In February rankings, Liem, 35, has a new Elo rating of 2,731, up from 2,729, rising from 18th place.

In November last year chess player Liem earned Vietnam's best result in the FIDE World Cup 2025 after advancing to the fifth round of the tournament in India. The player also represented Vietnam at the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in Qatar in December 2025.

Living in the United States, Liem continues to train and regularly take part in international competitions. He is expected to represent Vietnam at the 2026 World Chess Olympiad, scheduled to run in Uzbekistan from September 15 to 28.

Previously, Liem played for the Vietnamese chess team in the 2024 FIDE Chess Olympiad in Hungary, with the national men's chess team finishing 25th and the women's team placing 23rd.

Another Vietnamese grandmaster, Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son, remains rated at 2,600 and is ranked 164th in the world, making him the country’s second-highest ranked male player.

Liem jumps to 15th place in world chess rankings

VOV.VN - Local chess player Le Quang Liem has climbed six positions to reach 15th place with an Elo of 2740, thereby being among the top 100 players for August, according to the International Chess Federation (FIDE).