At Leon Masters 2025, Le Quang Liem had an impressive performance when defeating former "chess" of India - Viswanathan Anand with a score of 3‐1 in the final match.
Initially, it was somewhat exploratory, both of them made almost optimal trips by computer. In the second game, Quang Liem chose to start the Spanish campaign and exploited the white team well. During the attack, he was trapped by Anand's back in the middle.
Although Anand tried to counterattack with the code e5, he still failed, creating an opportunity for Quang Liem to win after 58 countries.
The next game did not last long. With the Black Army, Quang Liem deployed the Berlin defense, dominated the final and caught a white ball. He pulled the code down to the next level, forcing Anand to accept surrender in the 34th game, thereby achieving a final score of 2.5-0.5 before the two players drew in the final game to close the final match.
Quang Liem is unbeaten against Anand (5 wins, 5 draws) after 10 Elo games. However, Anand is still Elo higher than Vietnamese players in all three chess genres.
Leon Masters is a prestigious rapid chess tournament in Spain, with a knockout format for 4 excellent players. The 2025 season brings together Anand, Quang Liem, Jaime Santos Latasa (homeowner) and the 11-year-old than tien - Faustino Oro.
In his first participation in the tournament, Quang Liem showed his mettle and experience to win the championship.
