Vietnamese chess GM finishes 4th at Freestyle Friday, outplacing world No. 1 Carlsen

Tuoi Tre News1 November 2026, 11:46 UTCVietnam

Vietnamese chess grandmaster Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son delivered an impressive performance, winning his final four games to finish fourth at the latest edition of Freestyle Friday, a prestigious weekly online tournament, ahead of Magnus Carlsen of Norway.

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