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Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese chess player Bạch Ngọc Thùy Dương won the girls’ U16 rapid chess event at the World Youth Chess Championships held in
HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese chess player Bạch Ngọc Thùy Dương won the girls’ U16 rapid chess event at the World Youth Chess Championships held in Greece
Dương, who has an Elo rating of 1661, had three consecutive wins, including a victory over her strong Russian rival Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (Elo 2194), No 2 seed.
Dương held a draw with No 1 seed Goltseva Ekaterina (Elo 2203) in the fourth match and lost to No 4 seed Getman Tatyana (Elo 2080) in the fifth match.
However, she fought back strongly with four wins more to earn 7.5 points after nine matches, leaving behind the runner-up Ekaterina 1.5 points.
In the Chess Olympiad which concluded in
Dương, 15, is a student at
At the age of 11, she was awarded the title of Woman FIDE Master by the World Chess Federation. — VNS
