Grandmaster Nguyen Thi Thanh An crowned the title in women’s division at the Southeast Asian Individual Chess Championship that wrapped up Thursday in Singapore.

She became unbeaten at the five-day tournament with six wins and three ties to grab a total of 7.5 points after nine rounds.

Two other Vietnamese grandmasters Hoang Thi Bao Tram and Le Thi Thanh Tu -- have followed on the women’s category after obtaining silver and bronze medals. They scored 7.0 and 6.5 points respectively.

Without Vietnamese aces Le Quang Liem and Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son, master Nguyen Minh Huy represented the nation at the tourney and ranked fifth on the score sheet with 5.5 points.

The top three positions are for grandmasters Azmaiparashvili Zurab from Singapore, Barbosa Oliver of the Philippines and Megaranto Susanto from Indonesia.

The biennial tournament drew the participation of 32 men and 20 women from five nations Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam and the host Singapore.

Source: Tuoi Tre