March 29, 2009 16:21 PM
20 Countries To Participate In Chess Championship
Bernama – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 (Bernama) — Twenty countries are expected to participate in the Malaysia Open Chess Championship 2009 in August.
Malaysian Chess Federation secretary Abdul Hamid Majid said today that based on previous records, the largest number of participants would come from China, Vietnam, India, Armenia and the Philippines.
He said Russia would normally send its team of reserve players.According to Abdul Hamid, the venue for the championship had been identified.– BERNAMA
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Very nice to see this tournament grow.