Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem has slipped to
the 48th place in the latest world rankings in January, with an Elo
rating of 2,703, according to the World Chess Federation.
Young Vietnamese chess star Nguyen Anh Khoi, the
world under-10 champion, has been seeded No 1 ahead of the forthcoming
ASEAN+ Age-Group Chess Championships in Chiang Mai, Thailand.