Quang Liem to attend Aeroflot champs in Russia

Vietnamese chess grandmaster Le Quang Liem will take part in Aeroflot Open 2013 scheduled in Russia for February 12-17. 

Liem will leave for Russia on February 9 after he finishes the Gibraltar championship. 

He will compete with eight other players invited by the organisers in the qualifying round to earn a berth in the finals. 

This year’s tournament will feature rapid and blitz chess competitions. The champion for the rapid event will pocket US$72,000 while US$10,000 will go to the blitz’s winner.

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