Portraits of Vietnamese chess players who won silver medals at ASIAD 19

The Vietnamese chess team has excellently brought home a valuable silver medal for the Vietnamese sports delegation at the 19th ASIAD.

At this Asian Games , the Vietnamese chess team participated with excellent players Lai Ly Huynh, Nguyen Thanh Bao, Nguyen Hoang Yen, Nguyen Minh Nhat Quang, Le Thi Kim Loan and Nguyen Thi Phi Liem, with the goal of competing for the highest medal with a very strong opponent, China.

Chess player Lai Ly Huynh contributed greatly to the medal for Vietnamese chess at ASIAD 19.

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In this list, the biggest hope is still Vietnam's number 1 chess player Lai Ly Huynh, who won the world chess championship in the individual rapid chess event and the team event with Nguyen Thanh Bao in 2022. Before coming to ASIAD 19, Lai Ly Huynh participated in the 2023 Inter-talent Level Giap tournament and helped the Vietnamese player gain more experience.

Coach of the Vietnamese chess team Diep Khai Nguyen shared with Thanh Nien about Lai Ly Huynh: "This is a player who has done a lot of research on chess and has been in the Chinese professional chess community for many years. This is what helps him play very well and progress very quickly."

Nguyen Thanh Bao competed excellently at ASIAD 19

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Also contributing to the precious medal for Vietnamese chess is chess player Nguyen Thanh Bao . The player born in 1978 in Nam Dinh has a creative and spontaneous style of playing chess, but also goes "crazy" when facing an opponent of his level. After a period of retirement, Nguyen Thanh Bao has returned to the sport that made his name and started competing in professional tournaments in China.

In his career, Nguyen Thanh Bao has made a big splash by defeating 5 Chinese champions. In the Vietnamese chess world, Nguyen Thanh Bao has always been a difficult opponent for his teammate Lai Ly Huynh.

Vietnam's No. 1 female chess player Nguyen Hoang Yen in the final match against China

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Vietnam's number 1 female chess player Nguyen Hoang Yen also contributed greatly to Vietnamese chess with her calm and cunning playing style. It was the important wins of the female chess player born in 1992 that helped the Vietnamese chess team achieve very good results at this ASIAD. Meanwhile, chess player Nguyen Minh Nhat Quang also showed very rapid progress and is an important tactical card of the coaching staff of the Vietnamese chess team.

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