM Sadorra Julio Catalino PHI 2548
5. GM Gomez John Paul PHI 2524
6. GM Nguyen Duc Hoa VIE 2516
7. GM Gundavaa Bayarsaikhan MGL 2505
8. GM Antonio Rogelio Jr PHI 2504
9. GM Barbosa Oliver PHI 2501
10. GM Laylo Darwin PHI 2499
11. GM Dao Thien Hai VIE 2482
12. GM Cao Sang VIE 2480
13. GM Nguyen Anh Dung VIE 2461
14. IM Tran Tuan Minh VIE 2455
15. IM Nguyen Van Huy VIE 2452
16. GM Torre Eugenio PHI 2449
17. IM Pascua Haridas PHI 2423
18. GM Bitoon Richard PHI 2422
19. GM Tu Hoang Thong VIE 2414
20. FM Pham Chuong VIE 2397
21. IM Nolte Rolando PHI 2394
22. FM Le Tuan Minh VIE 2393
23. IM Wynn Zaw Htun MYA 2382
24. FM Liu Xiangyi SIN 2380
25. IM Bersamina Paulo PHI 2359
26. FM Hoang Canh Huan VIE 2348
27. IM Duong The Anh VIE 2340
28. FM Tin Jingyao SIN 2326
29. Vo Thanh Ninh VIE 2311
30. IM Myo Naing MYA 2299