Politburo member, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City's Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan on March 8 hosted a reception for President of World Chess Federation (FIDE), Kirsan Ilyumzhinov.

Vietnamese Women’s Grandmaster (GM) Vo Thi Kim Phung finished 10th at the London Chess Classic’s FIDE Open category, which closed on December 9.