Filipino IM Michael Concio, Jr (left) held solo leader Aleksey Grebnev to a draw in today’s fifth round to halt the winning streak of the Russian GM playing under FIDE flag in the Asian Juniors Chess Championship at the Knights Templar Hotel in Tagaytay City, Philippines.
Grebnev maintains a slim half point lead with 4.5 points at the halfway mark of the 9-round tournament. Concio and two others follow with 4 points each, namely IM Munkhdalai Amilal of Mongolia and IM Artem Uskov of Russia playing under FIDE flag.
Five players are within striking distance at 3.5 points each, namely IM Krishna Rohith, FM Arjun Adireddy and CM Yash Bharadia of India, FM Christian Gian Karlo Arca of Philippines and FM Imangali Akhilbay of Kazakhstan.
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A total of 30 juniors and 22 girls are participating from thirteen countries, namely Guam, Hong Kong, Indonesia, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Russia under FIDE flag, Sri Lanka, Chinese Taipei, Vietnam and host Philippines. The event is hosted by the Tagaytay Chess Club under the auspices of the National Chess Federation of the Philippines, Asian Chess Federation and International Chess Federation in cooperation with the City of Tagaytay, Philippine Sports Commission and Philippine Olympic Committee
IM Munkhdalai Amilal of Mongolia (right) beat IM S. Aswath of India
FM Christian Gian Karlo Arca of Philippines (left) beat Chen Yu Yu of Chinese Taipei
WIM Anna Shukman (left) of Russia, playing under FIDE flag, beat Dhanashree Khairmode of India to maintain her full point lead with a perfect 5-point slate at the halfway mark of the Asan Girls Chess Championship.
Malaysian Ainul Mardhiah Mohd Afif (right) beat WIM Zeinep Sultanbek of Kazakhstan to follow in second slot with 4 points. Three Indians trail with 3.5 points each, namely top seed WIM G. Tejaswini, Halder Sneha and WFM V. Rindhiya.
Malaysian representatives Mohd Affif Md Nasir (left) and Ainul Mardhiah Mohd Afif