VietNamNet Bridge – Swimmer Hoang Quy Phuoc brought home a gold medal in the men's 100m freestyle at the ongoing Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games in Incheon, the Republic of Korea, on July 3.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On June 10, Vietnamese grand master Le Quang Liem became the tenth World Blitz Chess champion.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the past few years, the income of Vietnam’s top chess player Le Quang Liem has increased remarkably, thanks to funding from sponsors and bonus from international chess competitions.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s top chess player Le Quang Liem had his first win in the opening match of the 2013 World Blitz and Rapid Championships in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia on June 6.

 Vietnam’s top chess player Le Quang Liem has drawn with M.Paragua from the host Philippines in the sixth round of the Asian Continental Chess Championships.   

 VietNamNet Bridge - Nguyen Thi Mai Hung has received a card to the 27th Southeast Asia Games (SEA Games) later this year in Myanmar.

VietNamnet Bridge – Vietnam’s No. 1 chess player Le Quang Liem played excellently to win the rapid chess championship of the national rapid and blitz chess tournament 2013.

VietNamNet Bridge – They are the players who are in Top 100 of the FIDE world rankings at this moment.

VietNamNet Bridge – The female chess player from the ancient city of Hue won two gold medals for standard chess and blitz chess at the Asian U20 Championship while Mai Hung won the bronze medal.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese chess player Vo Thi Kim Phung knocked down the second seed of the U20 Asia Chess Championship, whose Elo is 2250, to rank first in the sixth round.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese female chess player Vo Thi Kim Phung now takes the lead at the Asian U20 Championship in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), after five rounds.

VietNamNet Bridge - Good news has come to Vietnam’s top chessman Le Quang Liem. His position in FIDE’s latest rankings for April 2013 is 27th, three grades up from March.

VietNamNet Bridge – Chess is the sport with the highest number of “prodigies.” However, most of the prodigies were not cared for thoroughly so their talent gradually faded.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese top chess player Le Quang Liem gets additional 7.8 Elo points after the HDBank 2013 international chess tournament and has returned to the 30th place in the world rankings.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After switching to chess from online gaming, 10-year-old Nguyễn Anh Khôi triumphed at the World Youth Chess Championship 2012.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Spring Festival at Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature) opened this morning, February 11, with many activities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese chess grandmaster Le Quang Liem will take part in Aeroflot Open 2013 scheduled for February 12-17 in Russia.

VietNamNet Bridge – Having a lucky victory against Vazquez Igarza Renier (2565), Le Quang Liem has narrowed the distance to the leading group to half a point. However, his opportunity to touch the championship cup is very fragile.

VietNamNet Bridge – Playing the white chessmen, Le Quang Liem was defeated by the defending champion Nigel de Short. Liem has been knocked off from the top group, which is difficult for him to compete for the championship.

VietNamNet Bridge – The unexpected incident happened in the seventh round between Le Quang Liem and the world’s No. 13 player - Ivanchuk, when both players accidentally violated the rules of the tournament.