Gold medallist, 30th SEA Games 2019

The Negaraku sounded out proudly this afternoon for chess at the 30th SEA Games in Subic Bay, the Philippines. Congratulations to Yeoh Li Tian for winning the gold medal in the Rapid Chess tournament!

[Event "Rapid Chess, 30th SEA Games 2019"]
[Site "Subic Bay, Philippines"]
[Date "2019.12.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Nguyen, Ngoc Truong Son GM"]
[Black "Yeoh, Li Tian IM"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2641"]
[BlackElo "2294"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Qe7 7. Nc4 Bd6 8. a4 c5 9. h3 Nd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Bd2 Nb8 12. Nh2 Nc6 13. Ng4 Be6 14. Nge3 f6 15. Nf5 Qd7 16. Nce3 Nd4 17. Nxd6 cxd6 18. b4 cxb4 19. Bxb4 f5 20. c3 Nc6 21. Ba3 f4 22. Nc4 f3 1/2-1/2

This draw was offered by our player from a position of strength. Li Tian has no fear of 23. Bxd6 because 23...fxg2 wins easily for him, eg 24. Bxf8 gxf1=Q+ or 24. gxf3 Bxc4 and 25...Qxh3.

Here are Li Tian's games from the second to fifth rounds which were played yesterday. Because of the odd number of players in this event, he had been given a bye in the first round.

[Event "30th SEA GAMES (MEN RAPID CATEGORY) 2019"]
[Site "Travellers Hotel, Subic Bay, Philippines"]
[Date "2019.12.02"]
[Round "2"]
[Board "4"]
[White "YEOH, Li Tian"]
[Black "NGUYEN, Anh Khoi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2294"]
[BlackElo "2248"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2019.12.02"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]

1. Nf3  Nf6  2. g3  b6 3. Bg2  Bb7  4. O-O e6  5. d3  d5 6. Nbd2  c5  7. e4  Nc6 8. Re1  Be7  9. c3 O-O  10. e5  Nd7 11. Nf1  b5  12. h4 b4  13. h5  bxc3 14. bxc3  h6  15. N1h2 Qa5  16. Bd2  Qa3 17. Ng4  Rfb8  18. Bxh6 Qxc3  19. Rc1  Qa3 20. Bg5  Ba6  21. Bxe7 Nxe7  22. Qd2  Qxd3 23. Qg5  Kf8  24. Nh4 Qh7  25. Nf6  gxf6 26. exf6  Ng8  27. Bxd5 Ngxf6  28. Bxe6  fxe6 29. Rxe6  Bd3  30. Rxf6+ Nxf6  31. Qxf6+  Kg8 32. Rxc5  Rb1+  33. Kh2 Qd7  34. Rg5+  Kh7 35. Rg6  Bxg6  36. hxg6+ Kg8  37. Nf5  Rh1+ 38. Kxh1  Qd1+  39. Kg2 Qd5+  40. Kh2   1-0

[Event "30th SEA GAMES (MEN RAPID CATEGORY) 2019"]
[Site "Travellers Hotel, Subic Bay, Philippines"]
[Date "2019.12.02"]
[Round "3"]
[Board "1"]
[White "CUHENDI, Sean Winshand"]
[Black "YEOH, Li Tian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2386"]
[BlackElo "2294"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2019.12.02"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]

1. d4  d5  2. Bf4  Nf6  3. e3  c5  4. Nd2  Nc6  5. c3  cxd4  6. exd4  g6  7. Bd3  Bg7  8. Ngf3  O-O 9. h3 Nh5  10. Bh2  Bh6  11. O-O  Nf4  12. Bxf4  Bxf4  13. Re1  Qd6  14. Qe2  Bf5  15. Bxf5  gxf5  16. Ne5  Nxe5  17. dxe5  Qh6  18. Nf3  e6  19. g3  Bg5  20. Nxg5  Qxg5  21. h4  Qh6  22. Rad1  Rac8  23. Rd4  Rc7  24. Qe3   1/2-1/2

[Event "30th SEA GAMES (MEN RAPID CATEGORY) 2019"]
[Site "Travellers Hotel, Subic Bay, Philippines"]
[Date "2019.12.02"]
[Round "4"]
[Board "3"]
[White "YEOH, Li Tian"]
[Black "GARCIA, Jan Emmanuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2294"]
[BlackElo "2384"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2019.12.02"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]

1. Nf3  Nf6  2. g3  g6  3. c4  c6  4. Bg2  Bg7  5. O-O  O-O  6. d4  d5  7. Qb3  Qb6  8. Nc3  Rd8  9. Na4  Qxb3  10. axb3  Na6  11. Bf4  Bf5  12. Rfc1  Rac8  13. Nc3  Ne4  14. c5  f6  15. b4  g5  16. Be3  Ra8  17. b5  Nxc3  18. Rxc3  cxb5  19. c6  b4  20. Rcc1  Bc8  21. h4  h6  22. Ne1  e6  23. hxg5  hxg5  24. Nd3  Bf8  25. Bd2  bxc6  26. Rxc6  Rd6  27. Rcc1  Rb8  28. f4  Bh6  29. fxg5  Bxg5  30. Bxg5 fxg5 31. Ne5  Bb7  32. Rf1  Rf8  33. Bh3  Rxf1+  34. Rxf1  Bc8  35. Rf7 Rc6 36. Rxa7  Rc2  37. b3  Kf8  38. Kf2  Ke8  39. Bxe6  Nc5  40. Bf7+  Kf8 41. dxc5  Rxc5  42. Nd3 Rb5  43. Ke3  Bf5  44. Kd4  Rb6  45. Bxd5  1-0

[Event "30th SEA GAMES (MEN RAPID CATEGORY) 2019"]
[Site "Travellers Hotel, Subic Bay, Philippines"]
[Date "2019.12.02"]
[Round "5"]
[Board "2"]
[White "ARUNNUNTAPANICH, Tinnakrit"]
[Black "YEOH, Li Tian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2023"]
[BlackElo "2294"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2019.12.02"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]

1. d4  f5  2. c4  Nf6  3. Nc3  d6  4. Nf3  g6  5. g3  Bg7 6. Bg2  O-O  7. O-O  c6  8. b3  a5  9. Bb2  Na6  10. a3  Rb8  11. Qd3  Kh8  12. Rad1  Nc7  13. d5  Na6  14. Nd4  Bd7  15. Rfe1  Nc5  16. Qc2  Qb6  17. e3  Rbe8  18. Rb1  Rc8  19. Qd1  cxd5  20. Nxd5  Nxd5  21. cxd5  Rc7  22. Ba1  Rfc8  23. h4  Ne4  24. Bxe4  fxe4  25. h5  Qc5  26. hxg6  hxg6  27. Ne6  Bxe6  28. Bxg7+  Kxg7  29. dxe6  Qe5  30. Qd4  Kf6  31. Kg2  Rc2  32. b4  a4  33. b5  Qxd4  34. exd4  d5  35. Rb4  Ra2  36. Rxa4  Rcc2  37. Ra7  Rxf2+  38. Kh3  Kg5  39. Rh1  Rf8   0-1