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Liem at 32 in year-end rankings

Thursday, Dec 03, 2015

Viet Nam''s top chess ace Le Quang Liem finished his 2015 season 32nd in the world rankings.

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Chess player Liem remains 49th in game's world rankings

Monday, Sep 07, 2015

Vietnamese chess grandmaster Le Quang Liem retained his ranking, in the world No 49 position, in the latest rankings in September, released by the International Chess Federation.

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Local players qualify for worlds

Monday, Mar 16, 2015

Winning all three tickets in Zone 3.3 yesterday, Viet Nam will now compete in the upcoming FIDE World Chess Championships.

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Liem defeats teammate in third round of world chess contest

Tuesday, Mar 10, 2015

Vietnamese Grandmaster (GM) Le Quang Liem defeated his teammate Hoang Canh Huan during the third round of the FIDE World Chess Championships-Zone 3.3 held in HCM City yesterday.

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Chess masters fail in national event

Thursday, Dec 04, 2014

World chess masters Le Quang Liem and Hoang Thi Thanh Trang have failed to lift trophies at the National Sports Games.

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Liem is seeded World No 5

Wednesday, Jul 02, 2014

Grandmaster Le Quang Liem is seeded No 5 in the International Chess Federation''s blitz chess category in the July list.

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Son, Nguyen win Viet Nam's rapid chess titles

Friday, May 16, 2014

Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son and his girlfriend Pham Le Thao Nguyen, both won gold medals of the National Rapid Chess Championships yesterday in HCM City.

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Son suffers setback at Sharjah chess championship

Tuesday, Apr 22, 2014

Grandmaster Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son was ousted from the group of leading players at the Asian Continental Open Chess Championships in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates yesterday

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Viet Nam head to the Philippines for shot at championship glory

Tuesday, Jan 22, 2013

The national chess team will take part in the Asian Zone 3.3 Chess Championship in the Philippines, which kicks off today in Tagaytay City.

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Grandmaster Liem climbs world chess rankings

Wednesday, Dec 05, 2012

Chess grandmaster Le Quang Liem has jumped a step to 40th in world ranking, according to the World Chess Federation''s December list released on Sunday.

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Viet Nam to compete in Chess Olympiad

Monday, Aug 06, 2012

Viet Nam will compete in both the men''s and women''s team events at the Chess Olympiad in Istanbul, Turkey from August 27 to September 10.

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National chess event under way

Saturday, Jul 07, 2012

More than 140 chess players, including 65 women, from 14 cities and provinces, are competing at the National Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships.