Quang Liem defeated No. 1 in the Netherlands, racing for the championship with “Chess King” Carlsen

(Sports news, chess news) On the 6th day of competition, Le Quang Liem continued to have a good performance against the 8th ranked player in the world.

Video of Quang Liem’s ​​victory over Anish Giri

Le Quang Liem (Elo 2765) is not one of the championship candidates at the online chess event Oslo Esports Cup 2022, but after 6 days of competition, the number 1 player in Vietnam was in the top competition for the championship. enemy.

Quang Liem won the 4th match at the Oslo Esports 2022 chess tournament

After 6 days of fighting, Quang Liem won 4, lost 2, is in the top 2, the position is exactly 1 point from the leader Magnus Calsen.

Quang Liem left a strong mark through 4 wins and is ready to make history in Oslo Esports, the 31-year-old Vietnamese player has a chance to win the tournament in the presence of “Chess King” Carlsen.

Liem’s ​​first victory in Esports was against Carlsen in the match on day 2. On the 4th, Quang Liem defeated Eric Hansen (Canada), on the 5th he overcame Duda Jan Krzysztof (Poland) and just won against Anish Giri (Netherlands). ) match day 6.

The convincing final victory of 2.5-0.5 against Anish Giri helped Le Quang Liem gain 3 more points, rising to third place in the rankings with 11 points/6 rounds.

Quang Liem is standing in a position where he can dream of the championship

Only 1 point behind the two leaders, Carlsen and Praggnanandhaa, Quang Liem has the opportunity to win the runner-up, even step up to the championship (provided that the two leaders lose).

To be able to create a “seismic” at the Oslo Esports Cup 2022, Quang Liem needs to focus on winning Jorden Van Foreest (Netherlands) in the match that takes place on the night of April 28 and early morning of April 29.