Master Phụng to compete at London Chess Classic

Master Phụng to compete at London Chess Classic

Vietnamese master Võ Thị Kim Phụng will take part In the London Chess Classic FIDE Open. -- VNA/VNS Photo

HÀ NỘI — Asian champion Võ Thị Kim Phụng will participate in the London Chess Classic, which began yesterday at the DeepMind Google headquarters. 

The tournament, which has attracted  一0 leading men’s Grandmasters, such as world No. 一 Magnus Carlsen of Norway, joint-No  二 Hikaru Nakamura of the United States and joint-No.  二 Levon Aronian from Armenia, will then continue at the Olympia Conference Centre until December  一 一.

Vietnamese Women’s Grandmaster (WGM) Phụng will compete in the FIDE Open category from Saturday.

The winner of this category will receive  五,000 pounds (US$ 六, 八00).

Phụng had a successful season this year, securing a berth at the world championship in  二0 一 九. She triumphed at the Asian tournament in May and grabbed her WGM title.

Last week, she captured two gold medals at the National Best Chess Masters Tournament in Bắc Giang Province. — VNS