Over 90 chess masters compete in HDBank International Open

More than 90 domestic and foreign chess players will meet at the Ramana Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City from March 10-16 to compete in the fourth HDBank International Open Chess Tournament 2014.

Nearly 60 locals, including well known names Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son, Dao Thien Hai and Nguyen Duc Hoa, will battle it out for a slice of the US$35,000 total prize money, with 33 foreigners from the leading countries in chess such as China, India, Russia and Hungary.

The overall champion walks away with US$12,000 while the second and third-placed finishers receive respective sums of US$5,000 and US$3,000.

The host’s top chess star Le Quang Liem, who is also reigning champion of the tournament, will return home from the US to join the competition for the fourth consecutive time, aiming to keep the trophy in Vietnam.

Source: http://english.vietnamnet.vn

Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
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