Liem draws with Chinese defending champion chess playerVietNamNet Bridge – Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem took black and shared the score with host player, chess grandmaster Yu Yangyi, at the first round of the ninth Danzhou Super Grandmaster Chess Tournament held in China on Saturday. Le Quang Liem draws with host player, chess grandmaster Yu Yangyi. — Photo thethao.vnecdn.netYu, who has an Elo rating of 2,762, constantly switched pieces with Liem (Elo 2,728). Yu is the second-ranked chess grandmaster in mainland China, and holds the highest Elo at the tournament. Liem will face Duda in the second round of the tournament, with Liem taking white.

Source: VietNamNet News July 30, 2018 05:37 UTC