Le Quang Liem has dropped four places to No 37 among active players in the latest world men’s rankings announced by the World Chess Federation (FIDE).
His total Elo rating fell from 2,718 in January to 2,709 in February 2016.
Meanwhile, in other world men’s rankings, Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son slid down two spots from 105th in January to 107th in February.
In the Asia men’s rankings, Le Quang Liem ranked ninth and Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son placed seventeenth among active players.
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