Liem Le

Grandmaster | World Blitz Champion 2013 | Collegiate Chess Program Leader

[Liem Le @LiemChess]

Excited to join Team Flash for the Esports World Cup 2026 in Paris! ♟️🔥

Looking forward to this new challenge and the opportunity to represent Team Flash and Vietnam on one of the biggest international stages of the year.

See you at #EWC2026 🇻🇳

[Liem Le @LiemChess]

Qualified for @EWC_EN after finishing 3rd at @DreamHack Atlanta: Road to EWC! 🏆♟️

A completely different experience from traditional chess: loud crowds, white-noise headsets, no-increment rapid games, and an electric esports atmosphere.

Now open to conversations with esports organizations and partners for the upcoming season. 📩
Contact: [email protected]

#EWC2026 #Chess #Esports #FreeAgent

[Liem Le @LiemChess]

After many rewarding years, my time at Webster University is coming to a close, as the university has decided to discontinue its chess program.

I am incredibly proud of what we accomplished together. The Webster chess program established itself as one of the most successful collegiate chess programs in history, achieving sustained excellence at both the national and international levels. Over the past 14 years (2012–2026), our students captured 2 World Championships, 3 Olympiad gold medals, and more than 90 national titles.

In collegiate competition, Webster remained the top-ranked program and qualified for the national championship every year. We won or tied for first place in 10 of 14 Pan American Intercollegiate Championships and secured 7 of 13 President’s Cups.

I am deeply grateful to the visionary leaders who supported the program from the beginning, especially former Chancellor Dr. Elizabeth Stroble and former President Dr. Julian Schuster, as well as the dedicated staff, generous donors, and friends who helped build its success.

I also want to sincerely thank the program’s founders and my predecessors, Susan Polgar and Paul Truong, for creating a legacy in collegiate chess that will be very difficult to match.

Above all, I am most proud of our players. Their professionalism, outstanding work ethic, and commitment to excellence defined the program and made everything possible. More than 60 alumni — including many grandmasters from around the world — have graduated from Webster, and I am confident they will continue to thrive both on and off the chessboard.

Although this chapter is ending, I am excited about the future and the new opportunities ahead to keep mentoring, competing, and contributing to the game I love.

Thank you to everyone who has been part of this remarkable journey.

[Liem Le @LiemChess]

7th National Championship! We have made history with @websteru!

https://t.co/qWk3fxLWjg

[chess24 @chess24com]

Liem Le first person in 2025 to win #TitledTuesday with a PERFECT 11/11 score!

[Prague International Chess Festival @PragueChess]

We proudly present our first #Masters of #PICF2025! 🤩

@LiemChess s returning to Prague after 3 years and his silver run in the top category. He will be joined by Turkish prodigy #EdizGurel, who clinched the spot after final game with Anton Korobov. 🏆👉 https://t.co/FLUR65dbR8

[IA Judit Sztaray @ChessArbitress]

Amazing 6 days at the 2024 SPICE Cup! Thankful for @LiemChess for the invitation, we had a blast!
Congrats to GM Illia Nyzhnyk and GM Viktor Gazik tieing for first!
But the most incredible performance was by @Grayson_Rorrer getting both IM and GM norm with a round to spare!

[Chessdom @chessdom]

@ChessArbitress @USChessChamps @SusanPolgar @LiemChess Looking forward to! https://t.co/49Im9N5lsR

[Biel Chess Festival @BielFestival]

Liem Le won this year's Masters at the #bielchess festival! Congratulations on the third consecutive win! What a performance by the Vietnamese GM! #chess #grandmaster @LiemChess

[Susan Polgar @SusanPolgar]

Elite Chess Camp for 12 Talented Young US Chess Players!

The Susan Polgar Foundation, in partnership with Webster University- SPICE, is pleased to announce a unique scholarship opportunity for an Elite (Overnight) Chess Camp on July 5-12 for 12 selected young players.

The camp will be hosted by SPICE at Webster University in Webster Groves, MO.

Application requirements ([email protected])

- American Girls or Boys
- Age: 9-12
- Rating: 1900-2200+ USCF

On campus housing, meals, snacks, evening activities, etc. will be covered by the Susan Polgar Foundation.

Training will be conducted by experienced world-class Grandmasters from the elite Webster University Chess Program, including the current SPICE head-coach and world #20 GM Liem Le.

@USChess @WOMChess @chesscom @lichess @GothamChess @websteru @LiemChess @durarbayli

[Liem Le @LiemChess]

@websteru wins another 2 national titles at the 2023 U.S. Collegiate Blitz Championship!
https://t.co/EK8P7INr8g

[Liem Le @LiemChess]

@websteru wins the U.S. Collegiate Rapid Championship for the third time in a row https://t.co/tvv4oaA1yy

[Liem Le @LiemChess]

@DEPTH29 You confused me with another Vietnamese player. His last name is also Le :)

[Biel Chess Festival @BielFestival]

Some pictures from the Award Ceremony of today. PODIUM of the 2023 #BielChess Grandmaster Triathlon GMT! 🏆♟️
🥇 Lê Quang Liêm 🇻🇳
🥈 Vincent Keymer 🇩🇪
🥉 David Navara 🇨🇿
Full ranking & further information: https://t.co/jAyn1SMgVt
#Chess #BielBienne #Biel #Bienne

[Liem Le @LiemChess]

So happy to win the prestigious #BielChess GMT the second time in a row!

[Biel Chess Festival @BielFestival]

LE QUANG LIEM DEFENDS BIEL GMT TITLE!

The winner of the 2023 #BielChess Grandmaster Triathlon is Lê Quang Liêm from Vietnam!

#Chess #BielBienne #Biel #Bienne

[Liem Le @LiemChess]

@anishgiri @chessable I actually covered it through the move order 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c3, hoping to transpose to the London after 3...e6 :)

[Liem Le @LiemChess]

Ju Wenjun wins the crucial last round of #WomenChessMatch and retains her World Champion title by using a line I recommended in my @chessable LTR London System. Congratulations!
Ju clearly knew the position, not sure about Lei Tingjie. Lei did not play e5 and failed to equalize.

[Liem Le @LiemChess]

An in-depth look at how SPICE started at
@websteru and remains the #1 collegiate chess program in America.
https://t.co/EAQLaDhxob

[Liem Le @LiemChess]

Thanks everyone involved in helping us organize this event successfully at @websteru!

[Susan Polgar @SusanPolgar]

The 2023 SPF National Invitational for Girls Co-Champions (FM Ruiyang Yan 2354 and IM Alice Lee 2454)!

By winning the blitz playoff, Ruiyang won $120,000 academic scholarship (full tuition and fees) to @websteru + $4,000 while Alice won $73,000 scholarship + $3,000! Congratulations to both!

The only draw they had was to each other! @USChess @websteru @FIDE_chess @WOMChess

[Liem Le @LiemChess]

Looking for a compact repertoire for black against e4? Check out my latest @chessable course https://t.co/SPxHO2YxCB