Asian Individual 2011 and First Asian Blitz

From 1st May 2011, Asian Individual Chess Championship 2011 begun in the city of Masshad of the former Persian empire. Event are in Open and Women section. Rustam Kasimdzhanov is top seed, followed by Krishnan Sasikiran. Munguntuul Batkhuyag is Women's top seed, Hou Yifan is playing in Open section.

Indonesian's WGM/(IM) Kharisma Sukandar playing good opening but then lost to Munguntuul, to stand on 2.5/4, the same as GM Megaranto Susanto but without lost. Wesley So having even rough start with 2.0, drawing two games and losing to Adhiban B.

The tournament is looking for four Asianers to granted permission for having a fun K.O event in the next World Cup cycle, plus one girl for the next WOMEN's K.O World Cup. Together with a prize fund of 6,000 and 3,000 dollars for Open and Woman section. And then to be followed by the FIRST Asian Blitz competition, of 11 swiss round, time is 3 minutes + 2 seconds.

Rank after Round 4


1. GM Bu Xiangzhi CHN 2662 3.5
2. GM Yu Yangyi CHN 2646 3.5
3. GM Jumabayev Rinat KAZ 2558 3.0
4. GM Adhiban B IND 2543 3.0
5. GM Negi Parimarjan IND 2622 3.0
6. GM Harikrishna P IND 2666 3.0
7. GM Sasikiran Krishnan IND 2676 3.0
8. GM Dao Thien Hai VIE 2512 2.5
9. IM Barbosa Oliver PHI 2506 2.5
10. GM Wen Yang CHN 2545 2.5
11. FM Pourramezanali Amirreza IRI 2330 2.5
12. GM Megaranto Susanto INA 2529 2.5

Women Round 4:
1. IM Munguntuul Batkhuyag MGL 2463 4.0
2. WIM Pham Le Thao Nguyen VIE 2340 3.0
3. WIM Sabirova Olga UZB 2225 3.0
4. WGM Huang Qian CHN 2400 3.0
5. WIM Muminova Nafisa UZB 2346 3.0
6. WGM Sukandar Irine Kharisma INA 2362 2.5