7th HDBank Cup International Open Chess 2017 - Masters : Favorite on top at the 7th HD Bank International Cup after Round 7

Favorite on top at the 7th HD Bank International Cup after Round 7 Top seed GM Wei Yi (2727), Le Quan Liem (2712) Bu Xiangxhi and Wang Hao (2683) are tied for the lead all with 6 points after 7 rounds of the 7th HD Bank Cup. Nine (9) players are tied for 5th - 13th place one half point behind the leaders. John Paul Gomez is the highest Filipino players with 4,5 points GM Rogelio Antonio is next at 32nd place with 4 points. Back to back loses for Hamed Nouri drops him to 43rd place the same scores of IM Oliver Dimakiling (55th place) and Edmundo Gatus (58th place), who climbs up the standings after losing the first two rounds.GM Eugene Torre the board 3 bronze medalist in the last chess olympiad languished at 77th place with three points. GM Darwin Laylo brings up the rear among the Filipino at 82nd place with 2.5 points.FM Narquinden Reyes is at 81 st place also with 2,5 points 7th HDBank Cup International Open Chess 2017 - Masters
Date : 2017/03/12 To 2017/03/17
Final ranking
Rank	Name	Rtg	FED	Pts	Wins	Draws	Loses
1	Le Quang Liem	2712	VIE	7	5	4	0
2	Bu Xiangzhi	2711	CHN	6½	4	5	0
3	Wang Hao	2683	CHN	6½	4	5	0
4	Wei Yi	2725	CHN	6½	5	3	1
	Tran Tuan Minh	2503	VIE	6½	5	3	1
6	Rozum Ivan	2600	RUS	6½	5	3	1
7	Vishnu Prasanna. V	2534	IND	6½	4	5	0
8	Mareco Sandro	2664	ARG	6½	5	3	1
9	Iturrizaga Bonelli Eduardo	2673	VEN	6	3	6	0
10	Le Tuan Minh	2475	VIE	6	4	4	1
11	Cheparinov Ivan	2698	BUL	6	3	6	0
12	Xu Yinglun	2540	CHN	6	3	4	1
13	Zhou Jianchao	2619	CHN	6	4	4	1
14	Shyam Sundar M.	2536	IND	6	4	4	1
15	Bogdanovich Stanislav	2602	UKR	6	6	0	3
16	Nguyen Anh Khoi	2459	VIE	5½	5	1	3
17	Shyaamnikhil P	2440	IND	5½	4	3	2
18	Lu Shanglei	2624	CHN	5½	4	3	2
19	Saduakassova Dinara	2428	KAZ	5½	4	3	2
20	Gomez John Paul	2481	PHI	5½	3	5	1
21	Xu Yi	2444	CHN	5½	4	3	2
22	Garcia Jan Emmanuel	2444	PHI	5½	4	3	2
23	Nguyen Anh Dung	2482	VIE	5½	3	5	1
24	Ghosh Diptayan	2581	IND	5½	2	7	0
25	Michalik Peter	2578	CZE	5½	4	3	2
26	Ali Muhammad Lutfi	2416	INA	5½	3	5	1
27	Tu Hoang Thong	2392	VIE	5½	4	3	2
28	Stefanova Antoaneta	2533	BUL	5½	4	3	2
29	Dao Thien Hai	2478	VIE	5½	2	5	1
30	Tran Ngoc Lan	2254	VIE	5½	4	3	2
31	Liu Guanchu	2441	CHN	5½	3	5	1
32	Diu Viacheslav	2421	RUS	5	3	4	2
33	Li Ruofan	2352	SGP	5	4	2	3
34	Goganov Aleksey	2621	RUS	5	3	4	2
35	Nguyen Van Huy	2413	VIE	5	2	6	1
