Fast Chess Championship world 2023 with the participation of about 70 players regardless of age and gender from China Taipei China Hong Kong (China) Canada America takes place on the evening of November 25.
After the first 8 games, Lai Ly Huynh rose to the top of the rankings with 14 points (6 wins and 2 draws). His closest opponent can threaten the top position of the number one Vietnamese player Nam is Yuan Weihao (China) with 13 points.
Yuan Weihao is the top young talent in Chinese chess and has just won the gold medal (HCV) at the U12 world level. In the final game, Lai Ly Huynh and Yuan Weihao faced off head-to-head.
Facing a young opponent with a class difference, Lai Ly Huynh easily won a draw. This result was enough to help Lai Ly Huynh win the world rapid chess gold medal for the second time in a row with 15 points after 9 unbeaten games (6 wins, 3 draws).
Also in the last game, the Vietnamese player Nguyen Minh Nhat Quang defeated Cheng Yin Lung (Hong Kong China). This result helped Nhat Quang win the world rapid chess bronze medal with 13 points.
At the first time held in 2022, Lai Ly Huynh overcame many strong opponents to win the gold medal. impressively.
On the evening of November 24, Lai Ly Huynh won the right to enter the final of the 2023 World Chess Championship. However, he lost to 2023 Chinese Chess runner-up Meng Chen. missed the opportunity to win the first world gold medal for Vietnamese chess.
Lai Ly Huynh, born in 1990, is a Vietnamese chess player who won the Vietnamese championship 5 times and reached the international master level. Lai Ly Huynh is considered the number one player in Vietnam currently and is considered by chess fans to be the most talented player in modern Vietnamese chess history.
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