Hot: Le Tuan Minh excellently won the gold medal in chess at the Asian Mind Sports Games

Today (November 15), chess player Le Tuan Minh excellently won the gold medal in the rapid chess event at the Asian Mind Sports Games held in Singapore.

Le Tuan Minh played impressively

Le Tuan Minh (elo 2,499) is the third seed in the rapid chess event at the Asian Mind Sports Games, after Megaranto Susanto (elo 2,534) and Tin Jingyao (Singapore, elo 2,504). The top players of the continent from India and China did not participate, opening up a competitive opportunity for Le Tuan Minh and other players in the Southeast Asian region.

Le Tuan Minh excellently won the chess gold medal at the 2025 Asian Mind Sports Games

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With impressive performance, Le Tuan Minh achieved an undefeated record after 9 games (7 wins, 2 draws), thereby achieving a total of 8 points, excellently winning the gold medal. Number 1 seed Megaranto Susanto won the silver medal with 7.5 points and number 2 seed Tin Jingyao won the bronze medal with 7 points. Megaranto Susanto lost to Le Tuan Minh in game 5 while Tin Jingyao shared points with the Vietnamese player in game 6. In games 7 and 8, Le Tuan Minh won against 2 Chinese players Zhao Chenxi and Dai Changren, respectively.

Hanoi chess player Le Tuan Minh, 29 years old, is considered the silent hero of Vietnamese chess. He is rarely mentioned like Le Quang Liem or Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son, but he has constantly strived to pursue his passion. In 2020, Le Tuan Minh won the national championship, then shone at the 31st SEA Games in 2022 at home with 2 gold medals (1 individual, 1 team). Last year, Le Tuan Minh made a strong impression with an individual bronze medal at the Chess Olympiad ( world team chess tournament).

Le Tuan Minh is the only Vietnamese chess player to participate in the 2025 Asian Mind Sports Games. After winning the rapid chess gold medal, this player continues to participate in the blitz chess event and is also a candidate to compete for the gold medal.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/nong-le-tuan-minh-xuat-sac-doat-hcv-co-vua-dai-hoi-the-thao-tri-tue-chau-a-185251115112458606.htm