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GM Liem again draws with Svidler in Chess World Cup

 VietNamNet Bridge – Grand Master Le Quang Liem successfully held Chess World Cup defending champion Peter Svidler to a draw in their return leg match of the fourth round on August 21.

GM Liem cruises to Chess World Cup 4th round

VietNamNet Bridge – Grandmaster Le Quang Liem successfully thrashed his much stronger opponent World No.4 Alexander Grischuk 1.5-0.5 in their tiebreak of two rapid matches on August 19 to enter the Chess World Cup 4th round.

GM Liem to play tiebreak against Russian rival

 VietNamNet Bridge – Chess Grand Master Le Quang Liem could not maintain his advantage of winning the first leg of the Chess World Cup’s third round against Russia’s Alexander Grischuk and was defeated by his opponent in the return leg on August 18.

GM Liem fourth in world chess

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese international grandmaster Le Quang Liem ranked fourth with 10 points at the World Blitz and Rapid Championships which concluded in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, on Saturday.

GM Liem qualifies for 2013 Chess World Cup

VietNamNet Bridge – Top Vietnamese player Le Quang Liem has secured a place at the Chess World Cup in Norway scheduled for this August after finishing fourth at the Asian Continental Chess Championship in the Philippines on May 26.

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