Liêm wins sixth match of FIDE Grand Swiss

HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese top chess player Lê Quang Liêm won the sixth match of the FIDE Grand Swiss  二0 一 九 chess tournament which is currently taking place in England.

Liêm, who has Elo rating of  二 七0 八, beat Keymer Vincent of Germany, Elo  二 五0 六, after  六 五 moves.

Earlier, the former world blitz champion Liêm had five draws in a row.

Following six matches, Liêm gained  三. 五 points and he is currently trailing the leading group by  一. 五 points.

The HCM City-born player will next take on Papaioannou Ioannis of Greece, Elo  二 六 四 五.

Meanwhile, another Vietnamese representative Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn, Elo  二 六 三 八, tied with Lu Shanglei of China, Elo  二 六0 二.

Sơn bagged three points after six games and he will face Erenberg Ariel of Israel, Elo  二 四 六 三, in the seventh match.

The tournament runs for  一 一 rounds until October  二 二 with the winner taking a slot at the  二0 二0 Candidates' Tournament. The winner of the Candidates' Tournament will earn the right to challenge reigning champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway in a match for the world championship in November  二0 二0. — VNS