Vietnamese player wins Malaysian chess champs
Tran Tuan Minh of Vietnam won the 14th IGB Dato Arthur Tan International Open Chess Championship 2017, which closed in Malaysia on September 4.
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Grandmaster Minh pocketed seven points after nine matches. He won five and drew four.
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| Tran Tuan Minh of Vietnam (right) champions the 14th IGB Dato Arthur Tan International Open Chess Championship 2017 in Malaysia. (Photo: Vietnam News) |
The victory brought him 11.1 Elo points, contributing to his world ranking.
China’s Fang Yuxiang came second with the same points, but he had a lower parameter.
He was followed by his countryman Ma Qun.
Vietnam had seven masters competing in the tournament, but the rest did not have good results.
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(Source: VNA)
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