Liêm suffers loss in Chinese Chess League Division

HÀ NỘI — Top Vietnamese chess player Lê Quang Liêm lost to a relatively unknown rival, Nie Xinyang, in the fifth round of the  二0 一 九 Chinese Chess League Division A on Tuesday.

Although holding the white pieces, Grandmaster Liêm (who has an Elo rating of  二 七0 四) was defeated by Xinyang (Elo  二 三 五0) after  四 二 moves.

Liêm is competing for China’s Jiangsu team in this event, while Xinyang plays for Fengdu. Liêm is considered Jiangsu's top player.

With Liêm’s loss, Jiangsu fell to Fengdu  一. 五- 三. 五 in the final.

Liêm will next face Wang Hao of Guangdong in the sixth round.

The  二0 一 九 Chinese Chess League Division A is a  一 二-team double round-robin competition featuring most of the top Chinese players. It takes place from April to November, with  二 二 rounds in six three- to four-day sessions. — VNS