Liêm fifth at Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz tourney

August 21, 2017 - 07:00

Vietnamese Grandmaster Lê Quang Liêm finished joint fifth in the Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz tournament, the newest stop on the 2017 Grand Chess Tour in the US on Saturday.

Vietnamese Grandmaster Lê Quang Liêm. — Photo 24h.com.vn

Viet Nam News

HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese Grandmaster Lê Quang Liêm finished joint fifth in the Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz tournament, the newest stop on the 2017 Grand Chess Tour in the US on Saturday.

He shared the position with Fabiano Caruana of the US and Dominguez Perez Leinier of Cuba, who managed to reach 16.5 points each, after nine rapid games and 18 blitz matches.

Liêm, Caruana and Leinier each walked away with a US$10,000 prize.

The top prize of US$37,500 went to Armenia’s Aronian Levon, who scored 24.5 points in 27 games during the August 14-19 competition.

At the event, featuring six of the 2017 Grand Chess Tour players and four wildcard picks, players of both past and present faced off in the Chess Capital during what is perhaps the most prestigious chess tournament hosted on US soil this year. — VNS

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