China invades Malaysia too

[Javier]

Untitled played (but with a 2529 rating!) Li Chao has just one the 2007 Malaysia Open. 3 of the first 4 players in the final standins are from China, which is a good indication of their current strength in Asia.

 

1 	6 	  	Li Chao 	2529 	CHN 	9 	72
2 	22 	  	Wan, Yunguo 	2386 	CHN 	8½ 	73
3 	7 	GM 	Ziaur Rahman 	2522 	BAN 	8 	75
4 	9 	IM 	Wang, Rui 	2482 	CHN 	8 	74
5 	5 	GM 	Nguyen, Anh Dung 	2537 	VIE 	8 	71½
6 	18 	IM 	Barlo A Nadera 	2402 	PHI 	7½ 	72½
7 	4 	GM 	Dao, Thien Hai 	2537 	VIE 	7½ 	72½
8 	25 	IM 	Mas, Hafizulhelmi 	2372 	MAS 	7½ 	70
9 	14 	IM 	Julio Catalinco C. Sadorra 	2421 	PHI 	7½ 	64½
10 	16 	WGM 	Li, Ruofan 	2417 	SIN 	7 	78
11 	1 	GM 	Zhang, Zhong 	2634 	SIN 	7 	75
12 	11 	IM 	Irwanto Sadikin 	2456 	INA 	7 	72½
13 	24 	IM 	Bancod, Ronald 	2373 	PHI 	7 	72
14 	12 	IM 	Girinath, P.D.S. 	2440 	IND 	7 	70½
15 	8 	IM 	Oliver Dimakiling 	2500 	PHI 	7 	69½
16 	29 	  	Wang, Li 	2337 	CHN 	7 	69½
17 	21 	IM 	Ginting, Nasib 	2393 	INA 	7 	67½
18 	2 	GM 	Adianto, Utut 	2583 	INA 	7 	65½
19 	10 	  	Zhou, Weiqi 	2469 	CHN 	6½ 	76
20 	23 	  	Senador, Emmanuel 	2380 	PHI 	6½ 	71½
21 	30 	FM 	Lim, Yee-Weng 	2336 	MAS 	6½ 	70½
22 	3 	GM 	Chandler, Murray 	2540 	ENG 	6½ 	68½
23 	27 	WGM 	Zhang, Jilin 	2338 	CHN 	6½ 	64
24 	26 	FM 	Mok, Tze-Meng 	2346 	MAS 	6½ 	63½
25 	64 	  	Crowdy, Stephen C 	2030 	ENG 	6½ 	61½
26 	13 	  	Hamed G Nouri 	2426 	PHI 	6 	75
27 	17 	IM 	Lane, Gary W. 	2412 	AUS 	6 	71
28 	31 	  	Khairul, Aman 	2316 	INA 	6 	68
29 	20 	  	Rolando, Nolte 	2396 	PHI 	6 	68
30 	19 	IM 	Richard B Bitoon 	2399 	PHI 	6 	68
31 	35 	FM 	Sebastian Simanjuntak 	2271 	INA 	6 	64
32 	39 	FM 	Anas Nazreen Bakri 	2230 	MAS 	6 	63½
33 	45 	  	Kojima, Shinya 	2156 	JPN 	6 	61½
34 	83 	  	Junaid Pamungkas 	0 	INA 	6 	61
35 	56 	  	Ramnath Bhuvanesh.R 	2080 	IND 	6 	60
36 	47 	  	Tan, Khai Boon 	2138 	MAS 	6 	56½
37 	36 	FM 	Tindall, Brett 	2258 	AUS 	6 	54
38 	82 	  	Hakiki, Kaiser Jenius 	0 	INA 	5½ 	69½
39 	32 	  	Rhobel Legaspi 	2316 	PHI 	5½ 	67½
40 	33 	IM 	Liew, Chee-Meng-Jimmy 	2309 	MAS 	5½ 	66½
41 	37 	FM 	Ton That Nhu Tung 	2247 	VIE 	5½ 	64
