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Le Quang Liem
Photo: Biel International Chess Festival
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Le Quang Liem

VietnamBorn 1991 (age 35)FIDE ID 12401137

Playing now: Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 2026

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2762
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2732
Luft

Flair

Le Quang Liem's classical flairs

0 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • TitanLuft classical rating averaging 2800+ over the last 4 years
  • Serial WinnerWon 2+ elite events in the last 12 months
  • UnderdogRegularly beats players rated 50+ higher
  • Fortress25+ games in a row without a loss
  • Black BeltDoes better with black than with white
  • IronmanPlayed 50+ games over the last 12 months
  • RisingAged 18 or under, Luft rating up 40+ over the last 12 months
  • Endgame SpecialistEndgame 90+: converting, saving and not throwing endgames
  • TacticianTactics 90+: sharp, tactical games they made sharp
  • LightningTop 20 at speed chess (mostly blitz, some rapid)
  • Hot StreakAt least 6 points from 7 straight games against strong opposition
  • SignatureSticks to one defence with black far more than most
  • ChameleonPlays a wide range of defences with black
  • WildcardBrilliant one event, off the next: hard to predict
  • ReliableConsistent across all top events
  • FighterRarely draws, and wins far more than they lose
  • AdaptableTactics and Positional both 90+
  • PositionalPositional 90+: slow, quiet games they steered
  • PodiumTop 3 in at least half of their elite events

No classical flair in the last year yet.

Trophy cabinet

Le Quang Liem's classical titles

4 classical titles, newest first

  • Biel Chess Festival 20241st · 5½/8 · Perf. 2818
  • Asian Championship 20191st
  • Vietnamese Championship 20101st
  • Vietnamese Championship 20071st

Attributes

Tactics 87Positional 88Endgame 89Openings 89Composure 85Defence 91Speed 83Consistency 94

Luft classical rating

2762No. 10

From 14 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2809 level, with 1 win against the top 10.

ResultsPlayed at a 2809 level, blended with their FIDE rating+23
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+2
Activity14 classical games in top events−5

Openings

Their most-played, from 46 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Queen's Gambit Declined650%
English Opening333%
Queen's Pawn Game250%
Queen's Gambit Accepted250%
Sicilian Defense20%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 6 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation275%
Ragozin Defense250%
Semi-Tarrasch Defense150%
Main line10%

English Opening

With White: 3 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 1 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation250%
King's English Variation10%

Queen's Pawn Game

With White: 2 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Zukertort Variation150%
Symmetrical Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Accepted

With White: 2 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Defense150%
Old Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 2 games, won 0, drew 0, lost 2 · 0%

VariationGamesScore
Accelerated Dragon10%
Scheveningen Variation10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 11 games, won 3, drew 8, lost 0 · 64%

VariationGamesScore
Barmen Variation450%
Exchange Variation383%
Charousek Variation1100%
Orthodox Defense150%
Harrwitz Attack150%
Three Knights Variation150%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 4 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense367%
Morphy Defense1100%

English Opening

With Black: 3 games, won 1, drew 2, lost 0 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation367%

Catalan Opening

With Black: 2 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Open Defense275%

Scotch Game

With Black: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Main line1100%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 202612 Nov 20263/4+9+8
59th Biel International Chess Festival 202623 Jul 2026=3rd+1+3
FIDE World Cup 202515 Nov 20255½/8+2+4
Prague International Chess Festival 20257 Mar 2025=7th−9−10
45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 202421 Sep 20245/9−2−5

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMV. Keymer12 Nov 2026 · Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 20262761
GMPraggnanandhaa R.24 Jul 2024 · 57th International Chess Festival Biel2757
GMDing Liren16 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242736
GMM. Bluebaum15 Jul 2026 · 59th Biel International Chess Festival 20262694
GMS. Shankland19 Jul 2024 · 57th International Chess Festival Biel2683

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMV. KeymerLast 12 Nov 2026 · Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 20264220
GMPraggnanandhaa R.Last 6 Mar 2025 · Prague International Chess Festival 20253120
GMI. IvanisevicLast 3 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232020
GMR. PonomariovLast 6 Aug 2023 · FIDE World Cup 20232020
GMA. MishraLast 23 Jul 2024 · 57th International Chess Festival Biel2020

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How attributes are calculated

From their games in top events over the last 12 months, each judged against the opponent's rating

  • TacticsHow well they score in sharp games they chose to make sharp.
  • PositionalHow well they score in quiet, manoeuvring games they steered.
  • EndgameHow they do in endgames against what the position promised when it began: converting a winning one earns a little, saving a losing one earns a lot, and throwing a winning one costs a lot.
  • OpeningsThe engine's verdict on their position around moves 15 to 20, against what's normal for that colour, as the score it points to. Over the last 4 years, with older games counting less.
  • ComposureHow well they score under pressure: the game straight after a loss, and the last 3 games of an event while they can still win it. Over the last 4 years.
  • DefenceHow they do in games where they were 0.8 pawns or more worse after move 18, against what that position usually scores: holding the draw earns, turning it around earns more, and losing costs a little.
  • SpeedTheir Luft rapid and blitz ratings. With neither, an estimate a little below their classical level.
  • ConsistencyTheir Luft rating, less their off days: tournaments (5+ games each) over the last 4 years where they played 50+ below it. Anything better never counts against them.

  • "How well they score" is a performance rating: the opponent's rating, plus 400 for a win and minus 400 for a loss, averaged. So it's always judged against who they played.

    The score out of 100: 80 is a 2600 level, and each 13 rating points adds one, so 2860 and up is 100.

    Fair to everyone: with only a few games of a kind, the result leans towards their overall Luft rating. Strengths and weaknesses are measured against their overall level and compared with the top 100, so a specialist's best side stands out. A little recent form is added to all but Speed.