Vietnamese women won the championship at the Asian Team Chess Tournament 2009, which took place in India from Dec. 22-28.

The women’s team included Le Thanh Tu, Nguyen Thi Thanh An, Pham Le Thao Nguyen, Nguyen Thi Mai Hung and Hoang Nhu Y. The host India’s team and Iran ranked second and third places, respectively.

Meanwhile, in the men’s category Le Quang Liem, Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son, Bui Vinh, Dao Thien Hai and Nguyen Anh Dung pocketed the silver medal. The gold medal went to India’s team and the bronze medal to Iran.

The championship saw the participation of 93 masters, males and females, from countries and territories worldwide./.