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Vietnam’s female chess player leads in Asian champs

Vietnamese masters occupy top three positions after four round matches at the Asian Continental Chess Championships’ Women’s Category in China on May 15.
Vietnam’s female chess player leads in Asian champs ảnh 1Master Pham Le Thao Nguyen leads the Asian Continental Chess Championships’ Women’s Category ongoing in China (Photo: toquoc.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnamese masters occupy top three positions after four roundmatches at the Asian Continental Chess Championships’ Women’s Category in Chinaon May 15.

InternationalMaster (IM) Pham Le Thao Nguyen grabbed her fourth win in a row to stand No 1.

Nguyen,No 7 seed, defeated No 1 seed Lei Tingjie of China.  She will meet with her teammate Vo Thi KimPhung in the next round.

Women’sIM Phung beat IM Munguntuul Batkhuyag of Mongolia to have 3.5 points and placesecond in the ranking.

Women’sGrandmaster Nguyen Thi Mai Hung won over country-fellow WGM Nguyen Thị ThanhAn. She has three points and is at third.

Hungis set to play Lei on May 16.

Onthe men’s side, Vietnamese players were not as successful.

No10 seed Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son has 2.5 points and is down to No 23 after thefourth match.

Hisfour teammates including Asian U20 champion Tran Tuan Minh are out of top30.-VNA
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