After winning a spot for the World Cup 2013 in Norway, Grandmaster Le Quang Liem won in blitz chess at the Asian Chess Championships in the Philippines on May 26th.

The Vietnamese chess player (Elo 2.735) won 8 games and drew the only match with his Chinese rival Wan Yunguo.

In other developments, despite ranking 5th at the event, Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son advanced to the World Cup 2013.

Meanwhile, in the women’s category, Hoang Thi Nhu Y also finished 5th, followed by Hoang Bao Tram (6th), Nguyen Thi Thanh An (7th) and Pham Le Thao Nguyen (10th). The champion was Wang Jue (China).

On May 27th, the Vietnamese chess players returned home in Ho Chi Minh City.

Source: NLD

Translated by Pham Huy