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Vietnam, Thailand win Gold in SEA Games |
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Wednesday, 16 November 2011 19:28 |
Vietnam won gold medals in the SEA Games Mixed Pair and Blindfold competitions while Thailand won the gold in the ASEAN chess event. Three chess disciplines were held in the first half of the SEA Games competition. Three more are scheduled for the second half. See chess-results.com for final standings. Visit Asian Chess Federation site for more photos and charts.
FIDE General Secretary Ignatius Leong awarding medals for the Mixed Pair.
The Vietnam duo of GM Dao Thein Hai and GM Nguyen Thi Thanh An won four of their matches and drew with the Indonesian pair of GM Susanto Megaranto and WGM Irine Kharisma Sukandar.
The Philippine duo of GM Oliver Barbosa dn WIM Catherine Perena won all their matches but lost to Vietnam to settle for Silver.
The Malaysian pair of IM Lim Yee-Weng and WIM Nur Najiha Hisham won three of their assignments, dropping matches only to the first and second placers.
Asian Chess Federation Deputy President Casto Abundo awarding medals in the blindfold chess.
In blindfold chess, GM Le Quang Liem of Vietnam won the gold medal followed by two Filipinos, GM John Paul Gomez and GM Darwin Laylo for silver and bronze, respectively.
Thailand's Kongsee Uaychai won the gold medal in the maiden ASEAN chess competition undefeated in the 5-man round robin.
Final Ranking crosstable after 5 Rounds
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Rk.
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Name
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Rtg
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FED
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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Pts.
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TB1
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TB2
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1
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Kongsee Uaychai
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0
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THA
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*
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1
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+
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1
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1
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4.0
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0.0
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0.0
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2
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Wynn Zaw Htun
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0
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MYA
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0
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*
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½
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1
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½
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2.0
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0.0
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0.0
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3
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Nguyen Huynh Minh Huy
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0
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VIE
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-
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½
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*
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½
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½
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1.5
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0.5
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1.0
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4
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Halay Taufik
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0
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INA
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0
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0
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½
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*
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1
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1.5
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0.5
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0.0
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5
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Antonio Rogelio Jr
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0
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PHI
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0
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½
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½
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0
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*
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1.0
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0.0
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0.0
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