Quang Liem places second at Danzhou
VOV.VN - Chess prodigy Wei Yi of China stole the show today (July 18)at the Danzhou Super-GM Tournament beating Le Quang Liem of Vietnam in the final round after 18 moves in 90 minutes, reported Vnexpress.
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After nine matches, Wei Yi cruised to victory with 6.5 points while Quang Liem earned 5.5, placing second and winning US$11,000 in prize money. With the win, he also secured the No. 27 slot in the world rankings.
Liem is next scheduled to attend the Grand Chess Tour August 14-19 in St. Louis, Missouri the US where he will compete against former chess champion Garry Kasparov.
