Minh in the lead at national chess event

GM Trần Tuấn Minh leads the National Chess Championships after two rounds in Hà Nội. — VNS Photo Thanh Hà

HÀ NỘI — No 1 seed Trần Tuấn Minh is leading the National Chess Championships after round two in Hà Nội.

The host Grandmaster (GM) defeated teammate International Master (IM) Tô Nhật Minh yesterday and will meet GM Từ Hoàng Thông of HCM City in today’s match. Thông also has two points like Minh but ranks fifth.

IM Lê Tuấn Minh of Bình Dương is at second position, followed by GM Nguyễn Huỳnh Minh Huy from HCM City.

On the women’s side, Women’s FIDE Master Bạch Ngọc Thùy Dương of HCM City is in top place.

Her teammate, Women’s GM Hoàng Thị Bảo Trâm, is second and IM Phạm Lê Thảo Nguyên of Cần Thơ is third. — VNS

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