Malaysia clinches first chess gold in SEA Games


MANILA: Yeoh Li Tian bagged a surprise gold medal for Malaysia in the men's rapid chess competition in Subic.

The 20-year-old international master came out tops ahead of Vietnam's Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son and Nguyen Anh Khoi, who got the silver and bronze medals respectively.

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