ASEAN Championship 2010 - Day 3

The First ASEAN Championship, exclusively for ASEAN chess player kick off on Boxing Day 2010. Five More Vietnam woman chess players storming the upper standing on Day 3/Round 6, all elo range from 2200 to 2300+. Indeed the Vietnamese are of a large crowd in this tournament. The tournament top seed however, WGM Irene K. Sukandar, stays on 3.5/6 point. Irene lost to WIM Nguyen Thi Mai Hung 2253 in round six, put her now on difficult task to finish within prize position. The current standing after round 6 :

1. WGM Nguyen Thi Thanh An VIE 2300 5,0
2. WGM Le Thanh Tu VIE 2316 4,5
3. WIM Nguyen Thi Mai Hung VIE 2253 4,5
4. WGM Hoang Thi Bao Tram VIE 2271 4,0
5. WGM Sukandar Irine Kharisma INA 2382 3,5
6. WIM Pham Le Thao Nguyen VIE 2337 3,5
7. WIM Dang Bich Ngoc VIE 2203 3,5
8. WIM Hoang Thi Nhu Y VIE 2223 3,5
....up to 20 players


In the main  or "men" tournament, GM Zurab Asmaiparashvili come out as a surprise participant. The super GM has a close relation to Singapore Chess Federation and perhaps playing as special invitee as GM Le Quang Liem seems to absent from this tournament. Stand on his reputation, GM Zurab is on first position of the current standing. Indonesian GM Megaranto held a draw with the super GM on round 6. Current standing after round 6:
 
1. GM Azmaiparashvili Zurab SIN 2637 5,0
2. IM Barbosa Oliver PHI 2451 4,5
3. GM Megaranto Susanto INA 2528 4,0
4. IM Nguyen Van Huy VIE 2449 4,0
5. GM Dao Thien Hai VIE 2512 4,0 
6. IM Yap Kim Steven PHI 2395 4,0

..............etc.


A photograph album courtesy of Singapore Chess News can be found here.