Event 9 (Festival Blitz) results - Penang champion again

FM Wong Yinn Long - champion

The first blitz event for the festival the Merdeka Blitz was won by IM Poh Yu Tian. Coincidentally the champion for the 2nd blitz event - the Festival Blitz is also won my a Penangite, FM Wong Yinn Long.

Chess Tournament Standings After 7 Rounds

Chess Tournament Standings After 7 Rounds

Rk.	SNo	Title	Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB2	TB3
1	9	FM	Wong, Yinn Long	MAS	2241	6.5	31	35
2	18		Tran, Vo Quoc Bao	VIE	2088	6	31.5	33.5
3	4	IM	Kushagra, Mohan	IND	2312	6	30	34
4	1	IM	Concio, Michael Jr.	PHI	2430	6	30	33.5
5	3	IM	Zou, Chen	CHN	2337	6	28.5	32
6	12	IM	Nguyen, Quoc Hy	VIE	2183	5.5	30	33
7	14	CM	Gireman, Ja	IND	2151	5.5	29.5	32.5
8	6	IM	Karthik, Rajaa	IND	2268	5.5	28.5	31.5
9	19	WIM	Aakanksha, Hagawane	IND	2080	5	30.5	34
10	7	WGM	Frayna, Janelle Mae	PHI	2267	5	30	34
11	23		Velarde, Jerish John	PHI	2031	5	30	33
12	2	GM	Laxman, R.R.	IND	2345	5	28.5	32.5
13	28	CM	Genkeswaran, Genivan	MAS	1954	5	28	31
14	66		Borce, Cyreine Jean	PHI	1692	5	27.5	30.5
15	22		Hong, Mingren	CHN	2045	5	27	30
16	8	FM	Kavin, Mohan	MAS	2254	5	25.5	28.5
17	50		Bhuvan, Krishna Prasanth	IND	1786	5	25.5	27.5
18	35		Khoirullah, Muhammad Azmi	INA	1879	5	25	27
19	52		Orlina, Lance Nathaniel	PHI	1768	5	25	27
20	5	FM	Bacojo, Mark Jay	PHI	2292	5	24.5	27.5

2. Tran Vo Quoc Bao (VIE, 2088)

3.  IM Kushagra Mohan (IND, 2312)

4.  IM Concio Michael Jr. (PHI, 2430)

5. IM Zou Chen (CHN, 2337)

6. IM Nguyen Quoc Hy (VIE, 2183)

7. CM Gireman Ja (IND, 2151)

8. IM Karthik Rajaa (IND, 2268)

9. WIM Aakanksha Hagawane (IND, 2080)

10. WGM Frayna Janelle Mae (PHI, 2267)

11. Velarde Jerish John (PHI, 2031)

12. GM Laxman R.R. (IND, 2345)

13. CM Genkeswaran Genivan (MAS, 1954)

14. Borce Cyreine Jean (PHI, 1692)

15. Hong Mingren (CHN, 2045)

16. FM Kavin Mohan (MAS, 2254)

19. Orlina Lance Nathaniel (PHI, 1768)

20. FM Bacojo Mark Jay (PHI, 2292)

Top 20 Players

1. FM Wong Yinn Long (MAS, 2241) – 6.5 pts

• Defeated N. Tarun
• Defeated Vo Hoang Quan
• Defeated Rajasa Muhammad Andi
• Defeated Kushagra Mohan
• Defeated Tran Vo Quoc Bao
• Defeated IM Kushagra Mohan
• Drew with IM Karthik Rajaa

2. Tran Vo Quoc Bao (VIE, 2088) – 6 pts

• Defeated Foo Bo Cheong Mark
• Defeated Hong Mingren
• Defeated Xie Chujun
• Defeated FM Bacojo Mark Jay
• Lost to FM Wong Yinn Long
• Defeated Hong Mingren
• Defeated Frayna Janelle Mae

3. IM Kushagra Mohan (IND, 2312) – 6 pts

• Defeated Yap Hao Ran
• Defeated Genkeswaran Genivan
• Defeated Pandey Srishti
• Defeated Ong Way Justin
• Defeated IM Nguyen Quoc Hy
• Lost to FM Wong Yinn Long
• Defeated WIM Aakanksha Hagawane

4. IM Concio Michael Jr. (PHI, 2430) – 6 pts

• Defeated Ling Jieren
• Defeated Lingga El Noia
• Defeated Velarde Jerish John
• Drew with IM Kushagra Mohan
• Defeated AGM Julmiri Muhammad Zulfaqar
• Defeated FM Saragih Arif Rahman
• Drew with FM Wong Yinn Long

5. IM Zou Chen (CHN, 2337) – 6 pts

• Defeated Xie Chujun
• Defeated Narzabal Joemel
• Defeated Low Wei Xuan
• Lost to Tran Vo Quoc Bao
• Defeated Lingga El Noia
• Defeated IM Concio Michael Jr.
• Defeated Genkeswaran Genivan

6. IM Nguyen Quoc Hy (VIE, 2183) – 5.5 pts

• Defeated Kurniawan Alexander Philip
• Defeated Satyam Prakash
• Defeated Do Hoang Lam
• Defeated IM Concio Michael Jr.
• Lost to IM Kushagra Mohan
• Defeated Tran Vo Quoc Bao
• Drew with WGM Frayna Janelle Mae

