>> Vietnam’s premier chess masters head for Asian championships
The silver and bronze medals went to Sanpidan Chanda and D.Debashis, both from India, who shared the same score of 5.5 points.
Vietnam’s top chess player Le Quang Liem also scored 5.5 points but ended up in fifth place overall due to a lower sub-index.
Liem’s male teammates, Nguyen Huynh Minh Huy and Nguyen Duc Hoa ranked 16th (four points) and 38th (three points) respectively.
Nguyen Thi Mai Hung delivered the best finish among Vietnam’s four female players, coming out in ninth place with 4.5 points, followed by Pham Le Thao Nguyen (11th, 4.5 points), Le Kieu Thien Kim (16th, 4.5 points) and Nguyen Thi Thanh An (29th, 3.5 points).
Tan Zhongyi of China claimed the women’s rapid title with six points.
The standard chess event took place earlier on August 10, with no Vietnamese players making the top ten finishers.
