The standard men's chess tournament is played in the Swiss 8+1 format, meaning after 8 rounds, the top 2 players will enter the final round to compete for the championship, the remaining players will compete in round 9 as in the old format.
After 8 games, Lai Ly Huynh excellently won 13 points after 5 wins (including 4 wins with the last move) and 3 draws.
Vietnam's number 1 player has the same score as the two Chinese players Doan Thang and Manh Phan Due, but thanks to good secondary index, he ranked second, above Manh Phan Due and behind Doan Thang.
With second place, Lai Ly Huynh will enter the final round to compete for the championship with Doan Thang on September 27. In the qualifying round match, Lai Ly Huynh drew with Doan Thang.
This is the second consecutive time Lai Ly Huynh has entered the World Championship finals.
Previously in 2023 in the US, the 35-year-old player also had the opportunity to win the championship for the first time in his career but failed after losing to Meng Shen (China) in the final match.
If he can defeat Doan Thang in the final match tomorrow, Lai Ly Huynh will make history for Vietnamese chess by becoming the first player to win the world championship.
In the history of 18 World Championships, the gold medals in men's standard chess have all belonged to Chinese players.
Vietnamese fans are eagerly waiting for Lai Ly Huynh to break the dominance of the world's number 1 chess player tomorrow.
In the final, Lai Ly Huynh had the advantage of going first against Doan Thang.
Source: https://baovanhoa.vn/the-thao/ky-thu-so-1-viet-nam-vao-chung-ket-tranh-chuc-vo-dich-co-tuong-the-gioi-170369.html
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