25th August 2018, Kuala Lumpur - In round 7, GM Wang Hao continues to lead after scoring a draw with GM Firouzja on top board. Meanwhile our Malaysian hope, IM Yeoh Li Tian resigned against his Indonesian opponent, GM Megaranto Susanto.
GM Wang Hao has 6 points after seven rounds, same as GM Firouzja Alireza, also with 6 points. IM Yeoh Li Tian, Malaysia, dropped to 11th ranked. He needs another 1.5 points from his two remaining rounds to qualify for a GM norm.
The Malaysia Chess Festival 2018 is entering its penultimate round and the two rounds will decide the winners of the various chess tournaments being held concurrently with 15th Dato' Arthur Tan Malaysian Open 2018.
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| Figure 1. Round 7 results, Dato'Arthur Tan Malaysia Open 2018. |
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| Figure 2. Ranking after 7th round, Dato'Arthur Tan Malaysia Open 2018. |
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