Chess: Liem wins first match at HD Bank Cup
Top Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang
Liem overcame Villanueva Nelson of the Philippines in the first round
of the HDBank Cup International Open Chess tournament, which opened on
March 19 in Ho Chi Minh City.
Top Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang
Liem overcame Villanueva Nelson of the Philippines in the first round
of the HDBank Cup International Open Chess tournament, which opened on
March 19 in Ho Chi Minh City.
Liem, seeded No 31 in the world, met almost no difficulty against the unknown rival, who is outside the world's top 100 rankings.
His next opponent will be Lu Yijie of China, who beat Vietnamese FIDE master Dang Hoang Son the same day.
In another match, Vietnam's GM, Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son, was defeated by the untitled Yeoh Li Tian of Malaysia .
Meanwhile, rising national star and world under-10 champion Nguyen Anh Khoi also made a bad start with a loss to Yeoh Li Tian of China.
The HDBank Cup is now in its third year, offering a bountiful reward pot with the champion receiving 10,000 USD. The final round is scheduled to be played on March 25.
Last year Chinese master Ni Hua took the title.-VNA
Liem, seeded No 31 in the world, met almost no difficulty against the unknown rival, who is outside the world's top 100 rankings.
His next opponent will be Lu Yijie of China, who beat Vietnamese FIDE master Dang Hoang Son the same day.
In another match, Vietnam's GM, Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son, was defeated by the untitled Yeoh Li Tian of Malaysia .
Meanwhile, rising national star and world under-10 champion Nguyen Anh Khoi also made a bad start with a loss to Yeoh Li Tian of China.
The HDBank Cup is now in its third year, offering a bountiful reward pot with the champion receiving 10,000 USD. The final round is scheduled to be played on March 25.
Last year Chinese master Ni Hua took the title.-VNA
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