International media talks about the 'injustices' world-class star Le Quang Liem has to endure

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After Le Quang Liem passed the 4th round of the World Chess Cup, the prestigious news site ChessTV has posted quite a lot of news about the Vietnamese player. And recently, they published a very in-depth commentary article.

"Players like Le (Quang Liem) - stable, excellent and steady - are often ignored by the media. Vietnamese players do not attract as much attention as athletes with bold playing styles, or those who often make loud, controversial statements," ChessTV wrote about Le Quang Liem with the sub-headline "The injustices Le Quang Liem has to endure".

Throughout the commentary, this prestigious chess website especially praised Le Quang Liem for his stability and calm behavior in all situations.

Reasonable opening - Creating a reasonable position - Rich endgame techniques - Minimizing risks. Those are the 4 strengths of Le Quang Liem's playing style, according to ChessTV.

But on the other hand, this website also frankly points out the problem in the style of Vietnamese chess players.

"Le Quang Liem's style helps him win matches but does not create ripple effects. The media will not focus on these types of wins," Chess TV commented further.

According to this website, it is Le Quang Liem's stability but quietness that makes him not get much attention from the media. As a result, Le Quang Liem is often "ignored" and not invited to participate in the most prestigious chess tournaments in the world .

Many chess websites have also commented that major tournaments often only invite players from the US, Russia, India and China, aiming to create dramatic competitions between the world's most powerful sports nations.

Because he doesn't compete much, Le Quang Liem's ranking is considered "too saturated compared to his ability", always stable in the top 20, but difficult to break into the top 10.

According to ChessTV, there are chess players whose abilities are equal to or lower than Le Quang Liem, but they have had shining moments in their careers, even reaching the chess throne.

A typical example is Dinh Lap Nhan (Ding Liren) - who is ranked close to Le Quang Liem in the top 20, but at one point became the "chess king" (a title given to someone who won a chess final).

"The truth is that Le Quang Liem has defeated almost all of the strongest players in the world, but he is not among the most famous players in the world. Le Quang Liem has suffered many disadvantages in terms of reputation and opportunities.

To understand the stature and strength of Le Quang Liem, ask the Grandmasters who have faced him," ChessTV's article concluded.

HUY DANG

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/truyen-thong-quoc-te-noi-ve-nhung-bat-cong-ngoi-sao-hang-dau-the-gioi-le-quang-liem-phai-chiu-20251113200458183.htm