Vietnamese female chess players have maintained a winning streak of 5 matches played at the 2026 Olympiad so far.
According to the schedule, the Vietnamese women's chess team will meet the French team on the night of September 21 (Vietnam time) in the 6th game of the 2026 Olympiad.
In 5 matches played, we won against Costa Rica, Saudi Arabia, Australia and surpassed Norway, Poland.
With 5 victories, the Vietnamese women's chess team is temporarily ranked 13th overall at this time.
In round 6, coach Bui Vinh will register 4 chess players to compete including Pham Le Thao Nguyen, Luong Phuong Hanh, Vo Thi Kim Phung and Bach Ngoc Thuy Duong.
The coaching staff expects Vietnamese female chess players to play well to achieve more positive results.
The French women's chess team has registered 4 players to compete against the Vietnamese team: Daulyte-Cornette Deimante, Sebag Marie, Guichard Pauline and Schippke Manon. Among them, Sebag Marie is the grandmaster with the best elo rating of 2401.
According to the competition program, the teams will complete the 6th set and then the 2026 Olympics will have a 1-day break.
The competition program will return with round 7 on September 23.
Therefore, the Vietnamese women's chess team is very confident of having good results to enter the top 10 before resting to adjust their expertise to prepare for set 7.
In the men's group, the Vietnamese men's chess team will meet the Nigerian team in round 6 on the night of September 21.
Currently, Vietnamese male chess players are temporarily ranked 46th on the temporary rankings.
