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Liem returns with win; Son falls from top 10

Viet Nam — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:29:23 +0000

HA NOI — Grand Master (GM) Le Quang Liem made a remarkable return with a victory in the fourth round of the World Junior Chess Championship in Turkey, lifting his ranking.

The Vietnamese representative (Elo 2,577) strongly defeated host International Master (IM) Emre Can on Tuesday, whose Elo rating is 2,460. The victory pushed him up eight spots from 22th to 14th place in the overall ranking, with three points after four rounds.

At the same time, his teammate GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son (Elo 2,579) unexpectedly lost to Croatian GM Ante Brkic (Elo 2,530). It was the first loss for the former world U10 champion in Turkey to a rival with a weaker Elo rating.

Son with two wins, one draw and one loss, grabbed 2.5 points. He plunged from his fourth position on Monday to 22nd the next day.

In the next match, Son will face with IM Jacek Tomczak (Elo 2,451) from Poland. Tomczak also had 2.5 points after round four.

Meanwhile the former world U14 title holder Liem will play IM Tornike Sanikidze (Elo 2,486) from Georgia. Sanikidze holds three points and is ranked higher than Liem at seventh in the table due to his better sub-index.

GM Eltaj Safarli (Elo 2,527) of Azerbaijan defeated GM Bassem Amin (Elo 2,561) from Egypt and replaced him to take the sole lead of the tournament.

Seferli’s win against Bassem Amin brought him four points and ahead of Brkic, GM David Howell of England, Women GM Hou Yifan and Chen Lin from China all holding 3.5 points.

No 1 seed GM Rauf Mamedov of Azerbaijain fell to 51st position, with two points after two losses, while the No 2 GM Maxim Rodshtein of Israel was 17th on three points.

On the girl’s side, American Women Fide Master Tatev Abrahamyan won against Women IM Joanna Majdan of Poland with a perfect score after the fourth round. Top two seeds Dronavalli Harika from India and Mariya Muzychuk of Ukraina drew their games and share second place with Kazakhstan’s Gulmira Davletbayova and Indian Mary Ann Gomes at 3.5 points.

The championships are held from August 2-16, funded by FIDE and organised by the Turkish Chess Federation and Sehitkamil Municipality. There are 195 players from 60 countries who will play in 13 round robin format matches to select the winner with the most points. —

Liem hits 8th place, Son tumbles down

Bao Viet Nam — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:23:20 +0000

HA NOI — Le Quang Liem (Elo rating of 2,577) moved up at the World Junior Chess Championship on Wednesday after his second straight victory during the fifth round of the ongoing tournament in Turkey.

The Vietnamese Grand Master (GM) defeated International Master (IM) Tornike Sanikidze (Elo 2,486) of Georgia, to rank eight overall.

Liem, who won the U-14 world champion title in 2005, had no problems beating Sanikidze, as the 17-year-old Vietnamese master started off at a higher level than his rival.

With his third win in the tournament, Liem jumped up six places from 14th on Tuesday to eighth on Wednesday.

The tournament hasn’t been as good for his teammate GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son (Elo 2,579). He tied in his fifth round with IM Jacek Tomczak (Elo 2,451) of Poland. The draw was an upset, as the former world U-10 champion had a much higher Elo rating than his opponent. Elo ratings represent how the players rank in the world.

Taking just 0.5 points from the tie, Son now stands at three, which brings him down from Tuesday’s 22nd spot to now 27th.

The young Brit David Howell beat Azerbaijani Grandmaster Safarli (Elo 2,527) to share the lead with Chinese Li Chao who won against Ante Brkic (Elo 2,530). The two are now leading with 4.5 points, and Elo ratings of 2,561 and 2,590 respectively.

Liem and Li will face each other in round six on board one, while 15-year-old female prodigy Yifan Hou (Elo 2,557), who is holding the Women’s GM title, will take on Howell.

Son will play FIDE Master Niccolo Ronchetti (Elo 2,434) from Italy who also pocketed three points after five rounds.

On the girls’ side, WGM Tatev Abrahamyan (Elo 2,277) of the US drew with top seed Harika Dronavalli (Elo 2,461) from India to defend her half-point lead. With every other top board ending in a draw, the contest for the top spots remained unchanged.

Abrahamyan with 4.5 points will face Mariya Muzychuk (Elo 2,413) of Ukraine in the next round. Four players with four points: Harika vs Dauletova and Nakhbayeva vs Gomes will face each other.

The annual championships are being held from August 2-16 under the auspices of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) and with the organisation of Turkish Chess Federation and Sehitkamil Municipality. There are 195 players from 60 countries taking part. —

Son makes a comeback; Liem tastes a win

Bao Viet Nam — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:21:20 +0000

HA NOI — Chinese Grand Master Li Chao defeated Vietnamese Le Quang Liem to take the lead of the World Junior Chess Championship with 5.5 points after the sixth round on Thursday in Turkey.

It was the first failure for Viet Nam’s grand master at the tournament, where participants will play 13 rounds total to select the winner.

GM Liem’s loss pushed him down the ranking table from eighth to 14th, while Li kept his top position.

He was followed by GM David Howell of Britain who held out against Women’s GM Yifan Hou of China and German International Master (IM) Arik Braun who scored another win on Thursday.

The day wasn’t all bad for Viet Nam. Liem’s team-mate, GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son, enjoyed a victory after two disappointing days. Son easily pocketed his win over FIDE Master (FM) Niccolo Ronchetti of Italy. The win was expected as the Italian ranked lower than him on world rankings.

Now with four points, Son jumped from the 27th place to 16th at the tournament.

