Tran Duc Duy (Source: vov.vn) The Boys section that concluded on October 31 saw Vietnamsweep three of the six titles in total thanks to Tran Duc Duy (U8), NguyenQuang Minh (U10) and Nguyen Huynh Minh Thien (U18).
Duc Duy scored eight wins out of nine games to take the tophonour. He finished level with Danis Kuandykuly (Kazakhstan) on eight pointsbut was ruled as the champion due to having more wins.
Quang Minh was even invincible with eight wins and one draw,beating the Iranian runner-up Barad Yeganegi by half a point.
Minh Thien also finished supreme on eight points followingan unbeaten run of seven wins and two draws, 1.5 points above second-placedAlireza Bosagh Zadeh (Iran).
The remaining three gold medals of the Boys division went toIndia (U14, U16) and China (U12).
Earlier, Vietnam clinched their opening gold in the Girlssection as Nguyen Linh Dan took top spot in the U14 competition with 7.5 points(seven wins, one draw, one loss). Her teammate Nguyen Le Cam Hien sealed asilver in the same category following six wins and three draws.
Overall, the Vietnamese team stood second in the medal tablewith four golds and one silver medal, while India topped the Asian championshipwith a collection of four golds, four silvers and seven bronzes. Kazakhstancame in third place with two golds and three silvers.
The 2021 Asian Youth Online Chess Championship featured theunder-8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 tournaments which were played online fromOctober 21-24 for the Girls and from October 28-31 for the Boys./.
VNA
