Record participation at Hanoi Rapid Rating Open Chess Championships 2024

by Peter Long - 19/11/2024

The highest number of participation in a rating tournament in India is witnessed at National School Championship. On an average the participation is anything above 1000 or 1500. However, the Hanoi Open Rapid Championship 2024 witnessed a record participation of nearly 2400 players. There were various starting from Under-5. The other categories were - Under-6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13 and 15 for both Boys and Girls. Apart from that there were advanced groups too where GMs, IMs and WIMs took part from over 1000 chess clubs across Vietnam. Check out the report written by Peter Long. Photo: FM FT IA Peter Long

About 2400 players take part

The Hanoi Open Rapid Chess Championship was held on 11th November 2024 at the Hanoi Indoor Athletics Palace. Look at the number of sponsors that stepped forward once again in support of chess! No less than 2388 players representing over 100 chess clubs took part - a record turnout even by the high standards in Vietnam of recent years - in this eight round event that was brilliantly organised by the Organizing Committee: Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports, Vietnam Chess Federation and Future Grandmasters Club.

About 2400 players in action | Photo: FM FT IA Peter Long

Chief Arbiter - IA GM Bui Vinh together with his Future Grandmaster Chess Club team which ensured the event ran smoothly. Besides the Open, there were age group categories starting from just five years of age!

Photo: FM FT IA Peter Long

Various prize winners with the organizers | Photo: FM FT IA Peter Long

Final standings in Advanced Open

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	Gr	FED	RtgI	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5	K	rtg+/-
1	12		Phạm Công Minh	U18		NOPE	NBI	1989	Ninh Bình	6,5	0	37	41,5	4	3	40	78
2	16		Trần Võ Quốc Bảo	U18		NOPE	ROY	1934	Clb Royal Chess	6,5	0	36	39,5	4	2	40	85,2
3	3	IM	Bành Gia Huy	U15		NOPE	KTL	2154	Clb Kiện Tướng Tương Lai	6,5	0	35,5	39	4	2	40	49,2
4	9	CM	Nguyen Huynh Minh Thien	U20		NOPE	HNO	1963		6	0	34	37,5	4	2	20	13,8
5	5	IM	Đào Minh Nhật			NOPE	HPH	2084	Hải Phòng	6	0	32,5	36	4	2	20	13,4
6	18	WCM	Nguyễn Hồng Ngọc		w	NOPE	NBI	1918	Ninh Bình	6	0	30	33,5	4	3	20	12,2
7	1	GM	Trần Tuấn Minh			NOPE	HNO	2378	Hà Nội	5,5	0	39,5	43	4	2	10	-15,3
8	2	IM	Đầu Khương Duy	U13		NOPE	VCH	2337	Clb Vietchess	5,5	0	39	43	4	2	20	-30,6
9	14		Đỗ An Hòa	U16		NOPE	NBI	1956	Ninh Bình	5,5	0	38,5	43	4	3	40	81,6
10	6	CM	Nguyễn Mạnh Đức	U13		NOPE	KTL	2046	Clb Kiện Tướng Tương Lai	5,5	0	32	34,5	4	2	40	-20,8

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Links

Future Grandmaster Chess Club: Official site and fb page

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