With the highest performance, Hoang Thi Bao Tram has maintained her No. 1 position in the women's standard chess group of the 2025 National Chess Championship ended on September 1.
62 players participated in this women's standard chess event. The players compete in a 9-game tournament in the Swiss system. Hoang Thi Bao Tram won 3 draws and 6 wins with a total of 7.5 points to win the gold medal for the home team Ho Chi Minh City.
This is an encouraging achievement for grandmaster Hoang Thi Bao Tram when she overcame the players chasing behind her. The second place and silver medal was awarded to grandmaster Nguyen Thi Mai Hung (Ho Chi Minh City) when she reached 7 points after 9 matches. 3rd place belongs to Nguyen Minh Chi (Ho Chi Minh City, 7 points).
In the men's standard chess event, grandmaster Tran Tuan Minh (Hanoi) defeated two players Tran Ngoc Minh Duy (Dong Nai) and Vo Pham Thien Phuc (Ho Chi Minh City) to win the championship.
Tran Tuan Minh won 8 points after 9 matches. Runner-up was Minh Duy with 7.5 points and 3rd place was Thien Phuc with 7 points.
The final day of the tournament also ended with the Maruk and Asean standard chess event. In the Asean standard men's chess group, grandmaster Dao Thien Hai (Ho Chi Minh City) won the gold medal with a total of 6.5 points after 7 matches. Runner-up Doan Thi Van Anh (Bac Ninh) won the women's group with 7.5 points over 9 matches.
The champion of the Maruk men's standard chess is Vu Hoang Gia Bao (An Giang) while the champion of the women's group is Pham Thanh Phuong Thao (Hai Phong). This year, the Maruk flag is included in the competition program of the 33rd SEA Games.
