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
Along with promoting the spirit of volunteerism and completing the core tasks of the Youth Communist Union and the youth movement, in recent years, the Youth Communist Union at all levels in the province has regularly organized the movement of physical exercise and sports attracting the participation of a large number of union members and young people. These activities help the union members and the young people raise their awareness of self-training, improving their health, and building a healthy lifestyle and they are also a solution to attract and gather the young people in many localities.
In recent years, modern dance has gradually become popular and emerged as a trend, attracting more and more young people in Hoa Binh to practice and perform. As an art form consisting of many different dancing genres, participating in modern dancing activities, practitioners not only improve their health, physique, flexibility, agility, and confidence, but they also contribute to building a healthy cultural and artistic movement in the community.
In the afternoon of January 18th, at Hoa Binh Provincial Stadium, Hoa Binh Football Club (Hoa Binh FC) played against Hue Football Club (Hue FC) in the 6th round of the National First Division Football Tournament - Bia Sao Vang, 2024-2025 tournament.
After two tense and dramatic halves of the final round of the ASEAN Cup 2024, the Vietnamese football team played excellently, winning convincingly with a score of 3-2 and being crowned champions with total score of 5-3 against opponent Thailand.
After the final whistle of the second leg of the ASEAN Cup 2024 semi-final between Vietnamese team and Singaporian team sounded, thousands of football fans in Hoa Binh City burst into the joy of victory. Vietnamese team officially won a ticket to the final of the ASEAN Cup 2024 with a 3-1 victory (the total score after 2 semi-final matches is 5-1) against Singapore.
Hoa Binh Football Club (Hoa Binh FC) has just organized a special friendly match, combined with a tour and cultural exploration in Mai Chau district. This activity aims to strengthen solidarity and exchange between the players and the community, and at the same time, it introduces the cultural beauty of Hoa Binh province.
