Thanh An to play former world champion at World Olympiad

08/06/2006
Vietnamese international grandmaster Nguyen Thi Thanh An plays against Bulgarian former world champion Stefanova Antoeneta in game nine of the World Chess Olympiad in Rome.

Thanh An’s clash with Antoeneta was part of the meeting between the Vietnamese women’s team and Bulgaria in game nine of the event. Earlier, the team beat Slovenia 2-1 to move o­ne rank in the table, reaching eighth spot with 16 points.


Meanwhile, the men’s team joined a top of nine teams, who have gained a total of 19 points, and play next Sweden in game nine. 

Nhan Dan

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