The 2026 World Team Chess Championship Olympiad will be held in Uzbekistan from September 15 to September 28.
After much controversy about the squad of the Vietnamese Chess Team participating in this tournament, the list of 10 official chess players has been registered with the Organizing Committee of the International Chess Federation FIDE.
The Vietnamese chess team has 5 male players: Dau Khuong Duy, Banh Gia Huy, Nguyen Quoc Hy, Pham Tran Gia Phuc, Nguyen Hoang Nam and 5 female players: Pham Le Thao Nguyen, Vo Thi Kim Phung, Nguyen Thi Mai Hung, Luong Phuong Hanh, Bach Ngoc Thuy Duong.
Initially, the preliminary list of the Vietnamese Chess Team expected to prepare for the 2026 Olympiad included chess players Banh Gia Huy, Dau Khuong Duy, Dang Hoang Son, Pham Tran Gia Phuc, Duong Vu Anh, Vo Thi Kim Phung, Bach Ngoc Thuy Duong, Nguyen Thi Mai Hung, Nguyen Hong Anh, Nguyen Binh Vy.
However, many controversies and mixed opinions regarding the selection of chess players to participate in the 2026 Olympiad by the Vietnam Chess Federation have occurred on social media platforms as well as in the media.
Among them, 2 chess players Pham Le Thao Nguyen and Luong Phuong Hanh have reacted in the media to the fact that they did not have time to register for the 2026 Olympiad.
At this time, they are officially named to participate in the 2026 Olympiad in Uzbekistan.
Grandmasters Le Tuan Minh, Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son and Le Quang Liem will not participate in the 2026 Olympics.
This is a team performance tournament. Players will compete in standard chess according to their tables through each round.
This year, Olympiad 2026 will have 150 chess teams from countries and territories around the world participating. Grandmaster Le Quang Liem is expected to participate in the tournament as head coach of the US women's chess team.
