The championships are being held from July 13 to July 22, featuring competition across four formats: standard, rapid, blitz and super blitz xiangqi.
Athletes will contest a wide range of events, including men's and women's team competitions, men's pair, mixed team, traditional men's and women's team events, traditional men's pair, traditional mixed team, as well as men's and women's individual and traditional individual categories.
Under the tournament regulations, standard xiangqi games are played with 60 minutes per player, plus a 30-second increment from the first move. Rapid games use a time control of 10 minutes with a five-second increment per move, while blitz is played with three minutes plus three seconds per move. Super blitz allows one minute per player, with an additional two seconds per move.
For the Gia Lai squad, the competition offers an opportunity to gain experience against some of the country's strongest xiangqi teams, including those from Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Da Nang, Dong Nai, Quang Ninh and host province Thai Nguyen.