7. CM Gireman Ja (IND, 2151) – 5.5 pts

• Defeated Lim Wen Kai
• Defeated Getubig Lj
• Defeated Narzabal Joemel
• Drew with IM Concio Michael Jr.
• Defeated WIM Aakanksha Hagawane
• Lost to IM Zou Chen
• Defeated Pandey Srishti

8. IM Karthik Rajaa (IND, 2268) – 5.5 pts

• Defeated Le Dang Thanh An
• Defeated Canino Ruelle
• Defeated WFM Claros April Joy
• Drew with WIM Aakanksha Hagawane
• Drew with WGM Frayna Janelle Mae
• Defeated Velarde Jerish John
• Drew with FM Wong Yinn Long

9. WIM Aakanksha Hagawane (IND, 2080) – 5 pts

• Defeated Abundo Don Lester
• Defeated Velarde Jerish John
• Defeated CM Gireman Ja
• Lost to FM Wong Yinn Long
• Defeated Canino Ruelle
• Defeated Regidor Kaye Lalaine
• Lost to IM Kushagra Mohan

10. WGM Frayna Janelle Mae (PHI, 2267) – 5 pts

• Defeated Chen Baize
• Drew with AGM Julmiri Muhammad Zulfaqar
• Defeated FM Kavin Mohan
• Defeated Tran Vo Quoc Bao
• Drew with IM Karthik Rajaa
• Defeated Genkeswaran Genivan
• Lost to Tran Vo Quoc Bao

11. Velarde Jerish John (PHI, 2031) – 5 pts

• Defeated Foo Bo Cheong Mark
• Defeated Getubig Lj
• Lost to IM Concio Michael Jr.
• Defeated WIM Aakanksha Hagawane
• Defeated Hong Mingren
• Lost to IM Karthik Rajaa
• Defeated Regidor Kaye Lalaine

12. GM Laxman R.R. (IND, 2345) – 5 pts

• Defeated Le Dang Thanh An
• Defeated Castellano Christopher
• Defeated AGM Julmiri Muhammad Zulfaqar
• Lost to IM Nguyen Quoc Hy
• Defeated Xie Chujun
• Lost to IM Concio Michael Jr.
• Defeated Vo Hoang Quan

13. CM Genkeswaran Genivan (MAS, 1954) – 5 pts

• Defeated Lim Wen Kai
• Defeated IM Kushagra Mohan
• Lost to IM Zou Chen
• Defeated WFM Claros April Joy
• Defeated Velarde Jerish John
• Defeated Ling Jieren
• Lost to IM Zou Chen

14. Borce Cyreine Jean (PHI, 1692) – 5 pts

• Defeated Rajasa Muhammad Andi
• Defeated Le Dang Thanh An
• Lost to WIM Aakanksha Hagawane
• Defeated Lee Yun Rui
• Defeated Langreck John
• Lost to Tran Vo Quoc Bao
• Defeated Narzabal Joemel

15. Hong Mingren (CHN, 2045) – 5 pts

• Defeated Avichal Jadeja
• Defeated Ling Jieren
• Defeated Castellano Christopher
• Drew with IM Karthik Rajaa
• Lost to CM Gireman Ja
• Defeated Ling Jieren
• Drew with FM Bacojo Mark Jay

16. FM Kavin Mohan (MAS, 2254) – 5 pts

• Defeated Lim Wen Kai
• Lost to Velarde Jerish John
• Lost to WGM Frayna Janelle Mae
• Defeated Lim Eiliyah Ayaan
• Defeated Chen Baize
• Defeated CM Genkeswaran Genivan
• Defeated Canino Ruelle

17. Bhuvan Krishna Prasanth (IND, 1786) – 5 pts

• Defeated Lim Wen Kai
• Defeated FM Kavin Mohan
• Lost to AGM Julmiri Muhammad Zulfaqar
• Defeated Getubig Lj
• Lost to Velarde Jerish John
• Defeated Kurniawan Alexander Philip
• Defeated Ling Jieren

18. Khoirullah Muhammad Azmi (INA, 1879) – 5 pts

• Defeated Teoh Siang Yew
• Defeated Foo Bo Cheong Mark
• Defeated FM Kurniawan Alexander Philip
• Lost to WGM Frayna Janelle Mae
• Defeated Langreck John
• Lost to IM Nguyen Quoc Hy
• Defeated Le Dang Thanh An

19. Orlina Lance Nathaniel (PHI, 1768) – 5 pts

• Defeated Foo Bo Cheong Mark
• Lost to Tran Vo Quoc Bao
• Defeated Foo Bo Cheong Mark
• Lost to Velarde Jerish John
• Defeated Avichal Jadeja
• Defeated Low Wei Xuan
• Defeated Le Dang Thanh An

20. FM Bacojo Mark Jay (PHI, 2292) – 5 pts

• Lost to Castellano Christopher
• Defeated Rajasa Muhammad Andi
• Defeated Chen Baize
• Drew with Langreck John
• Defeated Foo Bo Cheong Mark
• Defeated AGM Julmiri Muhammad Zulfaqar
• Drew with Hong Mingren

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Tie-breaks: TB1: Direct Encounter, TB2: Buchholz Cut1, TB3: Buchholz (Gamepoints)

All data extracted directly from the official event crosstable.