The title race has opened up for second-tier players at the 2013
National Best Chess Players Championships, with the top players unable
to participate for various reasons.
Vietnamese masters dominated the Asian Zone 3.3
Chess Championships'' Women''s Division in the Philippines, with five
athletes in the top eight after the fifth round yesterday.
Despite possessing the stronger team,Viet Nam could
only manage a 2-2 draw with the Philippines in the 10th round of the
Olympiad Istanbul Open chess tournament on Saturday.
Viet Nam men''s and women''s teams failed to claim a second win at the World Chess Olympiad in Turkey on Wednesday. In
the second round, the men''s team lost 1.5-2.5 to Bosnia &
Herzegovina. The only win belonged to Le Quang Liem...
Nguyen Duc Hoa, Vietnamese master chess player took
third place, with seven points, at the Bangkok Chess Club Open in the
contest that wrapped up yesterday.