6th IGB Dato Tan Malaysia Open

6th IGB Dato Tan Malaysia Open

Report by Andrew Ooi

After 5 rounds, a leader has finally emerged in the 6th IGB Dato Tan Malaysia Open (DATMO), GM Dzhumaev Marat (picture) leads the pack of 100 players with a slim lead of half a point. He has 4.5/5.

Following closely behind are Gao Rui, Xiu Deshun, GM Ghaem Maghami Ehsan, Senador Emmanuel, Nguyen Ngoc Troung Son, GM Ziaur Rahman, GM Negi Parimarjan and Yu Yangyi. All have 4/5 at the moment.

Two time defending champion GM Li Chao is currently at 3.5/5.

Below is the top 20 ranking after 5 rounds. There are 4 more rounds to go.

Rank SNo. Name Rtg FED Pts BH.

1 6 GM Dzhumaev, Marat 2535 UZB 4½ 19½

2 13 Gao, Rui 2491 CHN 4 21

3 4 GM Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan 2589 IRI 4 20½

4 9 Xiu, Deshun 2515 CHN 4 20½

5 27 Senador, Emmanuel 2372 PHI 4 20

6 2 GM Nguyen, Ngoc Truong Son 2592 VIE 4 20

7 5 GM Rahman, Ziaur 2538 BAN 4 19

8 3 GM Negi, Parimarjan 2590 IND 4 18½

9 10 Yu, Yangyi 2510 CHN 4 18

10 38 Ma, Qun 2319 CHN 4 16½

11 1 GM Li, Chao b 2634 CHN 3½ 20

12 100 Zulkhairi 0 INA 3½ 19½

13 14 GM Schebler, Gerhard 2486 GER 3½ 19

14 31 FM Mok, Tze-Meng 2343 MAS 3½ 19

15 21 IM Dableo, Ronald 2417 PHI 3½ 19

16 15 GM Nguyen, Anh Dung 2474 VIE 3½ 18½

17 43 WIM Muminova, Nafisa 2287 UZB 3½ 18

18 7 GM Megaranto, Susanto 2534 INA 3½ 17½

12 GM Laylo, Darwin 2494 PHI 3½ 17½

20 16 IM Sriram, Jha 2459 IND 3½ 17

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