Chess player wins two golds at Asian Junior Champs

Vo Kim Phung won two gold medals in both the girls’ classical and girls’ blitz events at the Asian Junior Boys & Girls Under20 Chess Championships 2013 which wrapped up in the United Arab Emirates on April 7.
Vo Kim Phung won two gold medals in both the girls’ classical and girls’blitz events at the Asian Junior Boys & Girls Under20 ChessChampionships 2013 which wrapped up in the United Arab Emirates onApril 7.
Phung also won a gold and a silver in the same event help in 2010 and 2012, respectively.

The event, which was held from March 30, attracted 36 players in thegirls’ division and 34 players in the boys’ division from 16 Asian ChessFederations.-VNA

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