Le Quang Liem is a Vietnamese grandmaster with the highest elo and ranking coefficient on the rankings before the tournament starts. The Ho Chi Minh City male chess player is ranked 31st with a fast-paced elo of 2646.
Meanwhile, grandmaster Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son also participated in the tournament and ranked 92nd on the rankings due to his fast-paced elo of 2550.
In addition to these two players, Vietnamese men's chess also has Le Tuan Minh and Dau Khuong Duy registered to compete. Players will compete in rapid chess and lightning chess according to the regulations of the games.
The competition took place in Doha (Qatar) from December 25 to December 31. The men's event attracted 254 players to compete.
The Vietnamese chess team also registered players to compete in the women's rapid chess and chess chess event in Doha this time, including Pham Le Thao Nguyen, Vo Thi Kim Phung, Nguyen Hong Nhung and Luong Phuong Hanh.
Among the players competing in the 2025 World Rap Chess and lightning chess Championship, we have Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son, Le Tuan Minh and Pham Le Thao Nguyen, Vo Thi Kim Phung who have just competed in the 33rd SEA Games in Thailand.
They won 2 gold medals in the men's rapid chess team and women's rapid chess team. However, the 2025 World Chess Rapid Chess Championship attracts many of the world's top chess players (including chess King Magnus Carlsen), so experts cannot soon determine the results of the Vietnamese chess player.
