Round 2 of the 2013 World Chess Championship: Quang Liem and Truong Son tied
The first leg of the second round of the World Chess Championship just ended this morning (Vietnam time), both Quang Liem and Truong Son held their opponents to a draw.
After a day off, the 2013 World Chess Championship continued the first leg of the second round last night in Tromso (Norway), early this morning Vietnam time.
Quang Liem (right) shared points in round 2. Photo: chess world
Le Quang Liem's opponent is one of the strongest players in Europe, Francisco Vallejo Pons with an elo coefficient of 2706, (Quang Liem's elo is 2702).
In this game, Quang Liem held the black pieces but still maintained a solid position and forced his opponent to accept a draw after 35 moves.
In another match, Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son met a stronger opponent than himself, Dmitry Andreikin.
If Truong Son's elo is 2625, the elo coefficient of Russian international grandmaster Dmitry Andreikin is 2716.
Holding the white pieces, Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son confidently held his opponent to a draw after 22 moves.
Tonight, both Truong Son and Quang Liem will play their opponents again in the return matches. Truong Son will play black against Dmitry Andreikin while Quang Liem will play white against Vallejo Pons.
According to Thethaovanhoa - DT
