Vietnamese chess players won 3 world youth rapid and blitz chess championships

With a total of 7 wins and 4 draws, player Dau Khuong Duy achieved a total of 9 points in the U14 blitz chess category. Only 0.5 points more than teammate Duong Vu Anh, but that was enough for Dau Khuong Duy to win the gold medal at the 2025 World Youth and Rapid Chess Championship that just ended in Rhodes, Greece.

Khuong Duy successfully defended the World Blitz Chess Gold Medal in the U14 Men's age group.

This talented boy has also successfully defended the title won at the 2024 World Youth Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship. Dau Khuong Duy also set a goal of completing the "double" gold like last year, but unfortunately in the U14 rapid chess event, he could only finish second despite having the same 9 points but with a lower sub-coefficient than his teammate Nguyen Nam Kiet.

The young player from Hanoi was officially awarded the title of International Master (IM) by FIDE in October 2024 and is the youngest person to be on the list of the top 10 Vietnamese players today.

Nguyen Nam Kiet (left) and his teammates won all the medals in the U14 men's rapid chess event.

The 2025 World Junior and Rapid Chess Championships were organized by FIDE and the Hellenic Chess Federation from April 13 to 17. Over 430 players, including 64 FIDE-certified players, competed in the U8, U10, U12, U14, U16 and U18 age groups for both men and women.

The Vietnamese team with 20 players from all age groups performed impressively at the tournament. In the U14 men's group, the Vietnamese players excelled in winning all the medals in the rapid chess event with the trio Nguyen Nam Kiet, Dau Khuong Duy and Duong Vu Anh leading the group.

Tran Hoang Bao An won gold medal in blitz chess for women's U10 age group

Along with Dau Khuong Duy winning the gold medal in the U14 men's blitz chess event, player Tran Hoang Bao An ( Can Tho ) also excellently won the first prize in the U10 women's blitz chess event.

Winning three championships along with many other impressive achievements including 6 silver medals (Nguyen Bao Nam, U8 men's rapid chess; Dau Khuong Duy, U14 men's rapid chess; Nguyen Thanh Huong, U12 women's rapid chess; Hoang Tan Vinh, U10 men's blitz chess; Duong Vu Anh, U14 men's blitz chess; Tong Thai Hoang An, U14 women's blitz chess) and 6 bronze medals (Hoang Tan Vinh, U10 men's rapid chess; Duong Vu Anh, U14 men's rapid chess; Tran Hoang Bao An, U10 women's rapid chess; Nguyen Binh Vy, U18 women's rapid chess; Nguyen Xuan Phuong, U10 men's blitz chess; Nguyen Binh Vy, U18 women's blitz chess), the Vietnamese youth chess team is one of the highly rated teams at this tournament.

Flag salute at the medal ceremony of the U14 boys rapid chess group

Source: https://nld.com.vn/co-vua-viet-nam-gianh-3-ngoi-vo-dich-co-nhanh-va-co-chop-tre-the-gioi-19625041807310371.htm