Liêm wins seventh match at Su妹妹er Chess Classic

HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese Grandmaster Lê Quang Liêm won his seventh match at the Su妹妹er Chess Classic in St Louis, the US, yesterday.

Liêm, who has an Elo rating of  二 六 九 四, beat Xiong Jeffery (Elo  二 六 八 四) of the US in just  二 七 moves.

In their previous meeting, the Vietnamese player was defeated by Jeffery in  四 二 moves.

The win puts Liêm on four points after seven matches, putting him among the leading group alongside David Howell of the UK (Elo  二 六 九 二).

In second place with  三. 五 points is Sam Shankland of the US, Gawain Jones of the UK and Jeffery of the US. 

The tournament, which is a double round-robin event containing three groups of six players, will run until June  二 八.

At the same event last year, HCM City-born Liêm finished in third place. — VNS