Viet Nam's men's team beat Mongolia 3-1 in the fourth round of the Asian Chess Cup in China on Sunday.

In the first and second boards, Le Quang Liem and Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son tied with Bayarsaikhan Gundavaa and Munkhgal Gombosuren, but in the two remaining boards, Nguyen Duc Hoa and Dao Thien Hai defeated Battulga Namkhai and Nasanjargal Urtnasan.

They will meet China 1 in the next round.

Meanwhile, the Vietnamese women's team drew with China 3 2-2. Pham Le Thao Nguyen and Nguyen Thi Mai Hung defeated Zhai Mo and Li Xueyi in the first and fourth boards, while in the second and third boards, Nguyen Thi Thanh An and Pham Bich Ngoc lost to Ren Xiaoyi and Lei Tingjie.

They will compete against China 2 in the fifth round.-VNS