Archive for August 24th, 2007

DATMO Round 8 results »


DATMO Round 7 Results »


Chief Arbiter »

Malaysian Open Chief arbiter Encik Najib Wahab (wearing tie)
Beside him is Hadi (left) and Encik Ibrahim Abu Bakar (right)

DATMO Round 7 results and Round 8 pairings »

After 7 rounds and 3 draws in the top 3 boards, there is no clear leader for the Malaysian Open.
9 players tie for top spot with 5.5 points out of 7. They are:

WGM Li Roufan

GM Zhang Zhong

Li Chao

IM Wang Rui

Wan Yunguo

Ziaur Rahman

Zhou Weiqi

7th round results

DATMO 8th round pairing

AmBank Savers pictures »

The fourth day (23rd August 2007) was a rest day for DATMO participants. The tournament hall was used to host another tournament - AmBank Savers Gang for juniors. Here are the pictures from that event::-

IM Gary Lane defeats GM Murray Chandler (Round 6) »

[Event "4th IGB Dato' Arthur Tan Malaysian Chess Open"]
[Site "Kuala Lumpur MAS"]
[Date "2007.08.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "IM Lane, Gary W"]
[Black "GM Chandler, Murray"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2412"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[PlyCount "129"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7 7. O-O Nc6 8. Qg4 Nf6 9. Qxg7 Rg8 10. Qh6 Ne5 11. [...]