Lai Li Huynh won a valuable gold medal at the World Chess Championship with a victory in the men's group final on September 27 in Shanghai (China).
Lai Li Huang's opponent is the player Doan Thang of host China. With the advantage of going first in the final match, Doan Thang used 2 fireworks to overwhelm Lai Ly Huynh to find a final advantage.
However, the Vietnamese players played calmly, using their strength in the key good players. In the final stand, Doan Thang was tied up and could not attack and agreed to stop for Lai Ly Huynh to win.
This is an important victory for Lai Li Huang and the Vietnamese chess team. We have won the world chess standard men's chess championship for the first time. In previous tournaments, Chinese players have always won the above achievements.
In 2022, Lai Li Huynh won an individual gold medal in the rapid chess event at the World Championship.
This is an emotional victory for Lai Li Huang. Lai Ly Huynh's opponent is a person with good expertise, but the Vietnamese players played calmly to win the final round," said the leader of the Vietnamese chess team at the tournament. "Mr. Nguyen Minh Thang discussed.
After the final match, player Lai Ly Huynh was awarded a bonus of 1 billion VND by the former President of the Vietnam Chess Federation - Mr. Nguyen Huu Luan.
Previously, Vietnamese chess players won the world championship but it was only a team achievement. In this tournament, we have Nguyen Thanh Bao and Lai Ly Huynh participating in the standard men's flag group, Nguyen Thanh Bao did not make it into the gold medal group. In the rapid chess event on September 26, Lai Ly Huynh only had 7th place.
In addition to Lai Ly Huynh's gold medal, the Vietnamese chess team won an additional silver medal for the men's team.
