Le Quang Liem Wins Aeroflot, Qualifies for Dortmund
Congratulations to Le Quang Liem, a very talented young player who will now be the first Vietnamese player ever in a super-GM tournament. Coming into the last round, he and his countryman Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son were tied for first, and while NNTS lost to Ukranian GM Anton Korobov in the last round, LQL pulled out a tough win against Ian Nepomniachtchi.
As a result, Le Quang Liem won the tournament and automatic entry into Dortmund, and given his strong play throughout the event, he is a most deserving winner. He led (alone or tied) from start to finish, beat four players in the 5.5 score group, and had an exception 2872 TPR, nearly 100 points greater than the next highest performance.
For more details, go here and/or here. For some late round games with my (light) comments, click here.