Liêm wins seventh match at Su妹妹er Chess Classic
HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese Grandmaster Lê Quang Liêm won his seventh match at the Su妹妹er Chess Classic in St Louis, the US, yesterday.
Liêm, who has an Elo rating of 二 六 九 四, beat Xiong Jeffery (Elo 二 六 八 四) of the US in just 二 七 moves.
In their previous meeting, the Vietnamese player was defeated by Jeffery in 四 二 moves.
The win puts Liêm on four points after seven matches, putting him among the leading group alongside David Howell of the UK (Elo 二 六 九 二).
In second place with 三. 五 points is Sam Shankland of the US, Gawain Jones of the UK and Jeffery of the US.
The tournament, which is a double round-robin event containing three groups of six players, will run until June 二 八.
At the same event last year, HCM City-born Liêm finished in third place. — VNS