Masters invited to play in France
October, 09 2010 08:52:29
Grand Masters Le Quang Liem and Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son have been invited to take part in a rapid chess tournament. The Cap d’Agde is a prestigious event held every two years in France.
The competition, organised by chess magazine Europe Echecs, will be held on October 20-31 with 16 well known players of both genders and all ages competing for the title.
This year, Russia, France, Ukraine, Hungary, China, Qatar, Norway, Switzerland and the United States as well as Viet Nam will be represented.
Two groups will compete in a round robin format before the top four from each group advance to the knock-out stage.
Prize money of 48,000 euros (US$64,700) is on offer, of which the champion will take 16,000 euros ($21,600).
Source: http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn
Is he good at rapid chess?
“Is he good at rapid chess?”
Not at all. His ICC blitz rating is only about 100 points higher than Nakamura’s.
My bad – Le Quang Liem’s blitz ICC rating is 300 points higher than Nakamura’s.
Le Quang Liem
Hikaru Nakamura