Continuing the winning streak, Le Quang Liem and the Vietnamese chess team "fly high" at the Olympiad

In the 5th round of the men's team event of the Chess Olympiad held on the evening of September 15, the Vietnamese chess team faced off against Poland, the 11th seed with an average elo of 2,658, which was considered to be higher. However, Le Quang Liem, Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son, Le Tuan Minh, and Tran Tuan Minh continued to show their high performance, winning impressively against their tough opponents.

Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son achieved high performance at the 2024 Chess Olympiad

World No. 14 player Le Quang Liem (elo 2,741) continued to play a key role for the Vietnamese team when sitting at table No. 1, facing Duda Jan-Krzysztof (elo 2,732). Vietnam's No. 1 player held the Polish chess "prodigy" and former European champion to a draw.

On table 2, Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son (elo 2,633) was at a disadvantage holding the black pieces (going later) but played explosively, defeating Wojtaszek Radoslaw (elo 2,681) after 47 moves of intelligence. Vietnam's No. 2 chess player made bold and precise moves, forcing his opponent to make mistakes and accept defeat. This was Truong Son's second consecutive victory against a higher elo opponent, thereby contributing to the overall victory of the Vietnamese chess team.

Le Quang Liem (right) in the match against the Polish team

At table 3, Le Tuan Minh (elo 2,564) also performed well when defeating Bartel Mateusz (elo 2,618). Le Tuan Minh showed steady progress, thereby helping Vietnamese chess remain undefeated at table 3 (4 wins, 1 draw) and greatly contributing to the team's victory.

Tran Tuan Minh (elo 2,434) lost to Gumularz Szymon (elo 2,571) on board 4, but the Vietnamese chess team still secured a 2.5 - 1.5 victory over the Polish team. With this result, Le Quang Liem and his teammates won all 5 games for the first time in the history of the Olympiad and rose to third place on the rankings, behind India and China.

Vietnam chess team "flying high" at Olympiad 2024

In game 6 taking place today, Le Quang Liem and his teammates "battle" with the Chinese chess team, the number 3 seed of the tournament with an average elo of 2,724. China participates in the 2024 Chess Olympiad with a team considered the strongest with reigning world champion Ding Liren (elo 2,736), world number 8 Wei Yi... Most likely, Le Quang Liem will face reigning chess king Ding Liren on board 1 while Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son will face Wei Yi on board 2. The match is attracting the attention of fans because whichever team wins will have an advantage in the championship race.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/tiep-mach-thang-le-quang-liem-cung-doi-tuyen-co-vua-viet-nam-bay-cao-o-olympiad-185240916042438778.htm