36	Vo Thi Kim Phung	2220	VIE	5	4	2	3
37	Vignesh N R	2405	IND	5	4	2	3
38	Wynn Zaw Htun	2405	MYA	5	4	2	3
39	Nguyen Dang Hong Phuc	2280	VIE	5	2	6	1
40	Li Yankai	2389	CHN	5	5	0	4
41	Vo Thanh Ninh	2414	VIE	5	3	4	2
42	Xiang Zeyu	2411	CHN	5	3	4	2
	Chu Wei Chao	2328	CHN	5	3	4	2
44	Nouri Hamed	2344	PHI	4½	3	3	3
45	Cuhendi Sean Winshand	2403	INA	4½	2	5	2
46	Le Huu Thai	2167	VIE	4½	3	3	3
47	Chen Qi B	2328	CHN	4½	2	5	2
48	Lei Tingjie	2480	CHN	4½	3	3	3
49	Kathmale Sameer	2323	IND	4½	2	5	2
50	Antonio Rogelio Jr	2465	PHI	4½	2	5	2
51	Liu Xiangyi	2443	SGP	4½	4	1	4
52	Laylo Darwin	2445	PHI	4½	3	3	3
53	Zhou Guijue	2220	CHN	4½	2	3	3
54	Hoang Thi Bao Tram	2340	VIE	4½	3	3	3
55	Nguyen Huynh Minh Huy	2428	VIE	4½	2	5	2
56	Dimakiling Oliver	2405	PHI	4½	4	1	4
57	Hesham Abdelrahman	2336	EGY	4½	4	1	3
	Swati Ghate	2254	IND	4½	4	1	4
59	Ervan Mohamad	2401	INA	4½	4	1	4
60	Nguyen Thi Mai Hung	2347	VIE	4½	3	3	3
61	Schebler Gerhard	2402	GER	4½	4	1	3
62	Muminova Nafisa	2348	UZB	4½	2	5	2
63	Tran Minh Thang	2406	VIE	4	2	4	3
64	Vo Dai Hoai Duc	2205	VIE	4	1	4	3
65	Lin Yi	2403	CHN	4	1	6	2
66	Pham Chuong	2377	VIE	4	4	0	5
67	Reyes Narquingden	2318	PHI	4	3	2	4
68	Tokhirjonova Gulrukhbegim	2297	UZB	4	2	4	3
69	Duong The Anh	2334	VIE	4	1	4	3
70	Abhishek Kelkar	2381	IND	4	3	2	4
71	Gatus Edmundo	2247	PHI	4	2	4	3
72	Puranik Abhimanyu	2477	IND	4	1	6	2
73	Andyka Pitra	2390	INA	4	3	2	4
74	Torre Eugenio	2481	PHI	4	2	4	3
75	Zhao Shengxin	2094	CHN	4	1	4	3
76	Zou Chen	2338	CHN	4	2	4	3
	Le Minh Hoang	2198	VIE	4	2	4	3
78	Cao Sang	2406	VIE	3½	2	3	4
79	To Nhat Minh	2317	HUN	3½	3	1	5
80	Wang Jue	2338	CHN	3½	1	5	3
81	Thilakarathne G M H	2213	SRI	3½	3	1	4
82	Pham Le Thao Nguyen	2351	VIE	3½	2	3	4
83	Godbole Atharva	2100	IND	3½	2	3	4
84	Nishant Malhotra	2198	IND	3½	2	3	4
85	Kavinda Akila	2084	SRI	3	2	2	4
86	Nguyen Thi Thanh An	2283	VIE	3	3	0	6
87	Kyaw Lin Naing	2289	MYA	3	2	2	5
	Pham Thi Thu Hien	2154	VIE	3	2	2	5
89	Luong Phuong Hanh	2148	VIE	3	1	4	4
90	Nguyen Van Thanh	2238	VIE	3	2	2	5
91	Dang Hoang Son	2356	VIE	3	2	2	5
92	Ning Kaiyu	2022	CHN	3	1	2	5
93	Phan Nguyen Mai Chi	2115	VIE	3	2	2	5
94	Le Thanh Tu	2271	VIE	3	1	4	4
95	Tong Thai Hung	2182	VIE	2½	1	3	5
96	Tran Le Dan Thuy	2028	VIE	2½	1	1	6
97	Li Xueyi	2170	CHN	2½	0	5	4
98	Lu Chan Hung	2243	VIE	2½	1	3	5
99	Rowe Duane	2162	JAM	2½	2	1	6
100	Vasilyev Mikhail	2165	UKR	2½	2	1	6
101	Ivana Maria Furtado	2150	IND	2	0	4	5
102	Chan Kim Yew	2176	MAS	1½	1	1	7
103	Hoang Canh Huan	2405	VIE	1	1	0	1

