Lại Lý Huynh

Lại Lý Huynh
Personal information
Born (1990-05-16) May 16, 1990
Vĩnh Long, Vietnam
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Sport
CountryVietnam
SportXiangqi
Rank
Grandmaster
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking
No. 43 (July 2021)[1]
Personal best2500 (January 2020, rating)[1]
Medal record
Men's Xiangqi
Representing  Vietnam
World Xiangqi Championship
Gold medal – first place2025 ShanghaiMen's individual
Gold medal – first place2022 KuchingOpen Rapid
Gold medal – first place2022 KuchingMen's team
Gold medal – first place2023 HoustonOpen Rapid
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place2023 Phnom PenhMen's standard single
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2022 HangzhouMixed team
Bronze medal – third place2022 HangzhouMen's individual

Lại Lý Huynh (born May 16, 1990) is a Vietnamese xiangqi grandmaster.

Career

He is a Vietnamese Xiangqi Champion. In 2022, he won the World Rapid Xiangqi Championship.[2]

In August 2023, he held a simultaneous exhibition in Nha Trang City, playing against 16 amateur players and finishing with 11 wins, 1 draw, and 4 losses.[3]

In the 2023 World Xiangqi Championship, he reached the finals but lost the championship to Meng Chen in the tiebreaks.[4] He won the Rapid portion of the championship, successfully defending his title.[2]

In September 2025, he defeated Yin Sheng in the finals of the World Xiangqi Championship, becoming the first non-Chinese player in 30 years to win the championship.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Player: LAI LyHuynh History Rating". 01xq.com.
  2. 1 2 "Lai Ly Huynh defends rapid chess gold at 18th World Xiangqi Championship". November 27, 2023.
  3. ↑ Tam, Thien (August 6, 2023). "Kỳ thủ số 1 Việt Nam Lại Lý Huynh thi đấu giao lưu tại TP. Nha Trang".
  4. ↑ "Vietnam's Lai Ly Huynh reaches final of World Xiangqi Championship". September 26, 2025.
  5. ↑ Binh, Xuan (September 27, 2025). "Vietnam's Lai Ly Huynh wins World Xiangqi Championship, breaks China's decades-long dominance".
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