Vietnam chess teams receive US$25,000
Vietnam chess teams have received US$25,000 from Nam A Bank for their achievements at the 43rd Batumi Chess Olympiad in Georgia.
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The male team ranked seventh out of 185 teams, while the female team ranked 15th out of 151 teams.
To encourage the teams, the Vietnam Chess Federation and HDBank held a ceremony to honour Vietnamese chess players in HCM City over the weekend.
Earlier, HDBank sponsored all competition expenditure for the teams, at around US$30,000.
The Batumi Chess Olympiad attracted 189 nations and territories. It was the 13th time Vietnam have participated in the event.