Chess players earn Vietnam first 2023 SE Asian Games gold medal

Chess players Pham Thanh Phuong Thao and Ton Nu Hong An won the first gold medal for Vietnam at the 2023 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games after topping the Ouk Chaktrang women’s doubles event on Tuesday. On their way to the gold medal, they beat Cambodia, Myanmar, Malaysia, and Thailand at the Royal University of Phnom Penh. Following Thao and An’s gold medal, Pham Van Tien, chairman of the Vietnam Chess Federation, decided to reward each gold medal winner with a prize of US$2,000. On their way to the gold medal, they beat Cambodia, Myanmar, Malaysia, and Thailand at the Royal University of Phnom Penh. Following Thao and An’s gold medal, Pham Van Tien, chairman of the Vietnam Chess Federation, decided to reward each gold medal winner with a prize of US$2,000.