42 	38 	  	Wallis, Christopher 	2238 	AUS 	5½ 	63½
43 	15 	IM 	Tirto 	2418 	INA 	5½ 	62½
44 	40 	  	Zakaria, Fairin 	2225 	MAS 	5½ 	62
45 	49 	  	Illingworth, Max 	2137 	AUS 	5½ 	62
46 	28 	  	Shen, Siyuan 	2337 	CHN 	5½ 	58½
47 	43 	  	Haessler, Carl 	2167 	USA 	5½ 	58
48 	44 	  	Nanjo, Ryosuke 	2165 	JPN 	5½ 	57½
49 	50 	  	Abang, Mohd Reduan 	2136 	MAS 	5½ 	56
50 	55 	FM 	Jones, Brian 	2084 	AUS 	5½ 	55½
51 	54 	WIM 	Moylan, Laura 	2100 	AUS 	5 	66½
52 	48 	  	Yeap, Eng Cheam 	2138 	MAS 	5 	62½
53 	57 	  	Chong, Chor Yuen 	2067 	HKG 	5 	61½
54 	34 	  	Mehdi Hasan Parag 	2280 	BAN 	5 	61
55 	42 	  	Sherrie Joy Lomibao 	2174 	PHI 	5 	60½
56 	87 	  	Zhang Jing 	0 	CHN 	5 	58
57 	46 	  	Ismail, Ahmad 	2149 	MAS 	5 	57½
58 	67 	  	Viswanath, Sandilya B. 	1967 	IND 	5 	51
59 	62 	WFM 	Milligan, Helen 	2034 	SCO 	5 	48½
60 	70 	  	Evan Timothy Capel 	1871 	MAS 	4½ 	58
61 	51 	  	Bennett, Hilton 	2132 	NZL 	4½ 	56
62 	61 	  	Spiller, Paul 	2037 	NZL 	4½ 	54
63 	68 	  	Schon, Eugene 	1963 	AUS 	4½ 	53
64 	65 	  	Mohan, Raj 	1986 	MAS 	4½ 	53
65 	60 	  	Edward Lee Kim Han 	2046 	MAS 	4½ 	52½
66 	71 	  	Lee, T H Bryan 	1867 	HKG 	4½ 	52
67 	66 	  	Thong Yung Chen 	1977 	MAS 	4½ 	51½
68 	73 	  	Roland Brockman 	1793 	AUS 	4½ 	51½
69 	59 	  	Low, Jun Jian 	2057 	MAS 	4½ 	51
70 	75 	  	Ahmad, Morsin 	1742 	MAS 	4½ 	50½
71 	58 	  	Lim, Kian Hwa 	2062 	MAS 	4½ 	47½
72 	52 	  	Dotsenko, Viacheslav 	2132 	RUS 	4 	57
73 	63 	  	Inoue, Sho 	2031 	JPN 	4 	55
74 	72 	  	Japeri, Reduan 	1831 	MAS 	4 	54
75 	76 	  	Fong Wei Chern, Gavin 	1632 	MAS 	4 	52
76 	53 	  	Ruston, Mark R 	2116 	ENG 	4 	50½
77 	78 	  	Abang Azman Draup 	1436 	MAS 	4 	47½
78 	74 	  	Taminsyah Aston 	1743 	INA 	3½ 	47½
79 	84 	  	Justin Tan 	0 	AUS 	3½ 	47
80 	81 	  	Chris Marshall 	0 	ENG 	3½ 	43
81 	79 	  	Christopher Masters 	1434 	HKG 	3½ 	42
82 	41 	  	Constance, James 	2205 	ENG 	3 	52
83 	69 	  	S., Balendran 	1951 	MAS 	3 	51½
84 	77 	  	Elgin Lee Kah Meng 	1469 	MAS 	3 	44½
85 	85 	  	Mark Law 	0 	HKG 	2½ 	42½
86 	80 	  	Abang Draup 	1213 	MAS 	2 	46
87 	86 	  	Tan Kok Han 	0 	SIN 	1 	23