Xiu Deshun Leads in the Thailand Open after Round 5

China Xiu Deshun won over GM Elshan Moradiabadi & took the lead of the Thailand Open 2009. From board two to board 7 all drawn;  IM Sengupta Deep-GM Short Nigel, GM Li Shilong-IM Roy Chowdhury Saptarshi, Thejkumar M.S.-IM Laxman R.R., IM Yap Kim Steven-GM Schebler Gerhard, Gao Rui-Hopman Pieter, and GM Kekelidze Mikheil-Li Hanbin.

Malaysian Players In Action.

On board 9 FM Mok Tze Meng as black managed to secure a draw against GM Ruslan Pogorelov while IM Mas Hafizulhelmi suffered his shock & second lost to FM Martin Voight. Ismail Ahmad won his game against Uehara Shimpei. Abang Draup Zamhari lost to Hong Kong player Chor Yuen Chong while Abang Azman Draup Hj lost to Juhani Pitkanen at the last board.

Malaysian Standings:

FM Mok Tze Meng 3.5 / 5 rounds

IM Mas Hafizulhelmi 3 / 5 rounds

Ismail Ahmad 3 / 5 rounds

Abang Draup Zamhari 1 / 5 rounds

Abang Azman Draup Hj 0 / 5 rounds

Round 5 on 2009/04/03 at 9.00am
Bo.		Name	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name
1		Xiu Deshun	4	1 - 0	4	GM	Moradiabadi Elshan
2	IM	Sengupta Deep	3½	½ - ½	3½	GM	Short Nigel
3	GM	Li Shilong	3½	½ - ½	3½	IM	Roy Chowdhury Saptarshi
4		Thejkumar M.S.	3½	½ - ½	3½	IM	Laxman R.R.
5	IM	Yap Kim Steven	3½	½ - ½	3½	GM	Schebler Gerhard
6		Gao Rui	3	½ - ½	3		Hopman Pieter
7	GM	Kekelidze Mikheil	3	½ - ½	3		Li Hanbin
8	IM	Mas Hafizulhelmi	3	0 - 1	3	FM	Voigt Martin
9	GM	Pogorelov Ruslan	3	½ - ½	3	FM	Mok Tze-Meng
10	GM	Ghane Shojaat	3	1 - 0	3	FM	Vishnu Prasanna V.
11		Shen Siyuan	3	1 - 0	3	IM	Prathamesh Sunil Mokal
12	IM	Lahiri Atanu	3	1 - 0	3	FM	Reilly Tim
13	FM	Teerapabpaisit Wisuwat	3	0 - 1	2½	GM	Bakre Tejas
14	GM	Kunte Abhijit	2½	1 - 0	2½		Joyce John
15		Zhou Guijue	2½	1 - 0	2½		Zhang Ziyang
16		Sorensen Torben	2½	½ - ½	2½		Drummond Matthew
17	IM	Saptarshi Roy	2½	1 - 0	2½		Johnsen Sverre
18		Pornariyasombat Atippat	2½	0 - 1	2½	IM	Sharma Dinesh K.
19		Aung Kyaw Moe	2½	0 - 1	2½	FM	Daly Colm
20	FM	Pitirotjirathon Jirapak	2½	½ - ½	2½	FM	Kaufeld Juergen
21		Strand Haakon	2½	0 - 1	2½	IM	Shetty Rahul
22	FM	Mohannad Farhan	2½	1 - 0	2½		Vospernik Andrej
23		Kojima Shinya	2½	1 - 0	2½		Krumm Johannes
24		Moun Moun Latt	2	0 - 1	2		Eng Andre-Jerome
25		O'Rourke Ray	2	0 - 1	2	FM	Saeheng Boonsueb
26		Baumgartner Martin	2	0 - 1	2		Topi-Hulmi Teemu
27		Pongkiettisak Sant	2	½ - ½	2		Purushothaman Thirumalai
28		Wee Chun-Jie Eugene	2	0 - 1	2		Kvisla Johannes
29		Foo Benjamin	2	0 - 1	2		Tuomala Timo
30		Neubronner Jarred	2	1 - 0	2		Wee Chu En Kelvin
31		Wang Chengjia	2	½ - ½	2		Michalet Guy
32		Laurain Dominique	2	½ - ½	2		Korff Kim
33		Dwivedi Ashish K.	2	1 - 0	2		Sivara Poompat
34		Akharaboollasezs Akharin	2	1 - 0	2		Vea Odin Blikra
35		Tuorila Kai	2	1 - 0	2		Pedersen Nicolai Kvist Brondt
36		Norris Damian C.	2	1 - 0	2		Klemm Alexander
37		Masters Christopher	2	0 - 1	2		Mahmoody M. Sadegh
38		Uehara Shimpei	2	0 - 1	2		Ismail Ahmed
39		Sollid Stein	2	0 - 1	2		Thebault Bernard
40		Hoffman Ron	1½	1 - 0	1½		Srivatanakul Pricha
41		Hutapea Juniel	1½	0 - 1	1½		Wismeijer Jeroen
42		Chan Cheng-Hoong Joel	1½	0 - 1	1½		Yssing Klaus
43		Watharow Sean	1½	1 - 0	1½		Chan Yin Lok Linus
44		Pettersen Joar Gullestad	1½	½ - ½	1½		Wiesebach Wolfgang
45		Haveland Bjorn	1½	½ - ½	1½		Tominski Norbert
46		Wiwatanadate Poompong	1½	1 - 0	1½		Kim Doyun
47		Pedersen Peter Brondt	1½	½ - ½	1½		Chutubtim Prayudh
48		Yothinnorratham Tepparit	1½	1 - 0	1		Attwood James
49		Zamahari Abang Draup	1	0 - 1	1		Chong Chor Yuen
50		Darby Peter	1	1 - 0	1		Petchrongrusamee Pornpong
51		Thanarotrung Ratchaphong	1	0 - 1	1		Tuamsang Sawapop
52		Cork David J	1	½ - ½	1		Brookfield Toby
53		Le Bris Louis	1	1 - 0	1		Thanarotrung Thanaphon
54		Maouel Kamel	1	1 - 0	1		Brunet Patrick
55		Huang Jimmy Ching-Chih	1	½ - ½	1		Wolfaardt Francois
56		Law Mark	1	1 - 0	1		Tan Fischer
57		Wong Hoong An	½	1 - 0	½		Hegvik Leif Trygve
58		Gates David	½	½ - ½	½		Lu Chia-Hsin
59		Westphal Gerhard	½	½ - ½	½		Yueh Elsa Wei Chung
60		Pitkanen Juhani	0	1 - 0	0		Draup Hj. Abang Azman
61		Lie Terje	0	1			bye
62		Sanjay N.	0	0			not paired