Grandmaster Le Quang Liem

(VOV) – Grandmaster Le Quang Liem yesterday defeated a much stronger opponent, World No.4 Alexander Grischuk to become the first Vietnamese grandmaster to reach the Chess World Cup 4^th round. In their first match, Liem shocked his rival by attacking instead of defending to earn a draw, despite playing the black pieces. His subtle tactics earned him a victory after 68 moves. In the second match the Vietnamese player chose a safer approach to hold Grischuk to a draw after 102 moves. Liem is scheduled to face Russian defending champion Peter Svidler in the next round.