With an Elo rating of 2,718, Wang – the champion in 2016 – drew with his fellow countryman Wen Yang, who has a Elo rating of 2,599, in the final game to gain a total of 7.5 points.

Chinese grandmaster Wang Hao (R) wins the men's group of the 2019 HDBank International Chess Tournament.

His final score was only 0.5 point higher than those of Wen Yang and Stanilav of Ukraine, but it was enough to earn him the trophy.

Meanwhile, Vietnamese players failed to obtain success at this year’s tournament.

Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son only finished at the 15th place with 6 points. Meanwhile, his wife Pham Le Thao Nguyen lost her advantages in the three last games although she had a chance to top the women’s group.

Nandhidhaa of India ranked first among female players.

Wang Hao was presented with a prize of 15,000 USD while Nandhidhaa received a prize of 6,000 USD.

Chess masters bring home Asian bronzes

Vietnam picked up two bronze medals at the Asian Continental Chess Championship, which closed on December 18 in Manila, the Philippines.

 

National Sports Festival 2018: Kim Phung and Mai Hung become blitz chess’s champion

(BGO) – The female chess masters in Bac Giang sports delegation on December 5 started competing at the blitz chess’s team event at the ongoing National Sports Festival 2018. 

 

Bac Giang chess players win two bronzes at Singapore Open Chess Tournament

(BGO) - 8 chess players in the northern province of Bac Giang has participated in the Singapore Open Chess Tournament 2018 together with many strong competitors who are recognized as the international chess master, grandmaster from regional countries such as Singapore, Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia among others.

 

HCM City girl wins world junior chess champs

15-year-old Bach Ngoc Thuy Duong from Ho Chi Minh City won the girls’ U16 rapid chess event on October 19’s morning at the World Youth Chess Championships held in Greece.

 

Vietnam’s chess grandmaster to compete in Isle of Man Open

Vietnam’s No 1 chess player Le Quang Liem will compete in the Isle of Man (IoM) International Chess Tournament, one of the strongest open tournaments in the world.

 

Source: VNA