Defeating Chinese opponent, Vietnamese chess player becomes world chess champion

(Dan Tri) - Defeating Chinese chess player Doan Thang in the world chess finals this afternoon (September 27), Lai Ly Huynh won the men's individual standard chess championship.

Doan Thang is rated higher in the final match, taking place in China this afternoon.

However, after a few early moves, the Chinese player made a mistake. He lost his cannon, causing Doan Thang's chessboard to be disrupted.

After gaining this advantage, Lai Ly Huynh deployed his troops quite well, forcing his opponent's general into a difficult position. At the time when Lai Ly Huynh forced Doan Thang's general into a corner, the Vietnamese chess master had one more knight than his opponent, and also had a chariot and cannon in a position to strongly pressure the opponent.

In the end, Doan Thang had to admit defeat, helping Lai Ly Huynh win the men's individual standard chess championship.

This is the first time a Vietnamese player has won this event, after 18 consecutive times before the championship always belonged to Chinese players. The men's individual standard chess event is an important event in the Chinese chess championship.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/thang-doi-thu-trung-quoc-ky-thu-viet-nam-vo-dich-co-tuong-the-gioi-20250927153606826.htm