With his second successive win in round six of the DYTM Raja Dr. Nazrin Shah KL International Open IM Mouthun Ly has joined GM Sergei Tiviakov on top of the leaderboard with 5/6 and is now also in contention for a GM title norm.
Ly beat fellow IM Nguyen Huynh Minh Huy while Tiviakov with the black pieces took a quick draw against John Paul Gomez. Both leaders will now meet in round seven.
WGM Medina Warda Aulia and WGM Irine Sukandar
Sharing third to eight places on 4.5/6 are Gomez, M.R. Venkatesh and Nguyen And Dung who drew each other, Niaz Murshed and Richard Bitoon who also drew each other, and Nguyen Van Huy who joins them after an easy win over Mari Joseph Turqueza.
Two young players who are impressing are 17 year old WGM Medina Warda Aulia and 15 year old FM Aravindh Chithambaram and are showing they easily belong amongst the group on 4/6. Both are unbeaten despite playing numerous grandmasters and are in contention for the International Master title norm.
FM Aravindh Chithambaram (on left)
Round 6 standings:
1 GM Tiviakov Sergei NED 2651 – 5
2 IM Ly Moulthun AUS 2440 – 5
3 GM Gomez John Paul PHI 2524 – 4.5
4 GM Venkatesh M.R. IND 2515 – 4.5
5 GM Nguyen Anh Dung VIE 2453 – 4.5
6 GM Bitoon Richard PHI 2414 – 4.5
7 IM Nguyen Van Huy VIE 2423 – 4.5
8 GM Murshed Niaz BAN 2464 – 4.5
9 GM Atalik Suat TUR 2562 – 4
10 IM Ramnath Bhuvanesh.R IND 2408 – 4
11 GM Deepan Chakkravarthy J. IND 2515 – 4
12 WGM Medina Warda Aulia INA 2332 – 4
13 GM Laxman R.R. IND 2449 – 4
14 IM Nguyen Huynh Minh Huy VIE 2474 – 4
15 FM Aravindh Chithambaram VR. IND 2417 – 4
16 GM Dzhumaev Marat UZB 2496 – 4
17 IM Kuderinov Kirill KAZ 2448 – 4
18 FM Pascua Haridas PHI 2375 – 4
19 CM Setyaki Azarya Jodi INA 2181 – 4
20 GM Lazarev Vladimir FRA 2441 – 4
21 IM Nolte Rolando PHI 2417 – 4
22 GM Neelotpal Das IND 2428 – 4
23 FM Pitra Andika INA 2276 – 4
24 WGM Kulkarni Bhakti IND 2246 – 3.5
25 Montoya Edsel PHI 2185 – 3.5
26 FM Mariano Nelson III PHI 2318 – 3.5
27 IM Dimakiling Oliver PHI 2379 – 3.5
28 Yeoh Li Tian MAS 2328 – 3.5
29 FM Turqueza Mari Joseph PHI 2295 – 3.5
30 WFM Dewi Aa Citra INA 2154 – 3.5
31 IM Liew Chee-Meng Jimmy MAS 2216 – 3.5
32 Fong Yit Ho MAS 1931 – 3.5
33 Majella Yoseph R. INA 2278 – 3.5
34 WIM Thipsay Bagyashree Sathe IND 2061 – 3.5
35 IM Das Arghyadip IND 2460 – 3.5
36 WIM Sihite Chelsie Monica INA 2281 – 3.5
37 WGM Hoang Thi Bao Tram VIE 2280 – 3.5
38 IM Nguyen Duc Hoa VIE 2508 – 3.5
Grafil Franz Robert PHI 1972 – 3.5
40 IM Lodhi Mahmood PAK 2358 – 3.5
41 Kulpruethanon Thanadon THA 2113 – 3.5
42 WGM Sukandar Irine Kharisma INA 2319 – 3
43 Marohom De Leon Jr. PHI 0 – 3
44 Ong Way Justin MAS 1985 – 3
45 Ferry Ferdiansah INA 2185 – 3
46 Low Zhen Yu Cyrus SIN 1921 – 3
47 IM Wohl Aleksandar H. AUS 2355 – 3
48 FM Hakiki Kaisar Jenius INA 2291 – 3
49 Zulfic Fedja AUS 2192 – 3
50 FM Mohammad Fahad Rahman BAN 2008 – 3
51 Calvelo Jelvis PHI 2115 – 3
52 WGM Safranska Anda FRA 2286 – 2.5
53 WFM Savant Riya IND 1938 – 2.5
54 WCM Sagar Tejaswini IND 1931 – 2.5
55 Paril Gabriel PHI 2140 – 2.5
56 Kamis Kamarunsalehin BRU 1946 – 2.5
57 Alahakoon Isuru SRI 2120 – 2.5
58 Wiwatanadate Poompong THA 2078 – 2.5
59 WIM Hoang Thi Nhu Y VIE 2207 – 2.5
60 Ngo Thi Kim Tuyen VIE 2075 – 2.5
61 Yap Abel Jinwei MAS 2073 – 2.5
62 Fong Yit San MAS 2190 – 2.5
63 Yogesh Gautam IND 2091 – 2.5
64 Vu Phi Hung VIE 2095 – 2.5
65 Tan Jun Feng MAS 1911 – 2.5
66 Ferdinand Hutabarat INA 0 – 2.5
67 FM Ram Aravind L N IND 2054 – 2
68 IM Borsos Bogdan UKR 2247 – 2
69 Anisuzzaman Jewel BAN 2110 – 2
70 WFM Swati Mohota IND 2046 – 2
71 Darinowijono Hermanu Latif MAS 1903 – 2
72 Villanueva Nelson PHI 2260 – 2
73 Vucak Mark AUS 1771 – 2
74 Tan Li Ting MAS 1928 – 2
75 Lim Kian Hwa MAS 1851 – 1.5
76 Akhramsyah Aqil Ainuddin Naufal MAS 1548 – 1.5
77 Izzuddin Zain BRU 1881 – 1.5
78 Ismail Ahmad MAS 2035 – 1.5
79 Wettasinha Vasanta SRI 1784 – 1.5
80 Lim Ming Xian MAS 1729 – 1.5
81 Greenwood Martin C ENG 1587 – 1.5
82 Singgih Diajeng Theresa INA 1629 – 1.5
83 Mukhriez Shah Bin Mahmood Shah MAS 0 – 1.5
84 Akhramsyah Arif Alauddin Wafi MAS 0 – 1
85 Amirul Amir Faiz MAS 0 – 0.5
86 Sagar Siya IND 0 – 0.5
