Vietnam’s No. 1 chess player Le Quang Liem is due to play Dutch GM Benjamin Bok in the quarterfinals of the Banter Blitz Cup online chess tournament on July 5.

The career of the No.1 Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem entered a new chapter when he accepted to coach a chess team of the US’s Webster University, replacing Susan Polgar, former women's World Champion.

VOV.VN - Despite missing out on a place in the quarter-finals of the Skilling Open rapid chess tournament, Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem left a positive impression at the event after overwhelming chess prodigies Hikaru Nakamura of the United States and Alireza Firouzja of Iran.

VOV.VN - Local chess player Le Quang Liem recorded a resounding victory over Fabiano Caruana, second in the global rankings, on September 26 to make it through to the semi-finals of the Banter Series online chess tournament.