Hanoi, Nov. 3 -- A 15-member Vietnamese chess team is competing at the 6th ASEAN+ Individual Chess Championships, taking place from November 2 to 10 in the Philippines.

Among the players are three of Vietnam's leading female grandmasters - Hoang Thi Bao Tram, Nguyen Thi Mai Hung and Nguyen Thi Thanh An - who are expected to deliver strong performances and vie for top honours at this year's event. On the men's side, grandmaster Tran Tuan Minh enters the tournament in good form, while promising young players such as Nho Kiet, Quoc Hy and Gia Phuc have also shown impressive progress in recent months.

According to the organisers, this year's tournament offers a total prize pool of 28,100 USD. The winner of the men's standard chess category ...