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| Viet Nam won 17 gold medals at the Asian Open Youth Xiangqi (Chinese Chess) Championship in the southern province of Quang Ninh. — Photo thethaovietnam.vn |
Viet Nam News
HA NOI — Viet Nam triumphed at the Asian Open Youth Xiangqi (Chinese Chess) Championship – Viet Nam 2018, which concluded in the northern province of Quang Ninh on Thursday.
Viet Nam won 17 gold medals, 22 silvers and 25 bronzes in the standard, rapid and blitz chess categories to take the lead. China were the runners-up with 13 golds, five silvers and five bronzes.
Hoang Nhat Minh and Dinh Tran Thanh Lam were the top performers, winning three golds each in the U8 boys and U10 girls categories respectively.
Kieu Bich Thuy bagged gold in the 20-year-old group, while Phan Huy Hoang picked up two golds in the 10-year-old group. Phan Nguyen Cong Minh defeated Chinese player Hua Chen Hao to secure victory in the 14-year-old group.
According to Vice Chairman of the Viet Nam Xiangqi Federation Dam Quoc, Vietnamese chess players who performed well in the tournament will be selected to train for the 2020 Asian Games.
The event attracted the participation of 120 players from 17 teams of six countries and territories, competing in age groups from under eight to under 20 for boys and girls. — VNS
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