Vietnamese master holds her lead at women’s blitz in China
10:43 | 22/05/2017 Sports
Vietnamese master Vo Thi Kim Phung remains in first place following her May 19 round No. 8 victory over Vaishali of India in the women’s blitz at the Asian Continental Chess Championships in Chengdu, China.
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The Vnexpress Online Newspaper, has reported she handily defeated Vaishali adding seven points to her score, managing to maintain a small but solid lead atop the tournament leaders.
Master Nakhbayeva Guliskhan from Kazakhstan sits in the No. 2 spot with 6.5 points.
In the final round, Kim Phung will meet Gomes Mary Ann from India, and Guliskhan will face Hoang Thi Bao Tram from Vietnam.
Theo VOV
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