Viet Nam's top player Le Quang Liem drew with Csaba Balogh of Hungary after 24 moves in the fourth round of the Spice Cup Chess Festival in the US yesterday.

After four consecutive draws, Liem stands in the second group along with Georg Meier of Germany, Maxime Vachier – Lagrave of France and Csaba on two points. His rival in the next round, Wesley So of the Philippines, tops the rankings.-VNS