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| Nguyen Thi Mai Hung. — Photo zing.vn |
Viet Nam News
HCM CITY — Nguyen Thi Mai Hung won the title in the women’s blitz category at the Dao Thien Hai Open Chess Tournament, which concluded in HCM City on May 27.
Grand Master Hung, 24, had also won the national women’s chess titles in 2011 and 2013.
Meanwhile, Nguyen Ngoc Thuy Trang won the title in the women’s rapid division.
On the men’s side, FIDE (World Chess Federation) Master Dang Hoang Son won in the blitz division, while Mai Le Nguyen Khoi triumphed in the rapid event.
The fourth chess tournament attracted hundreds of chess players from HCM City and neighbouring provinces.
The event aimed to seek young talents to compete in the upcoming Southeast Asia Junior Chess Tournament in the Philippines. — VNS
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