Le Quang Liem still has a chance to win the championship
The Masters Group at the Prague International Chess Festival 2025 features 10 grandmasters: Wei Yi (China, elo 2755), Praggnanandhaa (India, 2741), Keymer Vincent (Germany, 2731), Aravindh Chithambaram (India, 2729), Giri Anish (Netherlands, 2728), Navara David (Czech Republic, 2677), Shankland Sam (USA, 2670), Nguyen Thai Dai Van (Czech Republic, 2668), Gurel Ediz (Türkiye, 2624) and Vietnam's No. 1 player Le Quang Liem (elo 2,739). The players compete in a round-robin with a total of 9 final ranking rounds.
Le Quang Liem (left) competes at Prague International Chess Festival 2025
The competition between Le Quang Liem and his opponents was fierce. The No. 1 Vietnamese player set a "record" of drawing all 6 games in the tournament, against Giri Anish, Navara David, Gurel Ediz, Nguyen Thai Dai Van, Keymer Vincent, Aravindh Chithambaram. Many encounters in the Masters group ended in a draw, so Le Quang Liem currently has 3 points but is ranked 3rd, 1 point behind the 2 players above him, Aravindh Chithambaram and Praggnanandhaa. Therefore, the opportunity to compete for the championship title is still there for the Ho Chi Minh City player.
Le Quang Liem (left) in the match with Vietnamese-Czech player Nguyen Thai Dai Van
Prague International Chess Festival 2025 has 3 matches left, Le Quang Liem will face Shankland Sam in round 7, Praggnanandhaa in round 8 and Wei Yi in round 9 which is also the final round. Vietnam's No. 1 chess player is expected to play explosively to achieve success in the first international tournament in 2025. Le Quang Liem is currently the head coach of the Webster University chess team and director of the SPICE Chess Academy (USA). Despite his busy work, he still takes time to practice chess and compete in international tournaments. In addition to open tournaments and invitational tournaments, Le Quang Liem also plays for the Vietnamese chess team in the World Cup, Asian championship, SEA Games...
Standings after 6 games at Prague International Chess Festival 2025:
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/ky-thu-le-quang-liem-vua-hoa-tai-giai-prague-international-chess-festival-2025-185250305084054907.htm
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