PANO - Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem successfully ranked first at the 2015 Spice Cup Open in the USA on October 23rd.

In the last and ninth matches, the Ho Chi Minh City-native player tied with Illya Nyzhnyk of Ukraine (Elo 2628).

Grandmaster Le Quang Liem receiving the title and prize in cash.

With seven points after four draws and five wins, Liem won the annual tournament and pocketed US$ 15,000 in cash, followed by Aleksandr Shimanov of Russia and Troff Kayden of the host with 6.5 points each.

Notably, with this important victory, his Elo rating has been up to 2718.2, helping the Vietnamese top chess player jump 17 slots to the 33rd in the rankings released by the International Chess Federation.

It was also the second time Liem has crowned the event, after in 2011. As for this year, he has claimed three titles, including the FIDE World Chess Championships-Zone 3.3 and HD Bank Cup Open also organized in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Previously, Liem brought home US$ 50,000 after coming second at the Millionaire Chess Tournament ended in Las Vegas on October 13th .

Source: VOV

Translated by Van Hieu