Hanoi (VNA) -Vietnam beat Azerbaijan 2.5-1.5 in the fifth round match of the FIDE WorldWomen’s Team Championship in Russia on June 21.
Woman Grandmaster Nguyen Thi Mai Hung rapidly completed her match againstMammadova Gulnar in just 33 points to claim the first win for Vietnam.
WGM Hoang Thi Bao Tram needed a double time to secure the second victory overMamedjarova Zeinab.
National champion Vo Thi Kim Phung was tied with Mammadzada Gunay.
And in the last game, Luong Phuong Hanh lost Fataliyeva Ulviyya in a 92-movematch.
It was the second win of Vietnam at the tournament, following the first oneover Egypt on June 18.
Vietnam will next play Georgia who lost 0.5-3.5 to China on June 21.
In other matches, India beat Egypt 3-1; Russia tied 2-2 with the US and Polanddrew Ukraine 2-2.-VNA
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