Tran Tuan Minh won the U17 boys rapid chess title at the National Junior Chess Tournament yesterday.—Photo thethaovanhoa

HA NOI (VNS)—Tran Tuan Minh won the U17 boys rapid chess title at the National Junior Chess Tournament yesterday.

The 2013 Asian U16 gold medallist Minh, who has an Elo rating of 2283, was seeded No 1. He stormed to victory with seven wins, one draw and one loss making up his final total of 7.5 points.

Earlier in the blitz event, Minh finished second behind Nguyen Tan Thinh of Ben Tre.

In the U20 boys rapid chess event, Hanoian Nguyen Van Hai won the title with 7.5 points, followed by Dang Hoang Son of HCM City and Bac Giang's Nguyen Ha Phuong.

Meanwhile, Doan Thi Van Anh of Bac Giang triumphed in the women's competition. – VNS