According to the latest International Chess Federation rankings, top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem has climbed up to No. 29 with an Elo of 2,718.

Vietnam's top chess-player Le Quang Liem

The grandmaster re-entered the top 30 in world rankings after falling out seven months earlier.

Meanwhile, Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son dropped to No. 157 with an Elo of 2,629 because he didn’t participate in any international tournaments this past November. 

The next major tournament on the horizon for the Vietnamese chess team is the World Blitz and Rapid Chess Championship scheduled for December 25-31 in Doha, Qatar. 

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