• Liem drops to 10th position in Aeroflot chess tourney

• Liem held to a second-round draw in Russia

• Liem wins first game at Aeroflot Open Chess 2012

Gaining 2.5 points after four matches, Liem is now placed 16^th, 1 point lower than Anton Korobov from Ukraine, who is taking the lead.

In the next match, Liem will meet his former Russian trainer Alexander Khalifman.

Khalifman has held a record of 76 unbeaten matches, including 72 after 8 Aeroflot tournaments since 2004 and one win plus three draws from this year’s event.