Vietnamese grandmaster Le Quang Liem ranks 13th globally
Vietnamese grandmaster Le Quang Liem has risen to 13th place in the world after his impressive performance at the 2024 Chess Olympiad held in Budapest, Hungary from September 10-23, according to the Live Chess Ratings website.
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In this tournament, 33-year-old Vietnamese grandmaster Liem defeated Mohammad Fahad Rahman of Bangladesh and Makhnev Denis of Kazakhstan and drew against Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan.
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| Vietnamese grandmaster Le Quang Liem. (Source: VNA) |
On the International Chess Federation (FIDE) rankings, Liem's position has not been updated, remaining at 14th place in the world, the highest achievement in his career and the history of Vietnamese chess.
Liem's performance has helped the Vietnamese chess team defeat the 2022 champion Uzbekistan 3-1 at the 2024 Chess Olympiad.
This is the second time the Vietnamese chess team has won all four first rounds in the Open group after a similar achievement in 2010.
The 2024 Chess Olympiad is an international team chess event organised by the FIDE in Budapest from September 10-23 with 1,884 participants, including 975 in the Open and 909 in the Women's event.
(Source: VNA)
