The extraordinary meeting of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Chess Federation for the VII term (2023-2028) was held in Bac Giang ward (Bac Ninh) to consolidate personnel.
The conference takes place during the time the 2026 National Youth Chess Championship is competing.
The Executive Committee of the Vietnam Chess Federation unanimously elected Mr. Nguyen Hong Duong to hold the role of new Secretary General for term VII (2023-2028), replacing Mr. Nguyen Minh Thang.
In early June 2026, Vice President cum General Secretary of the Vietnam Chess Federation - Mr. Nguyen Minh Thang submitted a resignation letter to the Executive Committee, Chairman and Office of the Vietnam Chess Federation.
In the letter, Mr. Nguyen Minh Thang said that he no longer has enough health to continue to hold positions at the Federation, and requested to be dismissed from work from June 3rd and will hand over work as soon as possible.
The Executive Committee of the Vietnam Chess Federation organized an extraordinary conference to resolve Mr. Nguyen Minh Thang's wishes.
The Vietnam Chess Federation term VII (2023-2028) has 39 members of the Executive Committee.
In which, the Chairman is Mr. Pham Minh Tien. The Vietnam Chess Federation has elected 7 individuals to hold the role of Vice Chairman in the VII Congress of Delegates (2023-2027), namely Mr. Nguyen Minh Thang, Nguyen Phuoc Trung, Phung Nguyen Tuong Minh, Giap Xuan Dinh, Ton That Luong Chinh, Nguyen Anh Tuan and Ms. Nguyen Tra Giang.
Recently, the Vietnam Chess Federation has been noticed by professionals and the media after making decisions on the list of forces preparing the Vietnamese Chess Team towards the 2026 Olympiad.
