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New chapter for Quang Liem as Webster University’s head coach

The career of the number one Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem entered a new chapter when he accepted to coach a chess team of the US’s Webster University, replacing Susan Polgar, former women's World Champion.

Vietnamese grandmaster to coach American university chess team

The Vietnamese grandmaster is well known for his speed chess skills.

Young Asian Chess Cup champion wins scholarship of VND3.3 billion

Young Asian Chess champion 2019 Nghiem Thao Tam, 18, got a perfect score of 800/800 on the SAT Math II test and a band score of 7.0 on IELTS test. 

Father of young chess champion becomes internationally certified chess referee

Nguyen Thanh Cong initially knew nothing about chess, but became an internationally certified chess referee after years of studying along with his prize-winning daughter.

The 200km journey of a world chess champion

Nguyen Thien Ngan, 10th grader at Chu Van An High School, Thai Nguyen Province, has earned people’s admiration for winning nearly 180 medals after nine years of competition.

National Chess Championship crowns new winners

Le Tuan Minh and Luong Phuong Hanh won their first-ever National Chess Championship titles in Hanoi on Sunday.

Quang Liem progresses to quarter-finals of Banter Series chess tourney

Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem has made it through to the quarter-finals of the Banter Series online chess tournament after defeating 2019 Chess World Cup winner Teimour Radjabov of Azerbaijani 6-4 on September 22.

Local players bow out of Online Chess Olympiad

The Vietnamese team has suffered elimination from the Online Chess Olympiad after losing six out of nine matches in the group stage of the Online Olympiad Finals.

Vietnam drawn alongside China at FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2020

The national chess team is set to face strong opposition in the form of China and India in group A of the on-going FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2020.

Vietnam's top chess player pockets US$15,000 after fourth-place finish at Romania Grand Tour

Le Quang Liem won four from a maximum nine points on the last day of the blitz chess at the 2019 Superbet Rapid & Blitz in Romania to wrap up his campaign finishing fourth place overall and pocketing US$15,000 in prize money.

Vietnamese chess masters expected to dominate SEA Games

It has been missing from the last three Southeast Asian Games, but come November, chess will be checking in.

Vietnamese player finishes in 10th place at Hunan Int'l Chess Open

 Talented Vietnamese chess player Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son finished in 10th position at the Belt and Road China Hunan International Chess Open 2019, which concluded in China on August 6.

Grandmaster Le Quang Liem wins World Open chess tournament

Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem won the World Open chess tournament which concluded in Philadelphia, the US, on July 7.

Quang Liem impresses but comes up short at St Louis GCT

Grandmaster Le Quang Liem, impressed but failed to win when it counted at the Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz tournament, the newest stop on the 2017 Grand Chess Tour, featuring total prize money of US$150,000.

Quang Liem wins Final Four of College Chess with Webster University

 Vietnamese grandmaster Le Quang Liem performed brilliantly as captain, leading the Webster University team to overall victory at the 2016 Final Four of College Chess that took place in New York on April 2-3. 

VN women retain lead at Asian Nations Cup chess tournament

 VN women beat hosts United Arab Emirates (UAE) 4-0 in the Asian Nations Cup Chess Team Championship’s fourth match at the Novotel Abu Dhabi Al Bustan Hotel on Thursday.

Chinese chess player wins HDBank Cup

 Chinese chess grandmaster Wang Hao (elo 2,707) has become the champion of the sixth HDBank Cup International Open Chess Championship 2016 held in Ho Chi Minh City from March 8-13.

Le Quang Liem aims to rank in the world's top 25

Vietnamese chess Grandmaster Le Quang Liem is aiming to break into the world's top 25 this year.

Liem climbs to 33rd in world rankings

 VietNamNet Bridge – Chess Grandmaster Le Quang Liem ranked 33rd in November world men’s rankings, announced the World Chess Federation (FIDE).

Le Quang Liem drops one place in world rankings

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem has dropped to world No 50 in the latest rankings released by the International Chess Federation.