Vietnam won the second match at Olympiad chess

Before the rated opponent, coach Nguyen Minh Thang gave the opportunity to launch Olympiad chess to the 17 -year -old Nguyen Thien Ngan (Elo 1.912). Right in the first game wearing the national team, the Thai Nguyen player won when he held the White Army to meet Araya Mayorga (1,758).

The 19 -year -old Thuy Duong (2.192) also won the second game in a row, against Rodriguez Arrieta (1,849). Thuy Duong is the only Vietnamese player in the top 100 men or young women in the world, with a position of 67 women.

In the remaining two games, Nguyen Thi Mai Hung (2,223) quickly drew Diaz Charpentier (1,989). In Ban One, Vo Thi Kim Phung (2,333) fell into a weak position before Hernandez Alvarez (2.058) at the end of the end. But the number one player in Vietnam in the tournament still successfully held Hoa.

After two matches, Vietnam won with a score of 3-1. Up to 40 teams won after the second round, and Vietnam ranked 37th.

The second round also marked the world's number one player Magnus Carlsen re-appeared with Norway since 2016. He Ha George Meier to help Norway to win 4-0 in the expansion table. Carlsen's goal in the tournament is the Elo 2,900 milestone.

Surprisingly, perhaps in the match between Croatia seeds and No. 63 Bulgaria. Despite the average ELO of 2,611, Croatia still lost 0.5-3.5 before the team had an average Elo of 2.387.

The third round starts at 16:30 on Sunday, July 30, Hanoi time. Vietnam will touch the number of four Polish seeds, the team has an average Elo up to 2,423.