Liem Le

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: info@liemchess.com #EWC2026 #Chess #Esports #FreeAgent

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.

7th National Championship! We have made history with @websteru! news.webster.edu/2025/webster-w…

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

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. 🏆👉 praguechessfestival.com/en/2025/clanek…

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!

@ChessArbitress @USChessChamps @SusanPolgar @LiemChess Looking forward to! chessdom.com/spice-cup-ches…

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

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 (polgarfoundation@live.com) - 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

@websteru wins another 2 national titles at the 2023 U.S. Collegiate Blitz Championship! news.webster.edu/2023/national_…

@websteru wins the U.S. Collegiate Rapid Championship for the third time in a row news.webster.edu/2023/rapid_che…

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

I played a blitz (3+0) against Le Quang Liem,Vietnam's #1 and globally ranked #15 currently, Feb 1, 2022,on chess.com .I was leading with +6.3 by move 37, his stream appreciation made it a cherished experience. Check out the game:GAME 3 chess.com/analysis/game/…

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: bielchessfestival.ch/Tournaments/Cl… #Chess #BielBienne #Biel #Bienne

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

@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 :)

@LiemChess @chessable They made you cover the Colle system in a London System course? @chessable is out of control!

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.

An in-depth look at how SPICE started at @websteru and remains the #1 collegiate chess program in America. news.webster.edu/2023/the_shift…

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

Looking for a compact repertoire for black against e4? Check out my latest @chessable course chessable.com/-100-repertoir…

100+ participants signed up for our summer chess camp at @websteru. All instructors are members of the SPICE Program, including GMs. It is amazing to see the enthusiasm of the kids during the lessons. Some of them may go on to become professional chess players in the future.