•  Liem claims first win at Amsterdam chess tourney

However, International Grand Master Liem, who is a two-time Aeroflot Open champion, has held onto his Elo rating of 2,693.

Magnus Carlsen of Norway topped the world rankings with an Elo rating of 2,837, followed by Armenia's Levon Aronian, with an Elo of 2,816.

Meanwhile, in the women's rankings, Pham Le Thao Nguyen moved up 13 steps, ranking 71^st with an Elo rating of 2,393. Nguyen's former Elo rating was 2,378.

In the women's world youth rankings, two Vietnamese representatives. Hoang Thi Nhu Y ranks 40^th with an Elo rating of 2,228, and Nguyen Thi Mai Hung stands at 56^th, with an Elo of 2,197.