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| Nguyen Anh Khoi. — Photo thethao.sggp.org.vn |
Viet Nam News
HA NOI — The third day of competition at the 25th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday saw wins by both top Vietnamese player Le Quang Liem and young talent, Nguyen Anh Khoi, 16.
No 1 seed Liem (Elo 2,727) crushed Chinese Zuo Yifan (Elo 2,334) after 45 moves.
Yifan is a young talent of China as he is only 13 years old but plays very well.
Meanwhile, Khoi (Elo 2,453) beat Patil Pratik of India (Elo 2,280) after 38 moves.
Liem and Khoi both have two points after three matches. Liem is in 59th place, while Khoi ranks 43rd on a tie-breaker.
Khoi’s rival in the fourth round is Gupta Abhijeet of India (Elo 2,614) and Liem will take on another Indian rival, Soumya Swaminathan (Elo 2,361).
The event will end on August 15 with the winner receiving US$13,000. — VNS
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