July 25, 2022 | 14:29 (GMT+7)
Le Quang Liem earns Grandmaster Triathlon title at Biel Int’l Chess Festival
Top-ranked Vietnamese grandmaster Le Quang Liem won the Grandmaster Triathlon title at the Biel International Chess Festival in Switzerland after holding direct rival Andrey Esipenko to a draw in the last round on July 22.
The Grandmaster Triathlon was the centerpiece of the festival. The eight-player tournament combined three different time formats (blitz, rapid and classic), counting towards the final score.
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Le Quang Liem (right) earns Grandmaster Triathlon title at Biel Int’l Chess Festival (Photo: vietnamnet.vn) |
Le Quang Liem was convincing throughout the tournament, proving to be the strongest player in classical and rapid chess while maintaining his high level in blitz.
He won a total of 35.5 points out of the maximum 56 points across the three categories, three points ahead of runner-up Andrey Esipenko (Russian) and six points clear of third-placed Dommaraju Gukesh (India).
In particular, the Vietnamese grandmaster performed brilliantly in the classic segment, winning four games, drawing one and losing two, achieving a performance efficiency of a player with an Elo rating of 2780.
Thanks to the Biel triumph, Le Quang Liem earned an additional 5.7 Elo points to reach 2728 and resume his career-best world ranking of 21st.
This is the first individual title for Quang Liem since he bagged a hat-trick of titles at the Asian tournament, the Summer Chess Classic and the World Open in 2019.
Source: VNA