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Megaranto sumalo sa liderato kina So, Yu sa Asian chessfest

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SUBIC, Philippines – Pinayuko ni GM Susanto Megaranto ng Indonesia ang second seed GM na si Krishan Sasikiran ng India upang itulak ang three-way tie para sa liderato ka­salo sina GM Wesley So ng Philippines at GM Yu Yangyi ng China sa third round ng 2010 Asian Individual Chess Championships sa Subic Exhibition and Convention Center dito.

Pinisak ni Megaranto, isa sa dalawang Indone­sians na kalahok sa ma­higpitang 89-player field, ang paboritong Indian champion sa kanilang matensyong endgame na labanan na inabot ng halos hatinggabi upang umagaw ng eksena kina So at Yu.

Ginapi naman ni So ang kababayang IM na si Oliver Barbosa sa 56-mo­ves ng Slav upang manati­ling perpekto ang kanyang kampanya taglay ang 3 puntos sa prestihiyosong 9-round tournament na inorganisa ng National Chess Fede­ration of the Philippines (NCFP) sa kooperasyon ng Philippine Sports Commission, Deparment of Tourism, PCSO, PAGCOR at Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority.

 Pinataob naman ni Yu si IM S.P. Sethuraman ng India.

May kalahating puntos na layo sa tatlong nabanggit na lider ang apat na Chinese players--sina GM Ni Hua, GM Li Chao, GM Ding Liren at Yu Ruiyuan na may tig-2.5 puntos.

ASIAN INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS

DEPARMENT OF TOURISM

DING LIREN

EXHIBITION AND CONVENTION CENTER

KRISHAN SASIKIRAN

LI CHAO

NATIONAL CHESS FEDE

NI HUA

OLIVER BARBOSA

PHILIPPINE SPORTS COMMISSION

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