Updated : 2:18 PM, 11/01/2009
Vietnam grabs gold medal in Chess event
Vietnam on November 1 overwhelmed India in the semi-finals and China in the finals to win a gold medal in the Team Blitz Chess event.
After a win and a draw in the final round, Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son, Le Quang Liem, Hoang Thi Bao Cham and Pham Le Thao Nguyen outclassed their Chinese opponents Ni Hua, Zhou Jianchao, Ju Wenjun and Huang Qian to secure the first place.
Both Iran and India won the bronze medal. Chess is one of the sporting events of the ongoing third Asian Indoor Games (AIG III).
Chess competitions began in the north-eastern province of Quang Ninh on October 31 and will last until November 7. About 110 players from 18 countries and territories are competing in rapid and blitz chess team and individual events.
Source: http://english.vovnews.vn
What happened to the Chinese?
China lost to Vietnam in the final.