2007 FPT Expanded Chess Contest: a shared playground for the Information Technology Industry
In Hanoi on 25 March 2007, the 2007 FPT Expanded Chess Contest officially began at FPT University. The contest was attended by competitors from the north. In addition to FPT staff, the competition also attracted over 100 players from other companies in the information technology industry such as Hanoi Aptech, Tinh Van, USOL Viet Nam, and the Vietnam Software Solution Corporation. This is an annually held competition at the national scale, with 2007 being the ninth time is has been held. A competition in the south will be held on April 1 in Ho Chi Minh City.
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02/04/2007
In addition to Chinese chess and “Go”, in this year’s contest the Organization Board has added Ticktacktoe - a popular and easy game to play. Unlike Chess and Chinese chess, which are played under Swiss rules, “Go” and Ticktacktoe are played according to the Organization Board’s rules. There are a total of 20 prizes in the northern FPT Expanded Chess Contest.
The Organization Board’s Chairman, famous composer Mr. Truong Quy Hai, said: “FPT wishes to collaborate with members of the information technology industry to build a playground of culture and sport, helping the community to enhance solidarity and friendship among the staff of companies to together strive for success in the spirit of ‘Vietnam’s rising in the world’.” In 2007 after the Spring Chess Contest, FPT Corporation is to hold competitions in tennis, table tennis, badminton, and football, as well as festivals and other cultural activities with other companies. A unique feature of the 9th Chess Contest is the attendance of chess veteran Mr. Bui Vinh, who will supervise and consultant in difficult games and simultaneously play chess with ten high-performing competitors.
It is expected that on April 1 many IT companies under the Ho Chi Minh Computer Association will attend the FPT Expanded Chess Contest in the south and will have the chance to compete with a female chess veteran.
Information of the FPT Expanded Chess Contest
Spring Chess has been held by FPT for the past nine years. Initially the contest was held internally in FPT Corporation to establish a playground for people interested in this intellectual game, since among FPT staff there are many chess veterans and national chess team members, such as Hoang Thanh Son, Hoang Quy Duong, and Le The Hung. The FPT 2007 Expanded Chess Contest is regarded as FPT’s initial step in building a shared playing field for Vietnam ’s information technology industry.
In FPT’s 2006 Chess Contest in Ho Chi Minh City , Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son – a chess veteran - was invited to compete with ten chess players from FPT. Ms. Do Thi Thuong, a chess veteran from FPT, drew one game with him.
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