“I don’t believe in psychology. I believe in good moves.”

32nd Hanoi Open Chess
Grand Prix 2020

The FIDE Candidates 2020 will take place in Hanoi, Vietnam from February 28 until February 29. Six top grandmasters will contest in a double round-robin tournament for the right to challenge the current World Champion Magnus Carlsen (Norway).

28.02.2020(FRI)~29(SAT)

@Hanoi International Exhibition Center and Vietnam National Convention Center

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Grandmasters - Players

Bobby Fisher

American chess grandmaster and the eleventh World Chess Champion

The youngest grandmaster (GM) and the youngest candidate for the World Championship

Gary Kasparov

Russian chess grandmaster of Armenian-Jewish origin

Former world chess champion, writer, and political activist, whom many consider to be the greatest chess player of all time

Anatoly Karpov

Russian chess grandmaster and former World Champion

Karpov's "boa constrictor" playing style is solidly positional, taking no risks but reacting mercilessly to any tiny errors made by his opponents. As a result, he is often compared to his idol, the famous José Raúl Capablanca, the third World Champion

Jose Raul Capablanca

Cuban chess player who was world chess champion from 1921 to 1927

He cand play tactical chess when necessary, and has good defensive technique. He has writen several chess books during his career

Vishwanathan Anand

Indian chess grandmaster and multiple-time World Chess Champion

Anand is a five-time world chess champion. He held the FIDE World Chess Championship from 2000 to 2002, becoming the first Asian to do so. He became the undisputed World Champion in 2007 and defended his title against Vladimir Kramnik in 2008

Mikhail Botvinnik

Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster and World Chess Champion for most of 1948 to 1963

Botvinnik also played a major role in the organization of chess, making a significant contribution to the design of the World Chess Championship system after World War II and becoming a leading member of the coaching system that enabled the Soviet Union to dominate top-class chess during that time