Liêm draws with Artemiev in FIDE World Cup

HÀ NỘI  Vietnamese International Grandmaster Lê Quang Liêm drew with Vladislav Artemiev of Russia in the first leg of the third round of the FIDE World Cup in the town of Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, on Monday.

Liêm, who has Elo rating of  二 七 二 六, drew with his Russian rival (Elo  二 七 五 七) after  三 九 moves.

Artemiev,  二 一, is one of Russia’s top players. He is defending European champion and has been tipped for World Cup glory.

Former world blitz champion Liêm will next meet Artemiev in the second leg later this evening.

If Liêm qualifies for the fourth round as one of the last  一 六 players, he will earn US$ 二 五,000.

The Chess World Cup  二0 一 九 is a  一 二 八-player single-elimination chess tournament held from September  九 to October  四,  二0 一 九.

The matches from round one to round six consist of two classical games.

The finalists of the tournament, which has a total prize fund of US$ 一. 六 million, will qualify for the Candidates Tournament for the World Chess Championship  二0 二0. VNS