Vietnamese players miss out on title at Chengdu xiangqi tournament
VOV.VN - Vietnam’s three representatives failed to reach the final of the ninth Belt and Road Jinjiang Cup Chengdu Global Xiangqi Pairs Tournament, which concluded in Chengdu, China, on October 18.
Nguyen Thanh Bao secured fifth place alongside Indonesia’s Darjatno Hardjo, the best result among the Vietnamese players.
Nguyen Hoang Yen, partnered with China’s Meng Fanrui, finished sixth, while Lai Ly Huynh and Italy’s Fang Yi came 12th in the international event.
The title went to China’s Liu Baihong and Singapore’s Wu Zonghan, who defeated China’s Cheng Yudongand Hong Kong’s Lin Jiaxin in the final. The champions received prize money of CNY200,000 (approximately US$28,000).
Held from October 15 to 18, the tournament brought together 32 players from 18 countries and regions. Organised under the Belt and Road banner, the event was the ninth edition of the Chengdu-based competition, which has developed a distinctive format pairing players from different countries and regions.
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VOV.VN - Two players with disabilities from Vietnam and China will compete in a blindfold xiangqi match, relying on memory and mental visualisation rather than looking at the board, as part of a special programme in Yen Tu, northern Vietnam.
