Grandmaster Parimarjan Negi has won the Asian chess championship at the Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Negi finished the tournament on 7 points and was tied for first place along with Yu Yangyi of China yesterday. But in their direct encounter earlier in the championship, Negi had beaten Yangyi, which helped him win the gold medal. It was, however, a day of heartbreaks for the other Indians. Mary Ann Gomes spoilt her chances of the gold medal in the women's champion for which a draw was enough against Tan Zhongyi of China. She instead lost from a balanced middle game and could only finish at 2nd spot with her best tie-break. Ending on the wrong side was Eesha Karavade who misplayed a completely winning position against eventual winner Irine Sukandar Kharisma of Indonesia.