Five Players on 7.5 points

22 August 2012, Kuala Lumpur - At the Arthur Tan Chess Festival, five players are bunched at 7.5 points at the end of the ninth round of combined tournaments. Among the leaders are Antonio Rogelio, Nolte, Dableo of Phillipines, Gusanov of Uzbekistan, and Wahono of Indonesia.

Today two more rounds to round it up to eleven total number of rounds. Each player will be earning points to win their respective individual chess tournaments.