Vietnamese masters will checkmate for medals in the FIDE World Cadet & Youth Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2026 in Serbia.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s chess grandmaster Le Quang Liem has moved up one place to 17th in the latest world rankings released by the International Chess Federation (FIDE), according to the February 2026 list.

VOV.VN - The The 32nd Wuyang Cup National Xiangqi Championship has confirmed 15 players advancing from the qualifying rounds to join Vietnam’s top-ranked player Lai Ly Huynh in the open finals.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City chess player Pham Tran Gia Phuc claimed the championship in the Grandmaster section at the Grandmaster–International Master Chess Tournament 2026, which concluded in Hanoi on January 5.

VOV.VN - The Hanoi GM and IM Chess Tournament 2026, jointly organized by the Vietnam Chess Federation and the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports, got underway on December 31 at the Future Grandmaster Chess Club in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem recorded a draw in his first standard chess match at Round 4 of the FIDE Chess World Cup 2025, held in India on November 11.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem Le Quang Liem on November 4 began his campaign at the 2025 FIDE World Cup in India with a draw against seasoned Georgian grandmaster Baadur Jobava.

VOV.VN - Nineteen Vietnamese and 11 international players are set to compete in an international chess championship in central Da Nang city from December 22 to 28.

VOV.VN - Grandmaster Lai Ly Huynh took gold after defeating Chinese prodigy Yin Sheng in the men's final of the 2025 World Xiangqi Championship in Shanghai, China, on September 27, making the history for Vietnamese xiangqi (Chinese chess).

VOV.VN - Grandmaster Pham Le Thao Nguyen will be Vietnam’s sole representative at the 2025 Women’s Chess World Cup, scheduled to take place from July 5 to 29 in Georgia.