HA NOI (VNS)--Nguyen Hoang Lam and Cao Phuong Thanh won silver medals in the xiangqi (Chinese chess) event at the SportAccord World Mind Games in Beijing, China on Wednesday.

China's Wang Tianyi won the gold medal in the men's event. The runners-up were Asian and national champion Lam and Hong Kong's Chan Chun Kit.

Meanwhile, in the women's category the gold medal went to the hosts' Chen Lichun. The silver and bronze medals were won by Viet Nam's national champion Thanh and Jia Dan of the US.

Last year in Beijing, Viet Nam pocketed a silver medal in the women's xiangqi event thanks to master Ngo Lan Huong.

The Games comprises of the five sports: chess, bridge, go, draughts and xiangqi. This year more than 150 of the world's top players from 39 countries and territories took part.-VNS