Son wins while Liem held to draw at Hunan International Chess Open
VOV.VN -Vietnamese Grandmasters Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son and Le Quang Liem enjoyed a pair of strong performances at the Belt and Road China Hunan International Chess Open 2019 which is currently taking place in China.
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| Vietnamese Grandmaster Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son (Photo: Kha Hoa/Thanh Nien) |
With the event’s first match taking place on July 29, Son took advantage of holding the white pawn and beat Zhu Jiner of China, Elo rating 2454, in 55 moves.
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| Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem (Photo: Kha Hoa/Thanh Nien) |
In the other tie, Liem was able to hold Xu Zhihang of host nation China, Elo rating 2501, to a draw in 56 moves despite suffering the disadvantage of holding the black pawn.
In the upcoming fixtures which is due to take place today, Quang Liem will meet Dai Changren of China, Elo rating 2510, while Truong Son take on Zhao Chenxi of China, Elo rating 2400.
