Singapore International Youth Championship Round 5 : Le Tuan Minh in solo lead!

Top seed FM Le Tuan Minh of Vietnam won his games against two Filipinos in round 4 and 5 to take the solo lead in the Open-under 14 of the 2010 Singapore International Youth Championship held in Stansfield Residence 1,Mt Vernon Rd.,Singapore.Le won against Jerad Docena and Paul Robert Evangelista both students from FEU. Another Filipino Vince Angelo Medina also of FEU was held to a draw by unrated Roid Attakaatsur of Indonesia,both had 4.5 points for joint 2nd place.Le Tuan Minh and Vince Angelo Medina were paired to play in the crucial 6th round today while Attakaatsur battles Evangelista.Jerad Docena's back to back loses against Le and compatriot Medina pulls him down to 10th place in the standings with 3 points.A total of 44 players from 9 countries participated with the winner going home with S$1,500.In the Girls-Under 14,Nur Nabila Azman Hisham of Malaysia toppled top seed Jannele Frayna of the Philippines to take the solo lead after 5 rounds with 4.5 points.Three players Frayna,WFM Dao Thi Lan Anh of Vietnam and Yuan Wei Ting of Singapore are tied for 2nd-4th place all with 4 points.