Liem slips down chart of world's best chess players
Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem has fallen three notches to 33rd in the latest FIDE world rankings.
Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem has fallen three notches to 33rd in the latest FIDE world rankings.
Magnus Carlsen of Norway remains in first place, followed by Levon Aronian of Armenia. Young ace American-born Italian Fabiano Caruana jumped to third place.
At the ongoing Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games in the Republic of Korea, Liem scored just 4.5 points from seven games to finish 11th in the standard chess category.-VNA
Magnus Carlsen of Norway remains in first place, followed by Levon Aronian of Armenia. Young ace American-born Italian Fabiano Caruana jumped to third place.
At the ongoing Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games in the Republic of Korea, Liem scored just 4.5 points from seven games to finish 11th in the standard chess category.-VNA
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