January 9, 2012
Vietnam's No.1 chess player Le Quang Liem. Photo by worldchess.com. GM Le Quang Liem so far has been the only Vietnamese selected to carry the 2012 London Olympics torch in Manchester, England, in June. Last year was a successful year for Vietnam’s No.1 chess player. The 21-year-old Liem successfully defended his Aeroflot title in Russia, [...]
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October 29, 2011
Le Quang Liem, Susan Polgar and Georg Meier pose for a photo in the seventh round of the SPICE Cup in Texas. Photo by VnExpress. Chess ace Le Quang Liem and Cuban rival Leinier Dominguez Perez are locked in a race for the championship at the SPICE Cup in Texas, US. After a draw in [...]
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June 13, 2011
Libyan state television has shown footage of Moamer Kadhafi, seen here in April 2011, playing chess with the head of the World Chess Federation, as fighting between his forces and rebels raged on many fronts. Libyan state television showed footage of Moamer Kadhafi playing chess with the head of the World Chess Federation, as fighting [...]
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November 23, 2009
Vietnamese-American golfer wins City tourney; Liem in stalemate at chess World Cup; Viet Nam move up in FIFA world ranking Vietnamese-American Andrew Hung Pham won the fourth Kinh Do Golf Tournament, which wrapped up on Saturday at the Viet Nam Golf and Country Club in HCM City.Pham won with the best combined score of 74 [...]
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June 18, 2009
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 [...]
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April 9, 2009
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 [...]
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