Vietnam grabs GOLD in the Blindfold chess event in the 26th SEA Games in Palembang. Its Numero Uno chess player, GM Le Quang Liem, scored 7/9 points to emerge as the Gold medallist. Both the Silver and Bronze medals went to The Philippines. Even though has same points as the champion, GM Paul J Gomez was awarded the Silver medal because GM Quang Liem has better tie break. With 5.5/9 points, GM Darwin Laylo provided the second medal for his country in this event.
Below is the final ranking cross table after 9 rounds for the Blindfold chess event.
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| FR Blindfold Chess Event (chess-results.com) |
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| GM Le Quang Liem (from chessdom.com) |
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