Players will enjoy a day off today before competing again where Son will meet IM Jon Ludvig Hammer of Norway while Liem will face Brkic.

The two Vietnamese representatives are favourites of the competition, as Liem is seed No 10 and Son is No 9.

On the girls’ side, Ukrainian WGM Mariya Muzychuk scored an important victory against the previous leader WFM Tatev Abrahamyan of the US to share the lead with IM Dronavalli Harika from India.

Harika won against WIM Gulmira Dauletova of Kazakhstan while her team-mate WFM Guliskan Nakhbayeva took down WIM Mary Ann Gomes of India.

All three winners leading the board share first place with five points.

The annual championships are held from August 2-16 under the auspices of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) and with the organisation of the Turkish Chess Federation and Sehitkamil Municipality. There are 195 players from 60 countries taking part in the event. —

Sortie de Sarkonomics, de Liêm Hoang Ngoc

nps19 — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:53:12 +0000

Liêm Hoang Ngoc sort un nouveau livre intitulé Sarkonomics aux éditions Grasset. Courrez l’acheter !

Le mot de l'éditeur:

"Les travailleurs tu exploiteras. Les chômeurs tu stigmatiseras. La précarité tu répandras. Les vieux tu feras travailler. Les caisses de l’Etat tu videras. Les bijoux de famille tu braderas. Des paquets fiscaux aux riches tu offriras. Les pauvres et les malades tu feras payer. Ton peuple tu ne consulteras pas. Tes habits neufs à la gauche tu prêteras." Ainsi se déclinent les dix commandements de la Sarkonomics, pâle succédané de la Reaganomics que vénéraient, il y a près de trente ans, les néo-conservateurs américains, aujourd’hui largement contestés.

En autant de courts chapitres traitant du pouvoir d’achat, de l’épargne et de la consommation, de l’emploi et des heures supplémentaires, des retraites, de la dette, du service public ou de l’Europe, ce livre démonte pas à pas les principes de la nouvelle politique économique de la France.

Au nom de la lutte contre " l’immobilisme ", les " réformes " organisant la régression sociale généralisée sont aujourd’hui présentées comme les attributs d’une politique " moderne ". Contre l’enfer politique, économique et social vers lequel les dix commandements néo-conservateurs mènent la France, ce sont dix travaux d’Hercule qui attendent demain ceux qui seraient encore gaullistes au pays de De Gaulle, socialistes au parti socialiste.

Kongsi

matiketawa — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:20:04 +0000

Taipan Liem Sioe Liong diwawancarai sebuah stasiun televisi swasta terkemuka tentang kehebatan bisnisnya Pertanyaan pertama, kalau Indofood itu bagaimana ceritanya. Oom Liem menjawab, "Itu bermula dari jaman perang dulu, waktu tentara-tentara kita kesulitan makanan dan dari sana saya punya gagasan bikin pabrik makanan yang murah meriah."

Si wartawan menegaskan "sahamnya siapa punya."

Oom Liem mengangguk-ngangguk, "Kebetulan saya punya semua."

Si wartawan meneruskan pertanyaan, "Kalau Indo cement?"

"Oh itu juga, sahamnya saya punya semua."

Masih belum puas di wartawan bertanya, "Bagaimana dengan Indomobil?"

"Saya punya semua."

Akhirnya, si wartawan bertanya, "Kalau Indonesia?"

Oom Liem dengan cepat menjawab, "Wah, kalau itu owe kongsi sama Pak Harto."

Kiat Sukses Oom Liem

matiketawa — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:08:37 +0000

Banyak orang penasaran dan ingin tahu rahasia kesuksesan taipan Liem Soei Liong. Saat datang dan Fukkien, Oom Liem hanya membawa pakaian yang melekat saja. Tapi kini ia berhasil jadi konglomerat terkemuka di kawasan Asia. Selain itu, ia juga dikenal punya hubungan dekat dengan kekuasaan di Indonesia.

Pada sebuah kesempatan, seorang wartawan yang berhasil mendekati Oom Liem mengajukan pertanyaan menyangkut kiat sukses Oom Liem. "Oom, bisa cerita bagaımana Oom mengawali bisnis di Indonesia hingga sukses seperti sekarang?"

"Oh, dulu ketika saya datang belum punya apa-apa. Saya coba bekerja pada orang. Dari upah yang saya terima saya belikan 2 ekor bebek. Saya pelihara, lantas beranak-pinak. Sebagian telurnya saya jual, sebagian saya tetaskan jadi bebek. Bebek saya tambah banyak ... ," tutur Oom Liem.

"Lantas ...?"

"Merasa berhasil dengan bebek, saya coba memelihara babi. Uang hasil memelihara bebek saya belikan 2 pasang babi. Saya pelihara baik-baik dan saya kembang-biakkan hingga jadi banyak ...," ujar Oom Liem.

Begitu cerita Oom Liem. Rupanya dengan ketelatenen yang luar biasa Oom Liem terus beralih dari binatang yang satu ke binatang yang lain, yang nilai ekonomisnya kian tinggi. Namun, rupanya sang wartawan sudah tak sabar dengan cerita evolusi usaha Oom Liem.

"Lantas apa hal itu yang membuat Oom bisa jadi konglomerat? Lantas apa hubungannya dengan kedekatan Oom dengan presiden?" sergah si wartawan.

"Oh, itu. Itu yang mau saya ceritakan. Setelah sukses memelihara bebek, babi, kambing, sapi .... akhirnya saya memutuskan untuk memelihara ‘Babe' sampai sekarang."