KPNest 2024 Chess Tournament for the KPNest Gold-Plated Cup will be organized by KPNest Bird's Nest Development Joint Stock Company in collaboration with the Ho Chi Minh City Chess Federation on December 1 at The Adora (431 Hoang Van Thu, Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City).
According to the regulations, the KPNest chess tournament is open to all domestic and international players. The tournament has a total of 12 groups including U.8 men, U.8 women, U.10 men, U.10 women, U.12 men, U.12 women, U.14 men, U.14 women, U.16 men, U.16 women, men's open and women's open. The regulations also clearly state that male players with an elo of over 2,200 and female players with an elo of over 2,000 must register to participate in the open group and are exempted from the tournament entry fee.
The KPNest chess tournament rules also stipulate that the competition will be blitz chess with 15 games and a playing time of 3 minutes/game plus 2 seconds after each move. To register for the tournament, athletes go to http://giaicovua.kpnest.com.vn and follow the instructions. The registration fee is 1,200,000 VND/athlete and the registration deadline is before November 20.
Ms. Phan Thi Thanh Truyen, General Director of KPNest Bird's Nest Development Joint Stock Company, Head of the tournament organizing committee, said: "We have the financial capacity to let athletes register for free, but that will not control the number of athletes. Paying the fee also makes the athletes responsible and make efforts in training and competing." In order to attract strong players to compete, the organizing committee also sponsors airfare and accommodation at 5-star hotels for players with the level of international grandmasters and female international grandmasters.
The KPNest Chess Tournament is highly appreciated for its large-scale, professional organization and "unprecedented" prizes in Vietnam with a total prize value of up to 2 billion VND. The champion of each group will receive a gold-plated cup, a laurel wreath and a prize of 50 million VND. Second place will receive 20 million VND, third place will receive 10 million VND. Players ranked from 4th to 10th will receive 3 million VND. In addition, the organizers also have a lucky draw program for all players participating in the tournament with many attractive prizes.
Especially on November 30, one day before the tournament takes place, there will be an exchange program with the number 1 player in Vietnam, super grandmaster Le Quang Liem. According to the schedule, he will compete with 35 players. Many players, especially young players, are eagerly waiting for the opportunity to meet, exchange and compete with the 2013 world blitz chess champion Le Quang Liem.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/lam-cach-nao-de-dang-ky-tham-du-giai-co-vua-kpnest-2024-185241111191839757.htm
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