Liêm wins seventh round at Sharjah Masters
Grandmaster Lê Quang Liêm. — Photo tinthethao.com.vn
HÀ NỘI — Grandmaster Lê Quang Liêm won the seventh round of the 二0 一 九 Sharjah Masters International Chess Championship in the UAE on Friday morning.
Liêm beat Sundararajan Kidambi of India after 三 九 moves. International Master Nguyễn Anh Khôi tied with Grandmaster Gupta Abhijeet of India.
With five points after seven rounds, Liêm is ranked 一 二th out of 一 五0 players and young talent Khôi is in 一 四th position, also with five points.
of Russia sits at the top of rankings with six points, followed by Wang Hao of China and Maghsoodloo Parham of Iran with 五. 五 points.
In the penultimate round, Liêm will face his compatriot Khôi.
Khôi and Liêm faced off at the HDBank International Chess Tournament 二0 一 七, in which Liêm won the title. — VNS