Chess @ Hanoi SEA Games, Round 8

At the end of the eighth round of the Standard Chess competition at the 31st SEA Games in Vietnam, we've just witnessed two victories from Yeoh Li Tian and Tan Li Ting. Li Tian still stands equal on points with Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son and Ervan Mohamad and it is going down to the wire tomorrow. Nobody else can touch them. 

Tomorrow's crucial pairings for the gold medal:

Tran Tuan Minh vs Ervan Mohamad

Laohawirapap Prin vs Yeoh Li Tian

Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son vs Lye Lik Zang

In the event that these three players win their games tomorrow, it will still be equal at the top and the medal placings will be decided by tie-breaks. But I should also mention that Li Tian stands on the cusp of claiming his third and final grandmaster norm. I really hope he succeeds in this quest.

Li Ting also played very well this afternoon to crush her opponent. Unfortunately, both our two other representatives - Lye Lik Zang and Puteri Munajjah lost their games and they are languishing at the bottom of the standings in their respective sections.

Rank after Round 8

Rk.   Name FED RtgI Pts. 

1 GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son (VIE) 2641 6 pts

2 IM Yeoh Li Tian (MAS) 2523 6 pts

3 IM Ervan Mohamad (INA) 2367 6 pts

4 IM Tin Jingyao (SGP) 2499 5½ pts

5 GM Gomez John Paul (PHI) 2442 5 pts

6 GM Priasmoro Novendra (INA) 2501 4 pts

7 IM Quizon Daniel (PHI) 2384 3½ pts

8 GM Tran Tuan Minh (VIE) 2533 3½ pts

9 IM Wynn Zaw Htun (MYA) 2508 3 pts

10 IM Nay Oo Kyaw Tun (MYA) 2385 2 pts

11 CM Laohawirapap Prin (THA) 2210 2 pts

12 FM Lye Lik Zang (MAS) 2358 1½ pts

Rank after Round 8

Rk. Name (FED) RtgI Pts. 

1 WIM Citra Dewi Ardhiani Anastasia (INA) 2367 6½ pts

2 IM Sukandar Irine Kharisma (INA) 2499 6 pts

3 WGM Hoang Thi Bao Tram (VIE) 2442 6 pts

4 WIM Fronda Jan Jodilyn (PHI) 2523 4½ pts

5 WGM Vo Thi Kim Phung (VIE) 2641 4½ pts

6 WGM Frayna Janelle Mae (PHI) 2384 4 pts

7 CM Gong Qianyun (SGP) 2210 3 pts

8 IM Tan Li Ting (MAS) 2508 3 pts

9 GM Prommuang Araya (THA) 2501 1½ pts

10 IM Azhar Puteri Munajjah Az-Zahraa (MAS) 2385 1 pt

Position after 46 Ne2

[Event "31st SEA Games 2021"]

[Site "Quang Ninh Exhibition Of Urban Planning & Expo"]

[Date "2022.05.14"]

[Round "8"]

[Board "1"]

[White "Yeoh Li Tian"]

[Black "Priasmoro Novendra"]

[Result "1-0"]

[ECO "A05"]

[WhiteElo "2523"]

[BlackElo "2501"]

[EventCountry "VIE"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. c4 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. d4 Nc6 7. Nc3 Bd7 8. d5 Na5 9. Qd3 c5 10. Nd2 a6 11. b3 b5 12. Bb2 Rb8 13. Rab1 bc4 14. bc4 Ng4 15. Nd1 Ne5 16. Qc2 Rb4 17. Ne3 Ba4 18. Qc1 Qb6 19. Bc3 Rb1 20. Nb1 Bd7 21. Nd2 Ng4 22. Ng4 Bg4 23. Bg7 Kg7 24. Qc3 Kg8 25. Rb1 Qc7 26. e4 Ra8 27. f4 Nb7 28. h3 Bd7 29. Qb2 Nd8 30. Qb6 Qc8 31. Kh2 f6 32. Nf3 Nf7 33. Rb2 a5 34. Ne1 g5 35. Nd3 Kh8 36. Qb7 Qd8 37. Bf3 gf4 38. gf4 a4 39. a3 Nh6 40. Rb1 Rc8 41. Nf2 Qe8 42. Nh1 e5 43. f5 Qe7 44. Ng3 Rg8 45. Qc7 Qg7 46. Ne2 Qe7 47. Rb7 Rd8 48. Ng3 Nf7 49. Rb8 Kg7 50. Nh5 Kf8 51. Rb7 Ng5 52. Bd1 Ne4 53. Ba4 Nd2 54. Bd7 1-0

Position after 48....Kd6

[Event "31st SEA Games 2021"]

[Site "Quang Ninh Exhibition Of Urban Planning & Expo"]

[Date "2022.05.14"]

[Round "8"]

[Board "4"]

[White "Lye Lik Zang"]

[Black "Tin Jingyao"]

[Result "0-1"]

[ECO "D37"]

[WhiteElo "2358"]

[BlackElo "2499"]

