On July 27, the National Outstanding Youth Chess Championship 2025 – competing for the Greenbia Kidmore Cup concluded in Hai Phong. The Hanoi delegation excellently secured overall first place with 26 gold medals, 16 silver medals, and 48 bronze medals.
Through the tournament, experts assessed that many players demonstrated strong professional quality across the competition formats, including rapid chess, blitz chess, classical chess, and bullet chess.
Medal presentation for players with strong performances after the competition events. Photo by: Minh Chien
Several of Hanoi’s gold medals in classical chess came from the achievements of players Nguyen Tran Gia Vuong (U7 boys), Pham Xuan An (U8 boys), Nguyen Xuan Phuong (U10 boys), Nguyen Vuong Tung Lan (U15 boys), Nguyen Thi Quynh Hoa (U10 girls), and Nguyen Binh Vy (U17 girls).
Meanwhile, the young players of Ho Chi Minh City continued to perform impressively, taking the top position on the medal table in the classical chess category. In this key event, Ho Chi Minh City’s young players won 8 gold medals, 8 silver medals, and 8 bronze medals. Overall, the Ho Chi Minh City delegation ranked second with 24 gold medals, 20 silver medals, and 48 bronze medals.
Players competing at the tournament. Photo by: Minh Chien
Another result in classical chess that drew professional attention was the gold medal won by Nguyen Le Cam Hien (Quang Ninh) in the U20 girls board. This former well-known figure of Vietnam’s youth chess scored a total of 4 points after 5 games to finish in first place.
The Da Nang team ranked third (5 gold medals, 10 silver medals, 6 bronze medals), Hai Phong placed fourth, and Nghe An finished fifth overall.
The National Outstanding Youth Chess Championship 2025 attracted 443 players from 36 teams representing units nationwide. Players competed for 80 sets of medals across 10 boys’ age groups and 10 girls’ age groups.
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