Chess World Cup schedule today: Le Quang Liem faces a historic opportunity

Today (November 11) in India, Vietnam's No. 1 chess player Le Quang Liem entered the 4th round of the 2025 Chess World Cup, facing home player Venkataraman Karthik.

Le Quang Liem conquers Indian chess champion

Le Quang Liem has an elo of 2,729 and is the 13th seed at the 2025 Chess World Cup. To qualify for the fourth round, Vietnam's No. 1 player defeated Baadur Aleksandrovich Jobava (Georgia, elo 2,573) and Jeffery Xiong (USA, elo 2,648). This is the fourth time in his career that Le Quang Liem has appeared in the fourth round of the prestigious chess tournament, so fans expect him to make history by appearing in the fifth round for the first time.

Le Quang Liem (right) has a chance to enter the 5th round of the World Chess Cup for the first time.

PHOTO: FIDE

Le Quang Liem's ​​opponent in round 4, Venkataraman Karthik, has an elo of 2,579 and is the reigning Indian chess champion and is in good form. This player has the advantage of playing at home, where there are many fans welcoming and cheering him on outside the arena.

Before the 4th round, many strong players had to stop, the most surprising was the reigning world champion - Chess King Gukesh (India). Therefore, the seeded players like Le Quang Liem must concentrate highly, avoiding making regrettable mistakes. The Chess World Cup takes place in the format of 2 standard chess games, if there is a draw, there will be additional rapid chess and blitz chess to determine the winner. Therefore, in addition to hours of intellectual competition, the players must eat and rest properly to ensure their health for the tournament that lasts for many days.

The first leg of the fourth round between Le Quang Liem and Venkataraman Karthik will take place from 4 p.m. today and will be broadcast live on the YouTube channel of the World Chess Federation (FIDE). Live streaming link: https://www.youtube.com/@FIDE_chess.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/lich-thi-dau-world-cup-co-vua-hom-nay-le-quang-liem-truoc-co-hoi-lich-su-185251111061339139.htm