[EventCountry "VIE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 dc4 5. e4 b5 6. e5 Nd5 7. Nb5 Nb6 8. Be2 Nc6 9. O-O Be7 10. Qd2 Qd7 11. Qf4 Bb7 12. Rd1 Nb4 13. Nc3 f5 14. ef6 gf6 15. Qh6 O-O-O 16. Bf4 N4d5 17. Bg3 Nc3 18. bc3 Qa4 19. Nd2 Bd5 20. Qg7 Qd7 21. Qh6 Qe8 22. a4 a5 23. Rdb1 Qc6 24. Qg7 Kd7 25. Rb5 Rdg8 26. Qf7 h5 27. Rc5 e5 28. Qg8 Rg8 29. Rc6 Kc6 30. Bh5 ed4 31. cd4 Bb4 32. Nf1 Bc3 33. Rd1 Bb2 34. Ne3 c3 35. h4 Bb3 36. Rb1 Na4 37. Bf3 Kb5 38. Be2 Kc6 39. Bf3 Kd7 40. Be4 Nb6 41. h5 Rh8 42. Bf5 Kc6 43. Be4 Kb5 44. Bd3 Kc6 45. Be4 Nd5 46. Bc7 Kc7 47. Bd5 Bd5 48. Nd5 Kd6 49. Nc3 Bc3 50. Rb6 Kd5 51. Rf6 Rh5 52. Ra6 Kd4 53. g4 Rg5 54. f3 Kc4 55. Kf2 Kb3 56. Kg3 a4 57. f4 Ra5 58. Rb6 Bb4 59. f5 a3 60. f6 a2 61. f7 Ra8 0-1

Position after 32....Qg4

[Event "31st SEA Games 2021"]

[Site "Quang Ninh Exhibition Of Urban Planning & Expo"]

[Date "2022.05.14"]

[Round "8"]

[Board "8"]

[White "Prommuang Araya"]

[Black "Tan Li Ting"]

[Result "0-1"]

[ECO "C78"]

[WhiteElo "1628"]

[BlackElo "2087"]

[EventCountry "VIE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. d3 d6 8. h3 O-O 9. Nc3 Na5 10. Nd5 Nd5 11. Bd5 c6 12. Bb3 Nb3 13. ab3 f5 14. Bd2 c5 15. Ba5 Qe8 16. Kh1 Bb7 17. Nd2 Qg6 18. Qe2 Qh6 19. Rfd1 g5 20. f3 f4 21. Nf1 Qe6 22. Re1 Kf7 23. Nh2 h5 24. Rad1 Rh8 25. Kg1 Bc8 26. Rf1 Qg6 27. c3 Be6 28. Ra1 Rhg8 29. Qd1 g4 30. fg4 hg4 31. hg4 Bg4 32. Ng4 Qg4 33. Qf3 Qh4 34. Rfd1 Rg3 35. Qf2 f3 36. Kf1 Qh1 37. Qg1 Qg1 38. Kg1 Rg2 0-1

[Event "31st SEA Games 2021"]

[Site "Quang Ninh Exhibition Of Urban Planning & Expo"]

[Date "2022.05.14"]

[Round "8"]

[Board "10"]

[White "Azhar, Puteri Manajjah Az-zahraa"]

[Black "Frayna Janelle Mae"]

[Result "0-1"]

[ECO "A15"]

[WhiteElo "2059"]

[BlackElo "2221"]

[EventCountry "VIE"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. O-O cd4 7. ed4 d5 8. h3 dc4 9. Bc4 Nd5 10. Nc3 Nb6 11. Bb3 Nc6 12. Be3 Na5 13. Qe2 Nb3 14. ab3 Be6 15. Ra3 a6 16. Rd1 Bd5 17. Ne5 Rc8 18. Nd3 e6 19. Nc5 Qe7 20. b4 Bc4 21. Qf3 Bd5 22. Qe2 Bc4 23. Qf3 Nd5 24. Nd5 Bd5 25. Qe2 b6 26. Nd3 Qb7 27. Nf4 Bc4 28. Qf3 Qf3 29. gf3 Rfd8 30. b3 Bb5 31. Raa1 Rc6 32. Rd2 Rcd6 33. Rad1 h6 34. Ng2 R6d7 35. d5 Rd5 36. Rd5 Rd5 37. Rc1 Rd6 38. Rc8 Kh7 39. f4 Bd4 40. Rc7 Kg7 41. Ne1 Be2 42. Nc2 Bf6 43. Kg2 Bd3 44. Na3 b5 45. Nc2 Rc6 46. Rc6 Be4 47. f3 Bc6 48. Ne1 Bd5 49. Nd3 Bc3 50. Nc5 Bb4 51. Na6 Bd6 52. b4 Kf6 53. Nc5 Kf5 54. Nd3 h5 55. Kg3 Bc4 56. Ne5 g5 57. Nc4 bc4 58. Kf2 gf4 59. Bd2 Ke5 60. Ke2 Kd5 61. Bc3 Kc6 62. Kd2 Kb5 63. Kc2 e5 0-1

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