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Liem emerges champion in Kolkata Open

Overnight leader Grand Master Le Quang Liem of Vietnam clinched the title with a drawn game against Indian International Master S Satyapragyan in the final round of the fourth Kolkata Open Grandmaster Chess tournament on Thursday.

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Overnight leader Grand Master Le Quang Liem of Vietnam clinched the title with a drawn game against Indian International Master S Satyapragyan in the final round of the fourth Kolkata Open Grandmaster Chess tournament on Thursday.


Unwilling to take chances, IM Satyapragyan exchanged pieces regularly to eventually force the draw by repetition of moves as Liem finished with eight points and was richer by Rs 3 lakh.

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