Liêm ties with Argentinian player at chess festival

Top Vietnamese chess player Lê Quang Liêm. — Photo zing.vn

HÀ NỘI — Top Vietnamese chess player Lê Quang Liêm tied with Alan Pichot of Argentina in the seventh round of the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival  二0 一 八 in England on January  二 九.

Liêm drew with the Argentinean player after  四 二 moves. Earlier, Liêm had two wins and four draws.

According to  二 七00chess.com, Liêm, a former world blitz champion, dropped to World No  二 六 with Elo rating of  二. 七 二 六 as he drew with players in the tournament with Elo ratings lower than him.

With five draws in England’s event, the HCM City-born player has deducted  一0. 八 steps of Elo.

Liêm aims to improve his Elo rating in the next three matches.

The Gibraltar Chess Festival saw the participation of  一 二 players with Elo rating of  二. 七00 onwards, including No  六 seed Liêm.

Besides Liêm, Indian player Harikrishna (Elo rating of  二. 七 四 五) also competed unsuccessfully and was eliminated  一 二 steps of ELo. — VNS