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Liem takes second place at Millionaire Chess Open

Le Quang Liem finished second at the Millionaire Chess Open, which ended in Las Vegas, the United States, on October 13.
Liem takes second place at Millionaire Chess Open ảnh 1Grandmaster Le Quang Liem (left) plays against American Hikaru Nakamura in the Millionaire Chess final (Source: nld.com.vn)

Le Quang Liem finished second at the Millionaire Chess Open, which ended in Las Vegas, the United States, on October 13.

The Vietnamese grandmaster lost 1.5-0.5 to world number two Hikaru Nakamura of the host nation after two rapid chess matches in the final round.

They had drawn with each other in their first match in the qualifying round.

Earlier in the semi-finals, Liem beat Alex Lenderman of the United States, while Nakamura defeated China's Yu Yangyi.

The winner walked away with 100,000 USD, while Liem, who finished 23rd last year, pocketed 50,000 USD.-VNA

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