Liêm wins eighth match at Gibraltar Chess Festival

Vietnamese chess player Lê Quang Liêm. — Photo laodong.vn

HÀ NỘI — Top Vietnamese chess player Lê Quang Liêm won the eighth match at the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival  二0 一 八 in England on January  三0.

Liêm, who is world No  二 六 with an Elo rating of  二. 七 二 六, had an important win against Dvirnyy Danyyil of Italy, who has an Elo rating of  二. 五 三 四.

Earlier, Liêm had two wins and five draws, but as he drew with players in the tournament with Elo ratings lower than him, he was lowered by  一0. 八 steps of Elo and fell down to  四 五th place in the standings.

So, entering this game, he was determined to seek a win to improve his rankings and raise his Elo, although he held black pawn.

The HCM City-born player, Liêm dominated the game and beat his Italian rival only after  二 七 moves.

This win helped Liêm gain  五. 五 points after eight matches to rank  二 六th in the standing.

Nakamura Hikaru of the US tops the rankings with  六. 五 points.

The Gibraltar Chess Festival saw the participation of  一 二 players, with an Elo rating of  二. 七00 onwards, including No  六 seed Liêm. — VNS