Seeded number one in the tournament, Liem, put in an excellent performance with 8 points in 9 matches (7 wins and 2 draws).

The runner-up was another Vietnamese International Grandmaster, Dao Thien Hai and third place was taken by Tu Hoang Thong, also from Vietnam.

The winners took home a cash prize of US$4,000, the runner-up received US$3,000 and third place got US$2,000.

The championships was held at the De Nhat Hotel in Ho chi Minh City from December 2-8 with the participation of 28 domestic and 10 foreign chess players, mainly from India, Malaysia, Singapore, the Netherlands and South Africa.