GM Liem qualifies for 2013 Chess World Cup
(VOV) -Top Vietnamese player Le Quang Liem has secured a place at the Chess World Cup in Norway scheduled for this August after finishing fourth at the Asian Continental Chess Championship in the Philippines on May 26.
Despite being a black player against host Oliver Barbosa, he successfully held his rival to a draw after 17 moves.
With 6.5 points after nine matches like the Philippines’ Oliver and Mark Paragua, Liem was placed behind due to having lower sub-scores.
He is qualified to join the World Cup, where his two teammates, Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son and Nguyen Thi Thanh An have won in the regional qualifier.