September 25, 2017 | 21:03 (GMT+7)
Vietnamese grandmaster wins gold medal at AIMAG 2017
PANO – Vietnamese grandmaster Le Quang Liem won a gold medal at men’s standard individual chess event at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG 2017) in Turkmenistan on September 24.
Vietnam’s top chess player won 5.5 points after four wins and three draws.
Vietnamese grandmaster Le Quang Liem (L)
Having the same points but smaller indexes, China’s Lu Shanglei was a runner-up, followed by Krishnan Sasikiran of India.
Liem’s medal, together with Nguyen Quoc Nguyen’s gold in three-cushion billiards later in the day, made up nine gold medals for the Vietnam sports delegation at AIMAG 2017.
He and his teammates will continue to compete in the rapid and blitz chess and team events in the following days.
Translated by Trung Thanh