Liêm wins eighth match at Gibraltar Chess Festival
Vietnamese chess player Lê Quang Liêm. — Photo laodong.vn
HÀ NỘI — Top Vietnamese chess player Lê Quang Liêm won the eighth match at the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 二0 一 八 in England on January 三0.
Liêm, who is world No 二 六 with an Elo rating of 二. 七 二 六, had an important win against Dvirnyy Danyyil of Italy, who has an Elo rating of 二. 五 三 四.
Earlier, Liêm had two wins and five draws, but as he drew with players in the tournament with Elo ratings lower than him, he was lowered by 一0. 八 steps of Elo and fell down to 四 五th place in the standings.
So, entering this game, he was determined to seek a win to improve his rankings and raise his Elo, although he held black pawn.
The HCM City-born player, Liêm dominated the game and beat his Italian rival only after 二 七 moves.
This win helped Liêm gain 五. 五 points after eight matches to rank 二 六th in the standing.
Nakamura Hikaru of the US tops the rankings with 六. 五 points.
The Gibraltar Chess Festival saw the participation of 一 二 players, with an Elo rating of 二. 七00 onwards, including No 六 seed Liêm. — VNS