The 12th IGB Dato’ Arthur Tan Malaysian Open 2015 is taking place from September 21st – 27th, at the Cititel Hotel at Mid Valley Kuala Lumpur.
The event is a 9-round Swiss tournament with the participation of 148 players from 18 different countries. They will be vying for the rich prize fund of USD 20,000.
18 players are in the lead with perfect 2/2 score, amongst them are Grandmasters Jahongir Vakhidov of Uzbekistan, Duc Hoa Nguyen of Vietnam and Oliver Barbosa of the Philippines.
Standings after Round 2 (top 50):
1 GM Vakhidov Jahongir UZB 2532 2
2 GM Nguyen Duc Hoa VIE 2504 2
3 GM Barbosa Oliver PHI 2501 2
4 IM Smirnov Anton AUS 2447 2
5 IM Padmini Rout IND 2437 2
6 IM Ramnath Bhuvanesh.R IND 2422 2
7 IM Ikeda Junta AUS 2396 2
8 IM Nava Roderick PHI 2388 2
9 IM Dimakiling Oliver PHI 2377 2
10 FM Chan Nicholas MAS 2372 2
11 FM Yeoh Li Tian MAS 2356 2
12 FM Kongsee Uaychai THA 2265 2
13 IM Nolte Rolando PHI 2414 2
14 Vo Thanh Ninh VIE 2348 2
15 IM Sharma Dinesh K. IND 2354 2
16 Karthik V. Ap IND 2266 2
17 FM Lim Zhuo Ren MAS 2247 2
18 Roinald Bancod PHI 2280 2
19 GM Shyam Sundar M. IND 2495 1.5
20 GM Laylo Darwin PHI 2484 1.5
21 IM Nguyen Van Huy VIE 2457 1.5
22 IM Ly Moulthun AUS 2452 1.5
23 Fang Yuxiang CHN 2445 1.5
24 IM Li Ruofan SIN 2370 1.5
25 FM Low Zhen Yu Cyrus SIN 2290 1.5
26 CM Gukesh D IND 1801 1.5
27 Akmalnaidi Akbar INA 0 1.5
28 GM Torre Eugenio PHI 2462 1.5
29 Abelgas Roel PHI 2353 1.5
30 Kunal M. IND 2350 1.5
31 FM Masruri Rahman INA 2307 1.5
32 FM Tran Minh Thang VIE 2286 1.5
33 FM Le Tuan Minh VIE 2429 1.5
34 FM Pitra Andika INA 2310 1.5
35 IM Pascua Haridas PHI 2430 1.5
36 IM Wohl Aleksandar H. AUS 2343 1.5
37 Krishna Teja N IND 2313 1.5
38 Mcclymont Brodie AUS 2308 1.5
39 IM To Nhat Minh HUN 2304 1.5
40 FM Mariano Nelson Iii PHI 2301 1.5
41 FM Hafiz Arif Abdul INA 2213 1.5
42 Ooi Zhi Yang MAS 2052 1.5
43 GM Murshed Niaz BAN 2450 1.5
44 IM Shyaamnikhil P IND 2427 1.5
45 GM Gonzales Jayson PHI 2379 1.5
46 IM Purnama Tirta Chandra INA 2372 1.5
47 CM Lubis Endar Sakti INA 2255 1.5
48 IM Yap Kim Steven PHI 2399 1
49 IM Lioe Dede INA 2387 1
50 IM Lu Chan Hung VIE 2229 1