National champion Lai Ly Huynh took the lead after 3 rounds of the National Chinese Chess Team Championships which is taking place in Da Nang.

Lai Ly Huynh (right) competes in a tournament in China last year. He is leading the national championships in Da Nang.

Huynh from Binh Duong won all three matches in the men’s standard class and has 3 points, the same as Nguyen Cong Chuong from Khanh Hoa Province and Nguyen Minh Nhat Quang from HCM City but with a better parameter.

He will next play Chuong while Quang will play Vu Huu Cuong from Ha Noi, who is now at No 13.

On the women’s category, Nguyen Hoang Yen from HCMC, the No 1 seed, is on top after three matches.
Kieu Bich Thuy from Ha Noi is second, also with three points, followed by Ngo Lan Huong from HCMC.

Yen and Thuy will meet in the next round today while Huong will checkmate teammate Doan Thi Thuy Dung, who is in 4^th place.

In the mixed doubles pool, Binh Dinh are leading with two wins. HCMC and Ba Ria-Vung Tau are second and third, respectively.

The national championship has attracted nearly 120 masters from 15 teams. The standard Chinese chess is taking place from 22 to 27 May and the rapid and blitz category is from 28 - 31 May at the Tien Son Sports Arena.

(Source: VNS/ DA NANG Today)