GM Firouzja Alireza leads Malaysian Open

GM Firouzja Alireza leads the Malaysian Open after top seed GM Wang Hao was slowed down after being held to a draw by Malaysia’s top player IM Yeoh Li Tian in Round 5 action.

Like Wang Hao, Alireza is a prodigy who won Iranian Chess Championship at age 12 and earned his grandmaster title at the age of 14.

All results at: http://chess-results.com/tnr371453.aspx?lan=1&art=4