Chinese grandmaster Wang Hao claimed the top honour at the 2019 HDBank International Chess Tournament in Ho Chi Minh City on March 13, following an amazing unbeaten run throughout nine matches (six wins and three draws).
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The nail-biting win against Stanislav Bogdanovich in the penultimate round marks a turning point in Wang Hao's (left) supreme finish at the 2019 HDBank International Chess Tournament in HCM City.
Despite being
the top seed, Wang delivered a slow start and settled for 53rdplace
after the first round.
However, he then
gradually narrowed the gap with his opponents before brilliantly finishing off
direct title contender Stanislav Bogdanovich (Ukraine) within 84 moves in the
penultimate round on Tuesday to reign on top of the standings with seven
points.
The last-round
match this morning saw Wang play out a tie with his compatriot Wen Yang after
11 moves, which was enough to see him lift the overall HDBank crown for the
second time, following his first title in 2016, with 7.5 points after nine
games, just half a point clear of the four chasers.
As the title
winner, Wang walked away with the trophy and US$16,000 in prize money.
Meanwhile, Wen Yang and Stanislav Bogdanovich followed in second and third
place, respectively, level on seven points.
Nguyen Anh Dung
was the most impressive Vietnamese performer, ending up in 11thposition,
with 6.5 points (five wins, three draws, one loss).
Vietnam’s no. 2 chess player, Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son, did not live up to expectations, having
to settle for 16thplace with just six points after three wins
and three draws.
India’s Nandhidhaa was named the
best female performer with six points after nine rounds, claiming a cash prize
of US$5,000.
The 2019 HDBank International Chess Tournament, the
most prestigious chess competition in Vietnam,
took place at the Rex Hotel in Ho
Chi Minh City from March 7 to 13, bringing together
more than 300 players from 28 countries and territories worldwide.
Source: NDO
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