Hanoi Open Rapid Chess Tournament 2024 sets record number of participating teams

The 2024 Hanoi Rapid Chess Open has the participation of more than 2,300 athletes from nearly 100 chess clubs from nearly 20 provincial, municipal and industry units.

The 2024 Hanoi Rapid Chess Open, organized by the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports in coordination with the Vietnam Chess Federation, is a tournament that has affirmed its prestige in the Vietnamese chess community.

The 2024 Hanoi Rapid Chess Open has more than 2,300 registered athletes. Photo: Bui Luong

This year's tournament will take place on November 10 at the Hanoi Indoor Athletics Palace (Nam Tu Liem District), with the participation of more than 2,300 athletes from nearly 100 chess clubs from nearly 20 provinces, cities and sectors including: Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Quang Binh, Nghe An, Ninh Binh, Army, Hung Yen, Thai Nguyen, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh, Tuyen Quang, Lang Son, Lao Cai, Thanh Hoa, Vinh Phuc, Ha Giang, Cao Bang, Thai Binh, Nam Dinh. This is also the chess tournament that has attracted the most athletes ever, setting a new record for the number of participating athletes.

In particular, the tournament has the participation of 1 international grandmaster, Tran Tuan Minh; 3 international grandmasters, Bang Gia Huy (new national champion in standard chess in 2024), Dau Khuong Duy (also the youngest Vietnamese player to reach international grandmaster standards at the age of 13), Nguyen Thien Ngan (female international grandmaster); 3 FIDE grandmasters; 3 reserve FIDE grandmasters...

In addition, the tournament has the participation of athletes from the Hanoi chess team with disabilities, foreigners living and working in Vietnam. For athletes from the chess team with disabilities, the Organizing Committee completely exempts participation fees. Athletes will compete in the same groups as normal athletes, thereby sending a message about an equal playing field from the Organizing Committee of the tournament.

The tournament is organized on an expanded scale, including two amateur and advanced divisions. In the tournament, players compete in 8-round Swiss system matches. The results of the advanced division are sent to the World Chess Federation (FIDE) to calculate the international Elo coefficient.

International Referee, International Chess Grandmaster Bui Vinh, who is also the Chief Referee of the tournament, added on the evening of November 4: The tournament is organized on an expanded scale, including two amateur and advanced boards. At the tournament, athletes compete in 8 rounds of the Swiss system. The results of the advanced boards are sent to the World Chess Federation (FIDE) to calculate the international elo coefficient./.

Le Quang