This year, Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son and Pham Le Thao Nguyen continue to be registered by the Can Tho chess team to compete in the 2026 National Team Championship.
The tournament takes place in Ninh Binh from June 12 to June 22. On June 12, units have registered official lists with the professional board of the tournament.
Notably, Truong Son and Thao Nguyen are absent from the standard chess event at the tournament.
However, the 2 grandmasters participated in the rapid chess, blitz chess and blitz chess events.
Can Tho chess team also has some faces participating in this tournament that are noticed by fans such as Luong Phuong Hanh, Nguyen Huynh Minh Huy, Pham Tran Gia Thu, Nguyen Truong Bao Tran, Tu Hoang Thai...
Recently, Truong Son and Thao Nguyen were noticed by chess fans nationwide when they spoke out after not being named in the preliminary list preparing for the World Team Championship – Olympiad 2026.
The Vietnam Chess Federation has made a preliminary list of chess players preparing for the above tournament and has reported to the Vietnam Sports Administration.
On June 9, the Vietnam Chess Federation issued a Notice on Regulations on selecting national chess players to participate in the 2026 Olympiad.
The chess player selection procedures must be specific (including 8 steps), with the athlete's wishes recorded in writing and then selected according to professional standards.
The notice clearly states: "Professional criteria must ensure the requirements for selecting forces in an objective and transparent direction, prioritizing measurable bases such as the elo coefficient with FIDE standards, achievements in standard content, recent performance, number of matches meeting standards, international competition experience, participation conditions and requirements for building the strongest possible squad.
Chess players who achieve outstanding results at the National Championship or official international tournaments such as the World Cup, Grand Swiss or Asian Championship are considered in a clear order of priority....
