Chennai Olympiad: Round 4 – double loss

I guess the picture sums up how it feels for the Malaysian Open team to go up against a monstrosity like Croatia. Sure, Malaysia is small and agile but we are no match for the hulking monster like Croatia. Just look at the rating! All 2600+ except their last board who is 2500+. It was…

Malaysia posted double wins for the Open and Women section improving their standings just past the halfway mark for the 44th Chess Olympiad held at Chennai. Also, today will be a rest day. Where we are at: Standings/Seedings: Malaysia Open team initial seeding :80. Now at 64. (up 16 places) Malaysia Women team initial seeding…

Both the Open and Women team bounced back after a poor showing in the initial rounds. Finally clear wins that should lift the morale of both the teams! The Malaysian Open team won 4-0 against Ghana whereas the Women team won 3-1 South Africa.   Ghana (GHA) Rtg 0 – 4   Malaysia (MAS) Rtg Adu-Poku, Kwabena…

IM Pitra Andyka After 6 rounds, there are 3 joint leaders for the 47th Selangor Open Chess Tournament. There are International Master Pitra Andyka, International Master Oleg Badmatsyrenov and FM Christopher Castellano. All 3 are tied at 5 points out of 6. However the leaders are closely followed by 10 players following closely just half…

Portugalera Ric continued his unbeatable streak by winning 6 games in a row. This puts him a full point ahead of his nearest rival. His latest victim being FM Mariano Nelson III who was seeded fifth at the start of the tournament. His wins are impressive as he has beaten the top two seeds.In round…

Grandmaster Sivuk Vitaly is the defending champion as he last won the previous Johor Open in 2019 is sharing the lead going into the last round with Grandmaster Priasmoro Novendra. Both grandmasters have 6 and a half points after 8 rounds. In clear 3rd place is Vietnamese GM Nguyen Duc Hoa who has 6 points….