Le Quang Liem had a smooth start

Chess player Le Quang Liem had a favorable start at the Aeroflot Open 2012 chess tournament when he won against home opponent Boris Savchenko (Russia, Elo 2609) in the opening match.

Coming to this tournament, Quang Liem is the defending champion and the 4th seed.

In the opening match, Quang Liem got his first point when he defeated home player Boris Savchenko after 32 moves.

Boris Savchenko was the champion of the 2009 Baku Open (Azerbaijan).

According to coach Lam Minh Chau's analysis, perhaps Boris Savchenko surprised Quang Liem in the opening, leading to a long thinking time and a wrong move, so Liem took full advantage.

This year's tournament takes place from February 7 to 15, with the prize for the A-class champion being 20,000 euros. This is considered one of the strongest and most rigorous open tournaments in the world today.

This year's tournament is still divided into three groups: Group A (for players with Elo above 2549), Group B (for players with Elo between 2299 - 2550), Group C (for players with Elo below 2300 or no Elo).

Vietnamese ChessMaleThere are three players registered to participate: Le Quang Liem (group A), Le Quang Long, Van Huy (group B).

In Group B, the brother of player Le Quang Liem, Quang Long (Elo 2316), also won against IM Oleg Gladyszev (2548). In addition, player Nguyen Van Huy (2473) drew with Hungarian opponent Bence Szabo (Elo 2330).

Tonight the tournament continues with round 2 and Quang Liem meets Venezuelan opponent Eduardo Iturrizaga (Elo 2649). Meanwhile, Quang Long meets Vaibhav Suri (India) and Van Huy meets Alavkin Arseny (Russia).

According to Tuoi Tre