Vietnam's No. 1 Chess Player Wins World Rapid Chess Championship

In the rapid chess event, Vietnam has two representatives, Lai Ly Huynh and Nguyen Minh Nhat Quang. Our main opponents are players from China, Hong Kong (China), Singapore and Chinese Taipei. This event consists of 9 games according to the Swiss system, with each side having 8 minutes plus 5 seconds for each move.

Lai Ly Huynh (left) showed impressive performance at the tournament.

Rapid chess is considered Lai Ly Huynh's forte and the number 1 player in Vietnam showed impressive performance when he won 6 games and drew 3 games, with 15 points, winning the gold medal. A Malaysian player won the silver medal, while Nguyen Minh Nhat Quang won the bronze medal.

This is Lai Ly Huynh's second consecutive rapid chess world championship title. Last year, the Ca Mau-born player won the world championship in Malaysia. This title can be considered a consolation for Lai Ly Huynh after he lost in the final match of the standard chess - the most prestigious event of the world tournament. In this match, Lai Ly Huynh created a huge advantage over Meng Chen (China) in the endgame and was almost certain to win the championship. However, unreasonable calculations at the decisive moments caused Lai Ly Huynh to be held to a draw by his opponent. Entering the following rapid chess game, the Vietnamese player admitted defeat to his opponent. In any case, the silver medal in standard chess is also Ly Huynh's first individual world medal in his career.

Vietnam's No. 1 Chess Player Wins World Rapid Chess Championship for Second Time

Also in this event, Lai Ly Huynh and Nguyen Minh Nhat Quang won the team silver medal. In the women's category, Nguyen Hoang Yen and Le Thi Kim Loan both won the team silver medal. In addition, Vietnamese chess also had 1 more gold medal from Tran Nguyen Minh Hang (U12 women), Le The Bao (U12 men) and Dinh Tran Thanh Lam (U16 women).

The 2023 World Chess Championship will feature the following events: Men's individual, women's individual, men's team, women's team, U16 men's individual, women's individual, U12 men's individual, U12 women's individual. The Vietnamese team is led by Mr. Hoang Dinh Hong, coach Diep Khai Nguyen and players Lai Ly Huynh, Nguyen Minh Nhat Quang, Nguyen Hoang Yen, Le Thi Kim Loan, young players U16 - Phan Huy Hoang, Ngo Xuan Gia Huy, Khuu Nhat Phi, Dinh Tran Thanh Lam, Ngo Ho Thanh Truc, Nguyen Hoang My, U12 - Le The Bao, Tran Nguyen Minh Nhat, Do Pham Nhat Minh, Tran Nguyen Minh Hang and Do Nguyen Lan Anh.

VINH HY, photo: TLKD

Source