Vietnamese has shock win at world chess champsVietnamese Pham Le Thao Nguyen shocked the world to become one of the top 16 chess masters at the FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship underway in Tehran, Iran. Pham Le Thao NguyenNguyen, who ranks No 119 in the world, defeated No 21 Aleksandra Goryachkina of Russia 1.5-0.5 in the second round on February 15. The Vietnamese forced Goryachkina, who is called chess genius in her native country, to a draw in the first match and secured a win in the second game after 69 moves, although she was at a disadvantage with the black pieces. Her next rival is world rapid chess defending champion Anna Muzychuk of Ukraine. The world No 3 and European No 1 defeated Alina Kashlinskaya of Russia 1.5-0.5.

Source: VietNamNet News February 17, 2017 08:26 UTC