IM Mas Wins 5th Round Game In Vietnam

On Saturday, 5th December 2009, IM Mas Hafizulhelmi, Malaysia has managed to win his fifth round opponent and currently sitting in fourth place in the 2nd Dragon Capital Vietnam Chess Open 2009 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
 Table 1. Mas Hafizulhelmi’s Performance Up To Round Five, 2 wins and 3 draws, unbeaten so far.
Meanwhile IM Yee Weng has dropped to 30th position while only obtaining 2.0 points to his credit after five rounds of play here in Vietnam.

 Table 2. Rankings After Round 5. IM Mas Hafizulhelmi, Malaysia, in fourth placing.

The table illustrates the rise of IM Mas from 9th seed to the current fourth placing after the half-way stage in the 2nd Dragon Capital Vietnam Chess Open 2009.
(posted by firey_rook; http://fireyrook.blogspot.com)