Quang Liem to attend Aeroflot champs in Russia
Tuesday, 15:31, 05/02/2013
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.