A total of 8 Vietnamese chess players will attend the World Youth U14, U16, U18 Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2017 in Greek from 27 October .

Illustrative image (Source: VNA)

Amongst the Vietnamese contestants, Nguyen Anh Khoi and Tran Minh Thang are the promising faces of Viet Nam’s chess.

Nguyen Anh Khoi is the U16 highest hope to win a medal at the event.

Tran Minh Thang, from Ha Noi, is expected to make a surprise in the U18 category.

Thang grabbed a bronze in the boys' U16 category of the World Youth Chess Championship 2016.

He finished in 6^th place with 6 points at the recent Piaya Network Negros International Open in the Philippines.

(Source: VNA/ DA NANG Today)