Vietnam secured a total of four golds, five silvers and two bronze medals to take the lead. Spain was runners-up with three golds, while the Netherlands finished third with two golds.

Vo Pham Thien Phuc (C) wins a gold medal in the blitz event of U14 male.

Notably, Nguyen Thien Ngan (Elo 1643) won two golds in the blitz and rapid chess category of U14 female division, while Vo Pham Thien Phuc won a gold medal in the blitz event of U14 male and Bach Ngoc Thuy Duong bagged a gold in the U16 female category of blitz chess event.

Nguyen Thien Ngan wins the girls' U14 rapid chess championship title.

The tournament attracted the participation of 183 players from 23 countries and territories across the world, who competed in three age groups of U14, U16 and U18.

Vietnam sent 14 players to compete in both blitz and rapid chess categories of all three age groups at the tournament.

Top Vietnamese chess players compete at World Cup

Top Vietnamese chess players Le Quang Liem and Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son are competing at the FIDE World Cup 2019 which began in the town of Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, on September 10.

Vietnamese boy wins bronze at World Cadet Chess Championship

Dau Khuong Duy won the bronze medal in the under-8 boys category at the 2019 World Cadet Chess Championship on Sunday.

Bac Giang wins 5 medals at national youth chess championship

(BGO) – The National Youth Chess Championship 2019 for Excellent Player, SHB cup was held in Hai Phong province from July 27 – August 4  with the participation of more than 300 young players from 22 provinces, cities and sectors across the nation.  

Vietnamese players win medals at world chess championship

Vietnamese players won one silver and two bronze medals at the 3rd World Cadets Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship among boys and girls under 8, 10 and 12 years old.

Liem struggles to hit his stride during Hunan Chess Open

Vietnamese super grandmaster Le Quang Liem has been struggling for form at the ongoing Belt and Road China Hunan International Chess Open 2019 which has so far seen him draw four games against lower-rated opponents.

Source: VNA