Hoang Thi Bao Tram won the Asian Blitz Chess Championship, in Iran, on Wednesday. The female master came into the win on the heels of a defeat at the Asian Individual Women Chess Championship which ended Tuesday – also in Iran. In the first game, Tram (ELO 2325) upset China’s chess prodigy Hou Yifan, [...]
Six Vietnamese players have headed to Malaysia to compete at the 16th edition of the Asian Chinese Chess Championship from November 28 till December 3. The Vietnamese players will participate in the men’s team, women’s individual and men’s under-18 individuals. Nguyen Thanh Bao, Lai Ly Huynh, Trenh A Sang, Nguyen Hoang Lam, Nguyen Hoang [...]
LookAtVietnam – International Grand Master (IGM) Le Quang Liem has claimed a spot in the World Chess Championship to be held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia late this year. Le Quang Liem. (Photo: TTVN)Liem ranked fifth in the Asian Chess Championship in Subic, the Philippines last month which, according to World Chess Federation (FIDE) regulations, qualifies him [...]
LookAtVietnam – International Grand Master Le Quang Liem has claimed a place in the world top 20, as set by the World Chess Federation in April, the federation announced. Liem is the only Vietnamese player to feature in the leading list of men’s chess masters.The HCM City-born athlete gained an elo rate of 2,591 in [...]