[Event "7th HDBank Cup International Open Chess 2017 - Masters"]

[Round "9"]

[White "Wei, Yi"]

[Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"]

[Result "1/2-1/2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Be7 4. d3 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 Nc6 7. a4 Bg4 8. h3

Bh5 9. Nbd2 Nd4 10. g4 Nxf3+ 11. Qxf3 Bg6 12. Qg3 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nf3 f6

15. Nxe5 fxe5 16. Qxe5 Bf7 17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. Qxe7 Rf3 19. Qxd8+ Rxd8 20. Re5

Rxh3 21. Rh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "7th HDBank Cup International Open Chess 2017 - Masters"]

[Round "9"]

[White "Bogdanovich, Stanislav"]

[Black "Le, Quang Liem"]

[Result "0-1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nbd2 a6 8. Bxc6

bxc6 9. d4 exd4 10. cxd4 Bb6 11. Qc2 Re8 12. Re1 c5 13. d5 Bg4 14. b3 Ba5 15.

Re3 Bxf3 16. Nxf3 Qe7 17. Rb1 Rab8 18. h3 Bb6 19. Bb2 Nxe4 20. Nd2 f5 21. Nc4

Qf7 22. Rbe1 Ba7 23. Qd3 Rbd8 24. f3 Ng3 25. Re6 f4 26. Kh2 h6 27. Na5 c4 28.

Qc3 Be3 29. Nc6 Ra8 30. bxc4 Nf5 31. Qd3 Rxe6 32. dxe6 Qg6 33. Re2 Re8 34. e7

Qg3+ 35. Kh1 Qg5 36. Qd5+ Kh7 37. Re1 Nxe7 38. Nxe7 Rxe7 39. Qd1 Re6 40. Re2

Qf5 41. Bc3 Re8 42. Re1 Re6 43. Re2 c6 44. Rb2 d5 45. cxd5 cxd5 46. Rb7 Rg6 47.

Bd4 Qc8 48. Rb3 Bxd4 49. Qxd4 Qc1+ 50. Qg1 Qd2 51. Rb1 Qxa2 52. Rd1 a5 53. Ra1

Qd2 54. Rd1 Qe3 55. Qf1 d4 56. Re1 Qd2 57. Rd1 Qb2 58. Rb1 Qc2 59. Rc1 Qf5 60.

Rd1 Qc5 61. Rc1 Qf5 62. Rd1 Rd6 63. Qc4 d3 64. Rd2 Qe5 65. Kh2 Qe3 66. Qc3 a4

67. Qa5 Rg6 68. Ra2 Qd4 69. Rd2 Rg5 70. Qa6 Qe3 71. Ra2 d2 72. Ra1 Qf2 73. Qd3+

Rg6 74. Rg1 a3 75. Qb1 a2 76. Qa1 Re6 77. Qd1 Qg3+ 78. Kh1 Re1 79. Qc2+ Qg6 0-1

[Event "7th HDBank Cup International Open Chess 2017 - Masters"]

[Round "9"]

[White "Cheparinov, Ivan"]

[Black "Wang, Hao"]

[Result "1/2-1/2"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Nb6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Ne2 Bg4 8.

Be3 e6 9. Nbc3 Nb4 10. Be4 N4d5 11. O-O c6 12. Qd3 g6 13. a3 Bf5 14. Bd2 Bg7

15. Rfd1 Nxc3 16. Bxc3 Nd5 17. Ng3 O-O 18. Bd2 f6 19. Qe2 fxe5 20. dxe5 Bxe4

21. Nxe4 Bxe5 22. Bb4 Rf7 23. g3 Bg7 24. Nd6 Re7 25. Nc4 Re8 26. Nd6 Re7 27.

Nc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "7th HDBank Cup International Open Chess 2017 - Masters"]

[Round "9"]

[Board "4"]

[White "Iturrizaga Bonelli, Eduardo"]

[Black "Xu, Yinglun"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ c6 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8.

O-O Nbd7 9. Nc3 a6 10. d3 Be7 11. a4 O-O 12. e4 Qb8 13. d4 c5 14. Bf4 Qc8 15.

axb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "7th HDBank Cup International Open Chess 2017 - Masters"]

[Round "9"]

[Board "5"]

[White "Mareco, Sandro"]

[Black "Nguyen, Anh Dung"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8.

Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 c3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. Nb3 Be7 12. c4 Bd7 13. Bb2 Rfd8 14. Nfd4

Rac8 15. Nb5 Be8 16. c5 Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Kf8 18. Nd6 Rc7 19. f4 b6 20. Nb5 Rb7

21. N5d4 Nd5 22. Bxd5 exd5 23. Nf5 g6 24. Nxe7 Nxe7 25. Ba3 Kg7 26. cxb6 axb6

27. Kf2 Bb5 28. Rb1 Nc6 29. Nd2 Ba6 30. Bb2+ f6 31. a4 Re7 32. e3 d4 33. e4 Bd3

34. Rc1 Re6 35. g4 f5 36. gxf5 gxf5 37. e5 Rh6 38. Nf3 Be4 39. h4 Kf8 40. Ng5

Bd5 41. Kg3 Rg6 42. h5 Rg8 43. Kh4 Ke7 44. h6 Rg6 45. Kh5 d3 46. Ba3+ Ke8 47.

Nxh7 Bf3+ 48. Kxg6 1-0

[Event "7th HDBank Cup International Open Chess 2017 - Masters"]

[Round "9"]

[Board "6"]

[White "Vishnu, Prasanna. V"]

[Black "Lu, Shanglei"]

[Result "1-0"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Nbd7 8. Qe2

Qc7 9. f5 e5 10. Nb3 b5 11. a3 h6 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. g4 g5 14. h4 Rg8 15. O-O-O

Bb7 16. h5 Rc8 17. Rh3 Qb6 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Be7 20. Qg2 Kf8 21. Kb1 Kg7

22. Be2 Rc7 23. Nd2 Rgc8 24. c3 a5 25. Ne4 b4 26. cxb4 axb4 27. Rb3 Rc2 28. Qf3

Qc7 29. Rxb4 Rc1+ 30. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 31. Ka2 Nxd5 32. Rb7 Rc7 33. Rxc7 Qxc7 34. Bd1

Nf4 35. Nc3 Bf6 36. Bb3 Qb6 37. Nd5 Qd4 38. Nc3 Nd3 39. Bd5 Nc5 40. Nb5 Qd2 41.

Qg2 Qd3 42. Nxd6 Kh7 43. Qf3 Qd4 44. Nb5 Qd2 45. Be4 Kg7 46. Nc3 Bd8 47. Bc6

Nd3 48. Qg2 Qe1 49. Kb3 Bf6 50. Kc2 Nf4 51. Qe4 Qg1 52. Qf3 Qh2+ 53. Kb3 Qd2

54. Be4 Bd8 55. Qd1 Qxd1+ 56. Nxd1 Bb6 57. Kc4 Bd4 58. b4 Kf8 59. a4 Ke7 60. a5

Kd7 61. b5 Ne2 62. b6 Ng3 63. Bd5 f6 64. Kb5 1-0

[Event "7th HDBank Cup International Open Chess 2017 - Masters"]

[Round "9"]

[White "Saduakassova, Dinara"]

[Black "Rozum, Ivan"]

[Result "0-1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nf3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 Bf5 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Nh4

Nxc3 9. bxc3 Bc8 10. Ba3 Nd7 11. Qd3 c6 12. Rfd1 Qa5 13. Bc1 Nb6 14. e4 Be6 15.

d5 Bg4 16. Bf3 Qxc3 17. Qxc3 Bxc3 18. Rb1 Bxf3 19. Nxf3 Rfc8 20. Bg5 f6 21. Be3

Nxc4 22. Rdc1 Nxe3 23. Rxc3 Ng4 24. h3 Ne5 25. Nxe5 fxe5 26. Rxb7 cxd5 27.

Rxc8+ Rxc8 28. exd5 Kf7 29. Rxa7 Rc5 30. a4 Rxd5 31. a5 Rd2 32. a6 Ra2 33. Ra8

Ke6 34. Kf1 d5 35. h4 e4 36. Ke1 Ke5 37. a7 Kd4 38. Kf1 e6 39. Ke1 Kd3 40. Kf1

d4 0-1