Millionaire Chess Open Grandmaster Le Quang Liem will be the only representative of Viet Nam at this year's Millionaire Chess Open in Las Vegas, which takes place from  October 8-12.

Grandmaster Le Quang Liem (Source: VNA)

Liem, who has an Elo rating of 2,697, is seeded No 6 at the event with a total winners' pot of 1 million USD.

At last year's event, former world blitz champion Liem earned 5.5 points in nine matches, resulting in 23^rd position.

The standing winner, Wesley So of the Philippines, is seeded No 3 in the upcoming event.

(Source: VNA)