Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem was eliminated from the FIDE World Cup in the town of Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, after losing to defending champion Levon Aronian of Armenia in a tie-break.
Grandmaster Le Quang Liem of Vietnam (left) competes against Grandmaster Levon Aronian of Armenia in tie-break in Russia on September 22 (Photo of FIDE)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem was eliminated from the FIDE WorldCup in the town of Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, after losing to defending champion LevonAronian of Armenia in a tie-break.
After two draws instandard matches of the fourth round, the two grandmasters competed in afour-match tie-break which saw a final result of 3.5-2.5 for Aronian,world No 14.
Previously, theVietnamese player was also ousted in this round in 2013 as well.
With his results in the tournament, Liem bagged 25,000 USD, while Aronian advanced to the quarter-final where he will playGM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France who is world No 5.
The FIDE World Cup willwrap-up on October 4 with the finalists qualifying for the CandidatesTournament for the World Chess Championship 2020.
The total prize fund is1.6 million USD, with the winner taking away 110,000 USD./.
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Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem has drawn with Vladislav Artemiev of Russia in the first leg of the third round of the FIDE World Cup in the town of Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.
Vietnamese International Grandmaster Le Quang Liem has defeated defending European champion Vladislav Artemiev of Russia in the third round of the FIDE World Cup in the town of Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.
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Grandmaster Le Quang Liem of Vietnam (left) competes against Grandmaster Levon Aronian of Armenia in tie-break in Russia on September 22 (Photo of FIDE) 
