Ton That Nhat Tan from Da Nang has won the 3^rd  ‘Trang Co Dat Viet, a year-end Chinese chess tournament for the 8 best athletes in Ninh Binh Province.

Tan and his 2017 'Trang Co Dat Viet trophy. — Photo vov.vn

At the matches held last Sunday, the 41-year-old won 2 games and drew one in the group round.

He then beat Nguyen Anh Man, also from Da Nang, in the semi-finals and finally overcame Tran Quoc Viet from Binh Duong to take the title.

Tan became the 3^rd winner of the tournament after Pham Quoc Huong of Ha Noi in 2013 and Trenh A Sang of HCM City in 2015. Tan was the first runner-up in 2015.

Trang Co Dat Viet attracted a total of more than 600 athletes competing in the qualification rounds. They then advanced to the finals of three regions.  The regional champions and runners-up and 2 wide-card holders participated in the national finals.  Tan was the central region winning master.

(Source: VNS/ DA NANG Today)