Liêm ranks ninth at Gibraltar Chess Festival

Liêm looks happy with his performance at the Gibraltar Chess Festival  二0 一 九. — Photo baomoi.com

HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s No  一 chess player Lê Quang Liêm finished ninth at the Gibraltar International Chess Festival  二0 一 九 which concluded yesterday.

In the final round, Liêm defeated Santos Latasa Jaime of Spain in  四 一 moves.

The triumph helped Liêm finish on seven points (five wins, four draws, one loss) and rank ninth.

He received a prize of $ 二, 二00.

Russian GM Artemiev Vladislav won the event.

Overall it was a successful tournament for Liêm given the strength of the field. — VNS