The rapid chess content in the competition program of the 2026 National Youth Chess Championship ended the last game, game 9, on July 4 in Bac Ninh.
The young chess players of the Ho Chi Minh City chess team dominated the tables for men and women.
After the rapid chess competition, the Ho Chi Minh City chess team won 9 championships.
The fast chess gold medals of Ho Chi Minh City chess players are in the U6 men's group (Chess player Tran Thien Khai), U7 men's group (Vu Hao Nhien), U8 men's group (Truong Phuc Nhat Nguyen), U13 men's group (Nguyen Vu Bao Lam), U20 men's group (Pham Tran Gia Phuc) and U6 women's group (Trinh Minh Anh), U7 women's group (Huynh Nguyen Bich Ngan), U8 women's group (Nguyen Duc Huyen My), U10 women's group (Ly Kha Han).
The chess players competed in 9 quick chess games according to the Swiss system for the men's and women's groups including U6, U7, U8, U9, U10, U11, U13, U15, U17, U20.
In addition to the above results, experts also pay attention to some surprises in the rapid chess performance at this year's National Youth Championship.
In the U17 men's group, despite being highly rated, international master Dinh Nho Kiet (Hanoi) only ranked second. The champion of the group is player Vu Gia Bao (Quang Ninh).
Or in the U20 women's group, 2 chess players who are very noticed by experts, Nguyen Hong Nhung (Hanoi) and Nguyen Le Cam Hien (Quang Ninh), did not win a fast chess gold medal.
The champion is player Nguyen Ngoc Hien (Ninh Binh) thanks to his achievement of 7.5 points after 9 games. Hong Nhung was only runner-up while Cam Hien ranked 6th.
The tournament will continue to compete in blitz chess after the rapid chess is over.
