Vietnam shines at regional chess championships

Vietnam has won a crushing victory at the 11th ASEAN + Age Group Championships in Subic, Philippines with 56 golds, ranking first for the delegation.
Vietnam has won a crushing victory at the 11th ASEAN + Age Group Championships in Subic, Philippines with 56 golds, ranking first for the delegation.

Vietnamese chess players brought home a total of 112 medals, including 56 golds, 33 silvers and 23 bronzes, for individual and male and female team categories in the age groups of under 8, 10, 14, 14 and 20 and over 50 for men.

They also ranked first in all three events of standard, rapid and lightning chess at the eight-day championships that started on June 5.

The host Philippines was second with 25 gold, 33 silver and 28 bronze medals. Indonesia and Singapore came third and fourth, respectively./.

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