Liem drew with the Argentinean player after 42 moves. Earlier, Liem had two wins and four draws. According to 2700chess.com, Liem, a former world blitz champion, dropped to World No 26 with Elo rating of 2.726 as he drew with players in the tournament with Elo ratings lower than him. With five draws in England’s event, the HCM City-born player has deducted 10.8 steps of Elo. Liem aims to improve his Elo rating in the next three matches. The Gibraltar Chess Festival saw the participation of 12 players with Elo rating of 2.700 onwards, including No 6 seed Liem. Besides Liem, Indian player Harikrishna (Elo rating of 2.745) also competed unsuccessfully and was eliminated 12 steps of ELo. Theo VNS
Cinet)- Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem will leave the Aeroflot chess tournament in Russia to compete in the UK's Festival Tradewise Gibraltar 2013 from January 22-31. To participate Festival Tradewise Gibraltar, the schedule is not favourable for Liem as some other important tournaments. He has decided to register for the UK chess festival which is considered a prestigious event for leading chess players in the world. Le Quang Liem will have chance to face the world's leading chess players. Festival Tradewise Gibraltar is also one of the league of the world's best quality, valuable and attractive prizes: Players Championship…... [read more]
Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem defeated Karim Ismael from Morocco to win the first game in the 2012 Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival taking place in the UK from January 24-February 2. In this tournament, Liem with an Elo rating of 2714 ranked among the top five chess players by number of Elo points, including Peter Svidler from Russia (2749), Shakhriyar Mamedyarov from Azerbaijan (2747), Michael Adams from the UK (2747), and Zoltan Almasi from Hungary (2717). This is the most impressive game for Liem so far. Two years ago, the Vietnamese chess talent secured his first major win,…... [read more]
(VOV) - Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem will leave the Aeroflot chess tournament in Russia to compete in the UK's Festival Tradewise Gibraltar 2013 from January 22-31. Chessdom interviews GM Le Quang Liem The schedule is not favourable for Liem as some other important tournaments will be held at the same time. He has decided to register for the UK chess festival which is considered a prestigious event for leading chess players in the world. The list includes Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine, Elo: 2758), Gata Kamsky (US, Elo: 2740), Michael Adams (UK, Elo: 2725), Radoslaw Wojtaszek (Poland, Elo: 2723), Maxime…... [read more]
Vietnam’s top chess player, Le Quang Liem, defeated his Slovenian rival, Anna Muzychuk, in his ninth game at the ongoing Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival in the UK. Despite his failure against Chinese rival Hou Yifan with an Elo rating of 2605 in the eighth game, the international-accredited GM easily beat Anna on February 1 to rank seventh among top chess players with 6.5 points. Liem (2,714) will face Primarjan Negi from India in the 10 th game – the last of the tournament. The game is very important for Liem, as Primarjan Negi (2688) has not lost any previous games…... [read more]
Nhan Dan Online - Vietnam's top chess player Le Quang Liem extended his winning streak to three games at the ongoing 2013 Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival by beating Joseph Gallagher (Elo 2499) from Switzerland within 56 moves early this morning. The third round saw 15 players secure victory after three matches, three of whom are super grandmasters with elo ratings greater than 2700, including Michael Adams (the UK, Elo 2725), Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France, Elo 2711) and Quang Liem (Elo 2705). The victory earned Liem one more point and lifted him to third place in the temporary standings with a total…... [read more]
