Vietnamese player leads China chess tournament
A chance to win the title at the
Zhejiang Lishui Xingqiu International Open is nearing for Grand Master
Le Quang Liem, as he defeated Chinese Xiu Deshun in the seventh game on
Sept. 23.
A chance to win the title at the
Zhejiang Lishui Xingqiu International Open is nearing for Grand Master
Le Quang Liem, as he defeated Chinese Xiu Deshun in the seventh game on
Sept. 23.
With the win, Liem received 6.5 points and temporarily led the event.
The HCM City-born player, the event’s top seed among 56 players from five countries, with an Elo rating of 2602, made a good start and defeated talented rivals such as International Master Lu Shanglei (Elo 2303), Wu Xibin (Elo 2346) and Grand Master Wang Rui (Elo 2435).
The nine-round Swiss has a prize fund of 30,000 USD and is the first international open in China in the past seven years. The organisers have confirmed that this will be an annual event with increased cash-prize every year.
Liem will be the only Vietnamese representative in the World Chess Championship’s final round next November. Last month, he ranked four in the Kolkata Open, India./.
With the win, Liem received 6.5 points and temporarily led the event.
The HCM City-born player, the event’s top seed among 56 players from five countries, with an Elo rating of 2602, made a good start and defeated talented rivals such as International Master Lu Shanglei (Elo 2303), Wu Xibin (Elo 2346) and Grand Master Wang Rui (Elo 2435).
The nine-round Swiss has a prize fund of 30,000 USD and is the first international open in China in the past seven years. The organisers have confirmed that this will be an annual event with increased cash-prize every year.
Liem will be the only Vietnamese representative in the World Chess Championship’s final round next November. Last month, he ranked four in the Kolkata Open, India./.
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