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 Chinese Chess player Wang Yang (in the centre) won the first gold medal for China at the World Mind Sports Games being held in Beijing on Monday, October 6, 2008. [Photo: sportsphoto.cn] Xiangqi (Chinese Chess) player Wang Yang won the first gold medal for China at the World Mind Sports Games, beating Nguyen Vu Quan of Vietnam in the final round of the men's rapid event in Beijing on Monday. The 24-year-old Wang, who started systematic learning of Xiangqi at the age of 12, made his way to the throne with a no-loss record. He upset eight rivals and tied with his teammate Jiang Chuan, who grabbed the silver, in the nine-round event held in the Beijing International Convention Center. It was the second time for Wang to represent China and compete in international Xiangqi arena. Last year he was crowned in the men's rapid Xiangqi at the 2007 Asian Indoor Games. "I am very excited to win the first gold for China. It is my first time to win an international title and I feel...

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