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By GilaChess on Aug 24, 2007 in Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Malaysian Chess at it’s best
By GilaChess on Aug 24, 2007 in Uncategorized | 0 Comments
Malaysian Open Chief arbiter Encik Najib Wahab (wearing tie)
Beside him is Hadi (left) and Encik Ibrahim Abu Bakar (right)
By GilaChess on Aug 24, 2007 in Tournament Results | 1 Comment
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
By GilaChess on Aug 24, 2007 in Chess Pictures | 0 Comments
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::-
By GilaChess on Aug 24, 2007 in Featured Game, Malaysian Open | 3 Comments
[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. [...]