by Albert Silver
3/19/2017 – Playing as the superstar in front of one’s home crowd is often as much a disadvantage as an advantage. This is true even of World Champions. When it came to playing in the strongest event held in his native Vietnam, the HDBank Cup, elite GM Le Quang Liem, a student in the US, did not wilt, and for a third time took the top honors. Here is the report with a great miniature by Wei Yi.