Le Quang Liem (right cover) won the championship after defeating former Chess King Anand - Photo: MUNDODEPORTIVO
The final match opened with a tense and cautious first game. Both Le Quang Liem and chess champion Anand showed extremely tight calculations, did not make any mistakes and ended in a draw.
The decisive turning point came in the second game. While holding the white pieces, Le Quang Liem took full advantage of his opponent's puzzling mistake after the e4 move. The Vietnamese player did not miss the opportunity, playing Qd4 and forcing the former Chess King to sacrifice a knight with the Ne5 move to rescue the trapped queen.
After having the advantage in numbers, Le Quang Liem played without making any mistakes and won convincingly.
Black's e4 move completely changed the game.
After taking advantage, Le Quang Liem did not make any mistakes to win game 2.
The next game was quick, after just over 20 minutes. This time, Quang Liem held the black pieces and continued to show his sharpness.
He captured a white pawn in the endgame and brought down a black pawn to threaten promotion. Anand was faced with the choice of losing his knight again if he wanted to prevent the black pawn from promoting, and he decided to surrender on move 34.
Le Quang Liem (holding the black pieces) forced his opponent to sacrifice his knight to prevent his pawn from being promoted in game 3.
This result meant that Le Quang Liem secured the championship, with a 2.5-0.5 lead with only one round left to play. The final round ended in a draw.
After 10 Elo games against Anand, Le Quang Liem still maintains an undefeated record, with 5 wins and 5 draws. Although most of the matches between the two players took place when Anand was no longer at the peak of his career, it is worth noting that the Indian player's Elo coefficient in all three chess genres is still higher than Quang Liem's. Specifically, in rapid chess, Anand's Elo is 2,727 compared to 2,655 for the Vietnamese player.
Victory at Leon Masters 2025 is not only an important title but also a strong affirmation of Le Quang Liem's class and talent, especially when he surpassed a living legend of the world chess village.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/le-quang-liem-vo-dich-giai-co-vua-leon-master-2025-20250707075554138.htm
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