It’s a tight race for the crown after the penultimate round of the Asian Amateur Chess Championship in Hong Kong. The tournament is organized by the Hong Kong Chess Federation under the auspices of the Asian Chess Federation. Over a thousand players from 26 countries are competing in the tournament until 9th August.
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Yana Emilou De Vera of the Philippines beat Wu Yuetong in the 8th round to lead the Women’s U1700 alone with 7 points with four players following at 6 points each. Yana faces compatriot Lila Alyssa Serina who is also aiming for a medal finish.
Odmaa Enkhsaikhan of Mongolia beat Chowdhury Diya of India in the 8th round while Allaney Jia Doroy of the Philippines beat Jiang Xintian of China to tie for the Women’s U-2000 lead at 6 points each. Enkhsaikhan faces Chen Yungi of China while Doroy matches with Angel Ruth Nugroho of Indonesia in the crucial final round.
Kazakh Kristina Kim drew with Xia Xuejing of China in the 8th round to maintain solo lead with 6 points in the Women’s Under-2300. Kim faces potential spoiler Giecel Pacubat in the final 9th round. WFM Li Xinyu of China is in second slot with 5 points.
In the men’s division, Paul Christian Barroga of the Philippines beat compatriot Djon Cortes to maintain solo lead with 7.5 points in the U-1700 category. He faces third running Filipino Mark Nuella in the 9th round.
Filipino Jan Clifford Labog beat compatriot Irwin Aton in the 8th round to maintain solo lead with 7 points in the Under-2000 division. He faces strong challenge from Russian Egor Vlad Lovakov in the final round.
Mongolian Khishigbat Ulziikhishig beat Russian Ekaterina Borisova in the 8th round to hold on to solo lead with 7 points. He faces Wei Yuyan of China in the 9th round.
