Quang Liem has remained unbeaten for 51 consecutive matches in the standard chess category. Ivanchuk
(elo 2,729) was on the offensive for the majority of the match, but Liem (elo
2,726) maintained a resilient and effective defence.
As it
seemed to be heading towards another draw for the Vietnamese GM, Liem seized
the opportunity as Ivanchuk made mistake in move no. 37 and finished off the
most experienced competitor in the tournament, for his second win so far.
Ivanchuk
once beat "chess king” Magnus Carlsen (Norway) in last year’s world rapid
chess championship and is also one of the most respectable masters in the
current world chess circle.
The
surprising victory contributes to Liem’s total of 4.5 points after seven
rounds, just one point behind the leader, Chinese Wei Yi (elo 2,738), who was
held to a draw by Azerbaijan’s Arkadij Naiditsch.
In the
eighth round scheduled for later today, Le Quang Liem will play white against
Chinese Lu Shanglei (elo 2,638), the bottom-placed player with 1.5 points,
which presents a good chance for the Vietnamese star to pocket another full
point ahead of the decisive clash between himself and Wei Yi.
The Super
GM tournament, which is taking place in Danzhou, China from July 9 to 18, is
one of the most anticipated annual sporting events in Hainan province. Since
its inception in 2010, the tournament has always attracted the top chess
masters from across China.
A total
sum of US$60,000 is up for grabs in this year’s event, with the top three
finishers to receive respective stakes of US$20,000, US$11,000 and US$7,000.
Results
of Round 7 matches:
Le Quang
Liem 1-0 Vassily Ivanchuk
Lu
Shanglei 0-1 Wang Hao
Wei Yi ½
- ½ Arkadij Naiditsch
Ruslan
Ponomariov 1-0 Vladimir Malakhov
Ding
Liren ½ - ½ Yu Yangyi
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Source: NDO
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