VietNamNet Bridge – Le Quang Liem finished second at the Capablanca Memorial 2011 after losing to Vassily Ivanchuk of Ukraine in the last round early yesterday, May 22.

Liem had a one point advantage over Ivanchuk after nine rounds and only needed a draw to leave the 46 year-old tournament with a bang but one mistake cost him the crown.

Despite his second place finish, Liem jumped from 49th to 34th place in the world ranking to become the first Vietnamese granted the International Super Grandmaster title which is given to athletes who earn an Elo rating of at least 2,700. Liem's current Elo is 2,700.3.

The HCM City-born grandmaster is the fourth person in Asia and the 40th in the world to receive the title.

* Quyen brings home bronze in Tashkent wrestling

Luong Thi Quyen pocketed a bronze medal at the Asian Wrestling Championship which wrapped up yesterday in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Quyen's surprising success came after her 4-1 victory over Kazakhstani athlete Satymbekova in the women's 63kg repechage match.

Quyen previously beat host Gavhar Mirzayeva 5-2 in the first round but then lost 8-13 in the semi-finals to Kim Ran-mi of North Korea.

Nguyen Thi Lua, who won a silver medal at the 16th ASIAD, failed to earn a medal after losing to Sun Yanan of China in the women's 48kg semi-finals while Nguyen Thi Dieu Ninh lost in the women's 55kg category.

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