Naturally, all eyes were focused on the match between the superpower China and the host Vietnam. At the first Board, Yietnam's new star Lai Ly Huynh, playing Black, claimed a
valuable half point from China's Xu Yin Chuan with solid
defending skill. The game between Wang Bin and Nguyen Thanh
Bao was a long tussle that took about 3.5 hours. Nguyen lost
on time in the end. The youngest Xie Jing of China, playing
red against Vietnam's Nguyen Tran Do Nihn, scored another
point with a steady control of the battle.