Cambodia Tops the List at SEA Chess Championship 2023

Cambodia has won 8 medals, including 3 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze, at the Southeast Asian Chess Games (Ouk Chaktrang) Championship 2023.

Cambodia thus ranked first, followed by Vietnam (7 medals), Myanmar (3 medals), and Thailand (3 medals).

Taking place from Jan. 7 to 13, the event attracted the participation of 62 athletes, arbitrators, and judges from Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam and Laos.

This was the first time for the Cambodia Chess Federation to organise the event through the support from the Cambodian SEA Games Organising Committee (CAMSOC).

The Chess Game Championship 2023 was a friendly competition among athletes in Southeast Asian region.

It was part of a warmup on technical coordination among international arbitrators, judges and athletes toward the SEA Games 2023 hosted Cambodia.

Source: Agency Kampuchea Press