With 15 years he got the title of Grand Master; with 22 the world crown of lightning games; Today, with 34, the Vietnamese The Quang Liem He won comfortably in the Final of the 38th Magistral City of León to Viswanathan Anandten times winner of the tournament, for 3-1. His triumph, not for unexpected is fair since in any of the 10 games played in León (6 against Santos Latasa in semifinals) he had lower positions.
Le Quang Liem, currently based in San Luis (United States) where he enjoys with other outstanding chess players of the sponsorship of the patrons Rex Sinquefield, He was under-14 world champion And in his record there are first awards in the Open of Moscow, Calcuta and the HD Bank. Player of a great tactical capacity, the Vietnamese based its triumph in León on the second and third game that the pentacampeón of the world failed with the white and black pieces in positions, curiously, more strategic than tactics. The Indian chess player, who during the second game suffered harassment of an annoying fly that was around the board, Despite being a great defensive specialist, he found no resources to aspire to the tables and their hopes to revalidate the title.
In it First confrontationLê Quang Liêm used with the black pieces the same variant of the Spanish opening with which Saints Lateas defeat yesterday. After a balanced medium, the tables were signed after the change of ladies in movement 36 in The secondAnand lost a piece after a serious inaccuracy in play 25 that cost him a horse and later the point in dispute in an end of Torres. In the thirdOr, a blurred Anand, with the white pieces and forced to win, tried to increase his advantage in a simple appearance of towers and horses. Far from this, worse movement was being left and in 32 the king inclined. In the room, transition and with nothing to contribute, quick tables were signed in 22 plays.
The final of the final was in charge of Vicente CanuriaCouncilor for Sports of the City of León. The 38th Magistral City of León is sponsored by the City Council of León, Junta de Castilla y León, Diputación de León, Universidad de León, Infibe, Editorial MIC, ALSA, the restless, Myinvestor, Waters of León, RMD Water and Caja Rural de Zamora.
Le, Quang Liem-Anand
38th Magistral City of León. 2nd departure.
1.D4 CF6 2.C4 E6 3.CF3 D5 4.G3 Dxc4 5.Ag2 A6 6.0 -0 CC6 7.ae3 CD5 8.Ag5 AE7 9.axe7 CDXE7 10.E3 B5 11.b3 Cxb3 12.dxb3 TB8 13.tc1 0-0 14.cbd2 Ab7 15.tc5 CD5 16.TAC1 CCE7 17.Ce5 CG6 18.C6 Axc6 19.txc6 A5 20.axd5 A4 21.DB4 Dxd5 22.TXC7 E5 23.T7C5 Dxa2 24.D5 E4 25.dd4 CE5 26.t1C2 DB1+ 27.cxb1 CF3+ 28.RF1 Cxd4 29.exd4 B4 30.ta5 A3 31.tcc5 F5 32.re2 TA8 33.cd2 TXA5 34.TXA5 TC8 35.D6 RF7 36.D7 TB8 37.tb5 TA8 38.txb4 R7 39.cb3 RXD7 40.RD2 A2 41.CA1 RC6 42.RC3 G5 43.RC4 TA5 44.tb8 TA4+ 45.RC3 TA3+ 46.tb3 TA4 47.tb4 TA3+ 48.RC4 TA5 49.tb2 TA4+ 50.RB3 TXD4 51.txa2 F4 52.cc2 TD3+ 53.RC4 RD6 54.cd4 TD1 55.TA6+ RD7 56.gxf4 Gxf4 57.tf6 F3 58.rd5, Rinden. (1-0).
And with less piece and the future loss of the H, Anand left.
