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Philippines, Vietnam win SEA Games Chess |
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Saturday, 13 December 2003 00:00 |
 The Philippines won the gold in the men`s team event while Vietnam dominated the women`s team division in the SEA Games standard chess event held 8-13 December in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. GM Utut Adianto of Indonesia won the gold medal in the individual championship while Vietnam`s WGM Nguyen Thi Than An finished first in the women`s division. Visit the official chess web site .
The Philippines won the gold in the men`s team event while Vietnam dominated the women`s team division in the SEA Games standard chess event held 8-13 December in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. GM Utut Adianto of Indonesia won the gold medal in the individual championship while Vietnam`s WGM Nguyen Thi Than An finished first in the women`s division.
In the earlier Rapid chess individual and team events, the Philippines ruled the men`s division while Vietnam won two gold medals in the women`s division. Visit the official chess web site .
Forty one players from eight countries and 34 women from
seven countries competed in the 9-round Swiss system. The
composite team standing is the total rank of the top four
players of each country.
SEA Games Standard Chess Event
Men`s Individual
Gold: Utut Adianto (INA)
Silver: Susanto Megaranto (INA)
Bronze: Eugene Torre (PHI)
Women`s Individual
Gold: Nguyen Thi Thanh An (VIE)
Silver:"Le Kieu Thien Kim (VIE)
Bronze: Siti Zulalaikha Foudzi (MAS)
Men&rsquos Composite Team Rank:
Gold: Philippines
Silver: Indonesia
Bronze: Vietnam
Women&rsquos Composite Team Rank:
Gold: Vietnam
Silver: Indonesia
Bronze: Philippines
Men`s Rapid Chess Team Championship
Gold - Philippines
Silver - Vietnam
Bronze -Singapore and Malaysia
Women`s Rapid Chess Team Championship
Gold - Vietnam
Silver - Indonesia
Bronze - Singapore and Myanmar
Men`s Rapid Chess Individual Championship
Gold - IM Mark Paragua (PHI)
Silver - FM Jason Go (SIN)
Bronze - GM Dao Thein Hai (VIE) and GM Wu Shaobin (SIN)
Women`s Rapid Chess Individual Championship
Gold - Hoang Thi Bao Tram (VIE)
Silver - WIM Le Kieu Thien Kim (VIE)
Bronze - WIM Beverly Mendoza (PHI) and WFM Siti Z Foudzi (MAS)
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