

Vietnamese chess player Bạch Ngọc Thùy Dương won the girls’ U16 rapid chess event at the World Youth Chess Championships held in Greece on October 19’s morning. " />
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Vietnamese chess player Bạch Ngọc Thùy Dương. — Photo zing.vn |
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