Chess players aim for gold at 2nd WMSG

Five Vietnamese Xiangqi (Chinese chess) players are competing with rivals from 143 countries around the world at the second World Mind Sports Games (WMSG) in France from August 11-23. 

 

They include Asian defending champion Nguyen Hoang Lam, Trenh A Sang, Dao Quoc Hung and Cao Phuong Thanh from Ho Chi Minh City and Nguyen Thanh Bao from Hanoi.

Head coach Hoang Dinh Hong said the team has set a target of winning at least one gold medal at the tournament.

At the first event in Beijing last year, the team bought home three silvers and three bronzes.

(VOV)