Liêm wins first game, Việt Nam move up in ranking

Grandmaster lê Quang Liêm competes at Baku’s Chess Olympiad. — Photo congly.vn

HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam No  一 Lê Quang Liêm won his first match at the Chess Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaizan, yesterday.

Grandmaster Liêm and his tea妹妹ates defeated Ireland  三- 一 in the Open category in the round four.

Liêm beat FIDE master Stephen Jessel, GM Nguyễn Huỳnh Minh Huy won against International master Mark Heidenfeld, while FM Nguyễn Anh Khôi and GM Đào Thiên Hải drew against FM Conor O’Donnel and FM Colm Daly, respectively.

The win has pushed Việt Nam to No  二 一 in the ranking. They will next play No  三 二 England.

In the women’s competition, the Vietnamese master continued her undefeated streak with a  二. 五- 一. 五 win against her Spanish opponent.

IM Phạm Lê Thảo Nguyên triumphed against Women’s GM Monica Calzetta Ruiz, WGM Nguyễn Thị Thanh An defeated Women’s IM Amalia Aranaz Murillo, and WGM Nguyễn Thị Mai Hưng tied with IM Ana Matnadze. WGM Hoàng Thị Bảo Trâm, however, lost to WGM Sabrina Vega Gutierrez.

Việt Nam, currently at No  一 二 after moving up five places in the women’s competition, will play No  六 India in the next match. — VNS