Vietnam’s no. 1 chess player, Le Quang Liem, jumped seven places to achieve a career-best world number 23 ranking with a new elo rating of 2,739, in the latest International Chess Federation (FIDE) rankings for August 2017.
This is the first time after nearly six years that
Quang Liem (left) has made a breakthrough in terms of his FIDE world rating.
This is the
first time after nearly six years that Liem has made a breakthrough in terms of
his FIDE world rating. His previous career-best milestone was recorded in
September 2011 as he stood in 25th position with 2,717 elo
points.
Liem’s
impressive promotion was attributed to his additional 12.6 elo points that were
accumulated through three international tournaments in recent times, one in the
United States and two in China.
The
Vietnamese GM finished runner-up in the 45th Annual World Open
in Philadelphia, which earned him 1.4 elo points. He then accumulated 9.1 elo
points after ending up in second place at the 8th Hainan Danzhou Super Grandmaster
Chess Tournament in China. The remaining 2.1 elo points were won following
Liem’s two wins and two draws while playing for the Qingdao team at the 2017
Chinese Team Championships.
Vietnam’s
no. 2 player, Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son, remains in 154th place
with an elo rating of 2,629.
Reigning
national champion, Tran Tuan Minh, lost two elo points as a result of his poor
performance at a chess tournament dedicated to Lev Polugaevsky in Russia,
dropping to 458th position in the FIDE rankings.
Source: NDO
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