KL Open 2009 - Round 5

Kuala Lumpur Open 2009 now reaching round 5 with GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son 2589 leading with 4 1/2 point. His only draw was with IM Tirto from Indonesia prevents him to get a perfect score. An half points below are two players from Indonesia and two from Vietnamese, IM Dede Liu, IM Irwanto Sadikin ,GM Dao Thien Hai, and CM Nguyen Hoang Nam.

A round before CM Farid Firmansyah 2207 , a young rising star from Indonesia, making headline after joining as a player at top standing. He success in drawing with IM Tahir Vakhidov and in round four beat IM Richard Bitoon in Sicilian with Black.

IM Dede Liu, former promising player a dekade ago, won against his country fellow GM Megaranto Susanto. Now he is making a chess comeback started in Walikota Bima tournament a month ago. See his 90's won against GM here.

IM Irwanto Sadikin, a chess mentor and player from early 90's generation, played solid draw against IM Rahul Shetty and GM Dao Thien Hai. His latest win is against Timothy Chan Wei Xuan from Singapore.

So in round 6, there are three Indonesians players from different generations on high board in KL Open 2009. Just slightly below, FM Awam Wahono, FM Syarif Mahmud, GM Megaranto Susanto and others also waiting the opportunity to show off on top standing.

Top Standing After Round 5:

1. GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son VIE 2589 4,5
2. IM Liu Dede INA 2419 4,0
3. GM Thien Hai Dao VIE 2542 4,0
4. IM Irwanto Sadikin INA 2429 4,0
5. CM Nguyen Hoang Nam VIE 2329 4,0
6. GM Dzhumaev Marat UZB 2532 3,5
7. CM Farid Firman Syah INA 2207 3,5
8. IM Vakhidov Tahir UZB 2520 3,5
9. FM Wahono Awam INA 2393 3,5
10. IM Bitoon Richard PHI 2490 3,5
11. GM Nguyen Anh Dung VIE 2454 3,5
12. FM Pak Yevgeniy KAZ 2348 3,5
13. CM Van Huy Nguyen VIE 2414 3,5
14. Udani Ian PHI 2241 3,5
15. FM Mahmud Syarif INA 2347 3,5

chess-result, official website.

Ronde 6 mendatang para pecatur Indonesia akan berhadapan dengan lawan tangguh dari Vietname di papan atas. IM Irwanto Sadikin bertemu papan atas GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son sedangkan IM Dede Liu ketemu musuh lawas GM Dao Thien Hai. CM Farid Firmansyah yang sempat ada di urutan atas bertemu FM Awam Wahono. FM Syarif Mahmud kebagian GM Nguyen Anh Dung.

GM Megaranto Susanto akan dicobai Udani Ian, pendatang baru dari Phillipine ? Udani Ian ini mengalahkan IM Tirto dan Sofyan Jafar di babak sebelumnya.

Berikut game interaktif dari partai IM Richard Bitoon melawan CM Farid Firmansyah yang dimenangkan Farid melalui perlawanan Sicilian. Notasi dari potretcatur.blogspot.com