Chess player Le Quang Liem won Titled Tuesday, surpassing the number one player in the US

Le Quang Liem won Titled Tuesday for the 6th time. (Photo: Vietnam Chess Federation)

The Titled Tuesday tournament took place in the early morning of April 3 (Vietnam time) and gathered 675 players with the title of Grandmaster or higher, including many of the world's leading Grandmasters.

Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem played excellently, remaining undefeated after 11 games, earning a total of 10 points with 9 wins and 2 draws, thereby convincingly winning the championship.

Notably, Quang Liem defeated Grandmasters Parham Maghsoodloo (Iran) and Sunilduth Lyna Narayanan (India) respectively.

In the match against Narayana, Quang Liem made his mark with an impressive victory. The Vietnamese player attacked directly, then sacrificed his queen to checkmate with his rook on the 40th move.

Quang Liem's ​​toughest opponent in the tournament was Hikaru Nakamura (USA) who finished in second place with 9.5 points (8 wins, 3 draws), including a draw with Quang Liem in the 9th game.

Quang Liem and Nakamura were both undefeated throughout the 11 games. Meanwhile, world number one Magnus Carlsen retired after winning all 5 games without any clear reason.

Thus, this is the sixth time Quang Liem has been crowned at the Titled Tuesday system. In 2025 alone, this is the second time he has been crowned champion, the first time being with a perfect record of winning all 11 matches on February 4.

Titled Tuesday is a weekly online chess tournament organized by the Chess.com platform. With a total prize pool of thousands of USD each week, the tournament attracts the participation of many of the world's top players with international titles such as Grandmaster (GM), International Master (IM), Women's Grandmaster (WGM)...

The tournament takes place every Tuesday, in blitz format, usually 3 minutes per side, with extra time added after each move. This is an attractive, dramatic and highly entertaining playground.

With this championship, Quang Liem won 1,000 USD in prize money and more importantly, rose to fourth place on the Titled Tuesday Grand Prix rankings with 91 points.

The Titled Tuesday Grand Prix is ​​a scoring system that selects the eight best male and female players to participate in the final round of the Speed ​​Chess Championship 2025 - a prestigious rapid chess tournament organized by Chess.com.

In the men's category, Nakamura is temporarily leading with 94 points, followed by top players such as Denis Lazavik, Magnus Carlsen and Le Quang Liem (91 points). Meanwhile, Vietnam's third player - Le Tuan Minh also has a chance to compete with 89.5 points, ranking ninth.

In the women's category, player Pham Le Thao Nguyen is also in a favorable position in the race for a place in the final round as she is currently ranked among the top eight female players. She is ranked 7th with 65 points, creating a gap of 2.5 points compared to the 9th place.

The Titled Tuesday Grand Prix will conclude on May 27, when the eight finalists in each men's and women's category will be determined.

With stable performance and unique playing style, Le Quang Liem continues to affirm his position in the international chess community and is a great hope for Vietnamese chess in 2025.

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