Malaysians grab solo lead in Girls-U14 and Open-Under 8 at Singapore Int'l Youth Chess

WCM Nur Nabila Azman Hisham of Malaysia is the solo leader in the Girls U14 division after 8 rounds of the 2010 Singapore International Youth Chess Festival.Azman Hisham won five games and 3 draws for 6.5 points one half point ahead of WFM Dao Thi Lan Anh (Vietnam) and 1 point clear of Janelle Frayna of Far Eastern University (Phil).In the Open U-8 division,Malaysian Wong Yim Long is solo leader with 7.5 points,one point ahead of Cyrus Low Zhen Yu(Singapore).Nguyen Huynh Minh Thien of Vietnam and Chua Alfred Xue Kai are in 3rd and 4th place,both with 6.0 points.A total of 55 players from 9 countries are entered in the Open U-8 division.

OPEN-Under 8 Division Standings after Round 8

Rank Name Country W D L Total
1. Wong Yim Long Malaysia 7 1 0 7.5
2. Low Zhen Yu Cyrus SIN 6 1 1 6.5
3. Nguyen Huyn Minh Thien VIE 6 0 2 6.0
4. Chua Alfred Xue Kai SIN 6 0 2 6.0
5. Hong Zhong Kai SIN 5 1 2 5.5
6. Nadhwani Aum IND 5 1 2 5.5
7. Danial Choo Zhenghao SIN 5 1 2 5.5
8. Low Yi Quan SIN 5 1 2 5.5
9. Narken Jin SIN 5 1 2 5.5
10.Park Joon Ha KOR 5 1 2 5.5
11.Woon Sheng Kai Nicholas SIN 5 1 2 5.5



GIRLS UNDER 14 STANDINGS AFTER ROUND 8

1. Nur Nabila Azman Hisham MAS 5 3 0 6.5
2. Dao Thi Lan Anh VIE 6 0 2 6.0
3. Janelle Frayna PHI 5 1 2 5.5
4. Tansika Misal IND 5 0 3 5.0