Vietnam's top chess player Le Quang Liem (Source: vovworld.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s top chess player Le Quang Liem drew in the seventhmatch of the FIDE Grand Swiss 2019 chess tournament in England on October 18 morning.
The worldformer blitz champion Liem tied with Ioannis Papaioannou of Greece after 69moves.
GrandmasterLiem has Elo rating of 2708, while Papaioannou has Elo rating of 2645.
Theresult left Liem undefeated in the tournament with a record of six draws andone win.
Meanwhile,Vietnam’s other representative, Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son, Elo rating 2638,enjoyed a victory over Ariel Erenberg of Israel, Elo rating 2463, after 44moves.
Both Liemand Son are on four points after seven matches, leaving the pair just 1.5points behind the group’s leaders.
BothVietnamese representatives are in contention to move up in the rankings withfour matches still to play.
In thecompetition’s next match, Liem will play Alexey Sarana of Russia, Elo rating2655, while Son will take on Nils Grandelius of Sweden, Elo rating 2691.
The tournament runs for 11 rounds until October 22with the winner taking a slot at the 2020 Candidates' Tournament. The winner ofthe Candidates' Tournament will earn the right to challenge reigning championMagnus Carlsen of Norway in a match for the world championship in November2020./.
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Vietnamese top chess player Le Quang Liem won the sixth match of the FIDE Grand Swiss 2019 chess tournament which is currently taking place in England.
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Vietnam's top chess player Le Quang Liem (Source: vovworld.vn) 
