Winning over World Cup champion, GM Le Quang Liem to face “chess king"
Grandmaster Le Quang Liem beat 2021 FIDE World Cup champion Jan-Krzysztof Duda for the second time in four months at the FTX Crypto Cup on August 18.
Liem beats Duda 2.5-0.5(Photo: chess24)After the victory, which helped him bag a reward of 7,500 USD, the grandmaster will face “chess king” Magnus Carlsen in the fourth round of the tournament.
Liem is ranked sixth with three points (Photo: VNA)FTX Crypto Cup 2022 is taking place from August 15-28 in Miami. Currently, Liem is ranked sixth with three points. Meanwhile, Carlsen is leading with nine points./.
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