Dinh Nho Kiet topped the ranking of rapid chess in the Boys U16 category, earning the first gold medal for Vietnam at the ongoing Asian Youth Chess Championship in Almaty.

Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem has been back on the International Chess Federation (FIDE) standard chess ranking after two-year absence as he had not competed in this category internationally since 2020.

More than 200 players from 20 provinces and cities across Vietnam are taking part in the National Team Chess Championship – TPBank Cup 2020 which began in the northern province of Bac Giang on June 6.

Vietnam emerged victorious from 20th ASEAN+ Age Groups Chess Championships, which closed in Myanmar on June 18.

Vietnamese young masters grabbed five gold medals in blitz chess event at the 2nd East Asia Youth Chess Championships taking place in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from June 17-26.

Nguyen Anh Khoi of Vietnam pocketed two gold medals and a silver in chess tournaments that ended in the Republic of Korea on August 10.