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Vietnamese player defends championship at world xiangqi tournament

Vietnamese chess player Lai Ly Huynh has defended his championship in the men’s individual rapid xiangqi (Chinese chess) category at the 18th World Xiangqi Championship which wrapped up on November 25 in the US.
Vietnamese player defends championship at world xiangqi tournament ảnh 1Lai Ly Huynh (left) competes against Yuan Weihao of China (Photo: qdnd.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese chess player Lai Ly Huynh has defendedhis championship in the men’s individual rapid xiangqi (Chinese chess)categoryat the 18th World Xiangqi Championship which wrapped up on November25 in the US.

Huynh showed his outstanding performance to topthe podium with 15 points after six wins and three draws.

This isthe second time he has won the title in this category after becomingchampion in the rapid Chinese chess event at the 17th World XiangqiChampionship in Malaysia last year.

In the men's standard chess event, Huynh lost to Chinese chessplayer Meng Cheng and earned a silver medal.

Huynh, born in 1990, has won five national championships and has reached theinternational level.

Earlier, in May this year, he won a gold medal in the men’sindividual standard event at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games. In October, Huynh wasa key member of the Vietnamese team that grabbed a silver medal in the standardteam event and he himself earned a bronze medal in the men's individualstandard category at the 19th Asian Games (ASIAD 19)./.

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