rivals Uzbekistan and Iceland on the third day of the 39 th World
Chess Olympics, being held in the Siberian town of Khanty-Mansiysk,
Russia from September 19-Oct. 4.
After competing
for five hours, Vietnam ’s men defeated their Uzbekistani opponents
with a score of 2.5:1.5. This was also the result recorded by the female
team over Iceland .
The Uzbekistani male team
has been ranked 27 th in this year’s tournament as the players included
Rustam Kasimdzhanov, who has previously won the World Chess
Federation’s (FIDE) world championship. Meanwhile, Lenka Ptacnikova from
Iceland also used to be a world chess champion.
The Vietnamese chess players received a lot of praise after their victory over Azerbaijan in the second round.
The Vietnamese players included Le Quang Liem, Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son,
Dao Thien Hai, Nguyen Anh Dung, Nguyen Duc Hoa, Hoang Thi Bao Tram,
Nguyen Thi Thanh An, Pham Le Thao Nguyen, Hoang Thi Nhu Y and Nguyen Thi
Mai Hung./.
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