Liem, the fifth top seed in this tournament, with an Elo rating of 2714, launched fierce attacks at the opening of the game and won a victory over Ruben (2571) after 54 moves.

With these results, Liem now ranks fourth with 3.5 points (three wins, one draw), and has equal points with the leading competitors.

In the next games, Liem will play the host Short Nigel with an Elo rating of 2677.

Earlier, Liem secured his second win over Spain’s Angelis Salvador (2531) and held a draw with Romania’s Mircea Emilian (2650) in the third game of the tournament.