GRANDMASTER candidate Oliver Dimakiling of Davao City settled for a truce with compatriot fellow International Master Richard Bitoon of Medellin, Cebu using the white pieces in the sixth round of 2007 Dato Artur Tan Malaysian Open yesterday being held at the ballroom of Cititel Midvalley Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Dimakiling and Bitoon, both playing under the banner of National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) president Prospero Pichay Jr. improved their record for a total 4.5 points to climbed into a tie for 5th to 13th placers in the company of countryman IM Barlo Nadera of Mandaue, Cebu, GM Dao Thien Hai of Vietnam, GM Ziaur Rahman of Bangladesh, IM Wang Rui and Wan Yunguo of China, IM Sadikin Irwanto of Indonesia and IM Gary Lane of Australia.
Woman International Master Sheerie Joy Lomibao of Quezon City who forced a draw with IM Bitoon and GM Utut Adianto of Indonesia in the early round beat Jun Lian Low of Malaysia to raise her total 3.0 points in this FIDE event which attracted 86 players. She will face Kaiser Jenius Hakiki of Indonesia in the seventh round.
Other sixth round matches yesterday were IM Nadera who halved the point with GM Rahman, same with the game between of IM Wang and Yunguo, IM Irwanto clobbered IM Ronald Bancod of the Philippines, IM Lane upset GM Murray Chandler of England, and GM Dao nipped IM Nasib Ginting of India.
Top seed GM Zhang Zhong and Li Chao of China hurdled their respective rivals yesterday to join fellow Chinese WGM Ruofan Li and Weiqi Zhou in the leadership board with 5.0 points apiece.
GM Zhang crushed IM Girinath P.D.S. of India while Chao prevented the International Master aspirations of Fide Master Hamed Nouri of Escalante City while WGM Ruofan settled for a draw with Weiqi.
Other Filipino woodpushers still in contention for the title race were NM Emmanuel Senador (4.0) points, NM Rolando Nolte (4.0), IM Julio Catalino Saddora (3.5) and NM Rhobel Legaspi ( 3.5) .
The Results – [Individual Category] after six rounds: (86 player's field)
5.0 points--- GM Zhang Zhong (China), WGM Ruofan Li (China), Weiqi Zhou (China), Li Chao (China)
4.5 points--- IM Oliver Dimakiling (Philippines), IM Richard Bitoon (Philippines), IM Barlo Nadera (Philippines),GM Dao Thien Hai (Vietnam), GM Ziaur Rahman (Bangladesh), IM Wang Rui (China), Wan Yunguo (China), IM Sadikin Irwanto (Indonesia), IM Gary Lane (Australia)
4.0 points---FM Hamed Nouri (Philippines), NM Emmanuel Senador (Philippines), NM Rolando Nolte (Philippines), WGM Zhang Jilin (China), IM Grinath P.D.S. (India), IM Mas Hafizuhelmi (Malaysia), FM Ton That Nhu Tung (Vietnam), Aman Khairul (Malaysia)
3.5 points---GM Utut Adianto (Indonesia), GM Murray Chandler (England), GM Nguyen Anh Dung (Vietnam), WIM Laura Moylan (Australia), IM Ronald Bancod (Philippines), IM Julio Catalino Sadorra (Philippines), NM Rhobel Legaspi (Philippines), IM Tirto (Indonesia), IM Nasib Ginting (Indonesia), FM Sebastian Simanjuntak (Indonesia), FM Tze-Meng Mok (Malaysia), FM Anas Nazreen Bakri (India)…
(Report from MARLON BERNARDINO)
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