GM Bilguun Sumiya of Mongolia and WGM Vo Thi Kim Phung of Vietnam won the Zone 3.3 Men’s and Women’s Zonal Chess Championships held 5-13 May 2023 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The event was supported by the FIDE Plannning and Development Commission.
Visit chess-results.com for round by round results, final standings and to download games. In photo above are men’s top three, from left, runner-up GM Le Tuan Minh of Vietnam, champion Sumiya, Indonesian Chess Federation President Utut Adianto, Zone 3.3 President, and third placer GM Batchuluun Tsegmed of Mongolia. Sumiya and Le qualify to the World Cup.
In photo above are, from left, women’s runner-up WGM Nguyen Thi Mai Hung of Vietnam, champion WGM Vo Thi Kim Phung of Vietnam, Hon. Eka Putra Wirya, Member of the Indonesian Chess Federation (PERCASI) Advisory Board, and third placer WIM Karenza Dita of Indonesia. Vo Thi Kim Phung qualifies into the Women’s World Cup.
The Zonal tournament was organized by the Indonesian Chess Federation with a total of US$15.000 in cash prizes with US$9,000 for the men’s and US$6,000 in the women’s, biggest prize fund for Zonals. Visit official site. Below are the Officials and Arbiters who contributed to the success of the organization.
Scanning players before entering the playing hall as IA Hamid Majid of Malaysia looks on, below left.
