German chess masters will visit Vietnam to play local players on the 35th anniversary of the formal establishment of Vietnam-German diplomatic relations.

The German Chess Federation plans to send four male and two female masters on April 16-17.

The visiting team will comprise international grandmaster (IGM) Robert Huebner, the German No 6 seed, Jan Gustafsson (No 4), Daniel Buhmann (No 10) and Daniel Fridman (No 3).

Elisabeth Paehtz, the world U18 champion and U20 champion in 2002 and 2004, and Kestino Kachiani-Gersinske will also be making the trip to Hanoi.

Among the top Vietnamese players scheduled to play the German visitors are IGM Le Quang Liem, Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son and Dao Thien Hai, Le Thanh Tu and Pham Bich Ngoc.(VNA)