Vietnamese chess players won three gold and one bronze medals at the Asian Junior Chess Championships 2010, which concluded in Beijing , China , on July 14.

The gold medals belonged to Nguyen Anh Khoa in the men’s U-8 category, Vu Thi Dieu Ai in the women’s U-12 and Nguyen Thi Mai Hung in the women’s U-16.

Meanwhile, the only bronze medal went to Hoang Thi Nhu Y in the women’s U-18 category.

The tournament, which opened in July 9, drew the participation of 428 chess players from 20 countries, including India , Iran and Mongolia . The players competed in such categories as U-8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 for both men’s and women’s events.

The Chinese, Iranian and Mongolian teams also pocketed three gold individual medals each.

At the Asian Junior Chess Championships 2009, besides two gold individual medals snatched by Hoang Thi Nhu Y in the women’s U-16 and Pham Thanh Phuong Thao in the women’s U-10, Vietnam bagged one silver and one bronze individual medals as well as one gold, two silver and one bronze team medals./.