Vietnam's No. 1 player Le Quang Liem monopolized the top spot in the rankings after the first day of competition at the Saint Louis rapid and lightning chess tournament - a tournament in the Grand Chess Tour system with a total prize money of up to 175.000 USD, taking place in the US. .
Le Quang Liem was the last person invited to participate in the tournament rapid chess and at Saint Louis 2023, replacing reigning world champion Ding Liren (China). The tournament took place at Saint Louis Chess Club (Missouri, USA) from November 15 to 19.11, competing in 2 events: rapid chess (9 games) and blitz chess (18 games). The total prize money of this tournament is 175.000 USD, of which the reward for the champion title is 40.000 USD (about 920 million VND).
Le Quang Liem (left) in the game against world No. 8 player So Wesley
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The tournament has the participation of 10 strong players including: Fabiano Caruana (USA, ranked 2nd in the world), Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia, ranked 5th in the world), Alireza Firouzja (France, ranked 6th in the world), Anish Giri (Netherlands , ranked 7th in the world), So Wesley (USA, ranked 8th in the world), Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France, ranked 20th in the world), Le Quang Liem (ranked 21st in the world), Ray Robson (USA, ranked 39th in the world ), Sam Sevian (USA, ranked 40th in the world), Jeffery Xiong (USA, ranked 51st in the world).
Vietnam's number 1 player Le Quang Liem gave an interview at the Saint Louis rapid and lightning chess tournament
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On the first day of competition on November 15.11 (Vietnam time) with the first 3 games of rapid chess content, Le Quang Liem excellently defeated the 8th ranked player in the world So Wesley in games 1 and XNUMX. American chess "prodigy". Jeffery Xiong in game 3. Along with the draw against Ray Robson in game 2, the number 1 player in Vietnam achieved 5 points after 3 games and monopolized the top spot in the rankings, 1 point more than the 2 second-ranked opponents. and three are Alireza Firouzja and Ray Robson respectively.
Le Quang Liem confidently conquered the prestigious chess tournament in the US
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On the second day of competition (November 16.11), Le Quang Liem played 3 more rapid chess games, facing Sam Sevian, Anish Giri, and Fabiano Caruana respectively. Vietnamese chess fans expect that with the above impressive start, Le Quang Liem will confidently conquer strong opponents in this prestigious tournament.
Le Quang Liem monopolized the top spot in the Saint Louis rapid and lightning chess tournament
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Le Quang Liem is currently living and working in the US as coach of the Webster University chess team - the strongest chess team among universities in the US. In addition, he also holds the role of Director SPICE Chess Academy. The schedule is busy but Le Quang Liem still maintains chess practice and competes in international tournaments. The most recent tournament that Le Quang Liem participated in was with the Vietnamese chess team competing at ASIAD 19 in Hangzhou (China) at the end of September 9.2023.
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