Impressions from the Third Kuala Lumpur Open
4/16/2010 – We recently reported
on this event, won by the 16-year-old "wonder-girl from China",
and shared the video reports produced by our colleagues at Europe Echecs with
you. Today we bring you regular pictorial impressions from the event in the
capital and largest city of Malaysia. They were shot by our roving reporter
WGM Yana Melnikova, to whose report we have added some spine-chilling videos.
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As previously reported 16-year-old wonder-girl GM Hou Yifan was crowned champion of the Third Kuala Lumpur Open Chess Tournament 2010, which concluded at Hotel Olympic Sports on Monday. The Chinese girl became richer with the first prize of RM 10,000 (Malaysia Ringgits = US $3,100 or €2,300) and the glittering DYTM Raja Nazrin Shah Trophy.
Final top ranking after nine rounds
| Rk. | Ti. | Name | FED |
Rtg |
Pts. |
TB1 |
TB2 |
TB3 |
| 1 | GM | Hou Yifan | CHN |
2570 |
7.5 |
52.0 |
48.0 |
43.5 |
| 2 | GM | Nguyen Anh Dung | VIE |
2464 |
7.0 |
53.0 |
49.0 |
44.5 |
| 3 | GM | Mchedlishvili Mikheil | GEO |
2634 |
7.0 |
52.5 |
48.5 |
43.5 |
| 4 | GM | Megaranto Susanto | INA |
2527 |
6.5 |
54.0 |
49.5 |
44.5 |
| 5 | GM | Luther Thomas | GER |
2559 |
6.5 |
51.5 |
48.0 |
43.0 |
| 6 | IM | Swapnil S. Dhopade | IND |
2442 |
6.5 |
49.5 |
45.5 |
41.0 |
| 7 | GM | Dzhumaev Marat | UZB |
2525 |
6.5 |
49.0 |
45.5 |
41.5 |
| 8 | IM | Khamrakulov Dzhurabek | UZB |
2509 |
6.5 |
49.0 |
44.5 |
39.5 |
| 9 | IM | Ashwin Jayaram | IND |
2446 |
6.5 |
48.0 |
44.0 |
40.0 |
| 10 | GM | Cao Sang | HUN |
2557 |
6.0 |
51.5 |
46.5 |
41.5 |
| 11 | GM | Rahman Ziaur | BAN |
2558 |
6.0 |
51.0 |
47.0 |
42.5 |
| 12 | GM | Iuldashev Saidali | UZB |
2511 |
6.0 |
51.0 |
46.0 |
41.0 |
| 13 | FM | De Ramos Julius Joseph | PHI |
2314 |
6.0 |
50.5 |
47.5 |
42.0 |
| 14 | GM | Murshed Niaz | BAN |
2413 |
6.0 |
47.5 |
44.5 |
40.5 |
| 15 | IM | Irwanto Saidikin | INA |
2414 |
6.0 |
47.5 |
43.5 |
39.5 |
| 16 | FM | Chan Nicholas | MAS |
2398 |
6.0 |
45.0 |
41.0 |
37.0 |
| 17 | IM | Duong The Anh | VIE |
2425 |
6.0 |
44.5 |
40.5 |
36.5 |
| 18 | Laksana Agusta | INA |
0 |
6.0 |
44.0 |
40.0 |
36.0 |
|
| 19 | IM | Yap Kim Steven | PHI |
2416 |
6.0 |
39.5 |
35.5 |
31.5 |
| 20 | IM | Prathamesh Sunil Mokal | IND |
2403 |
6.0 |
39.0 |
35.5 |
31.5 |
Impressions from the Third Kuala Lumpur Open
By WGM Yana Melnikova
Straight winner: 16-year-old GM Hou Yifan with 7.5/9 points
Second: GM Nguyen Anh Dung, VIE, 2464, 7.0/9 points
Third: GM Mikheil Mchedlishvili, GEO, 2634, 7.0/9 points
Fourth: GM Susanto Megaranto, INA, 2527, 6.5 points
Fifth: GM Thomas Luther, GER, 2559 6.5/9 points
Twelfth: GM Saidali Iuldachev, UZB, 2511 6.0/9 points
15th: IM Sadikin Irwanto, INA, 2414, 6.0/9 points
45th: WIM Nafisa Muminova, UZB, 2338, 5.0/9 points
At the entrance to Batu Caves, a Hindu Murugan statue
IM Aleksandar Wohl, AUS and GM Thomas Luther in Batu Caves
Batu Caves is a limestone hill with a series of cave temples eight miles from
Kuala Lumpur
A coconut milk refreshment pause for Hou Yifan and Mikheil Mchedlishvili
The Kuala Lumpur Tower or Menara Kuala Lumpur
The KL Tower, completed in 1994, is 421 m (1,381 ft) tall, making it the eighteenth tallest freestanding tower in the world. The upper area contains a revolving restaurant, providing diners a beautiful view of the city. The tower also acts as the Islamic falak observatory to look for the crescent moon to mark the beginning of Muslim month of Ramadhan.
Spectacular: a view of the city and the Petronas building from the KL Tower
The city viewed from ground level (with the KL tower in the background on the
right)
the Tugu Negara, or National Monument
Tugu Negara is a sculpture that commemorates those who died in Malaysia's struggle for freedom, principally against the Japanese occupation during World War II. The monument depicts a group of soldiers holding the Malaysian national flag aloft. Every year on July 31, Hari Pahlawan (Heroes Day), the Prime Minister and heads of military and the police pay their respects to the fallen heroes by laying garlands at the monument.
China Town in Kuala Lumpur
Menara Berkembar Petronas – the famous Petronas Twin Towers
The Petronas Towers were the world's tallest buildings from 1998 to 2004 (when their height was surpassed by Taipei 101). The towers remain the tallest twin buildings in the world. The 88-floor structures are constructed largely of reinforced concrete, with a steel and glass facade designed to resemble motifs found in Islamic art. Another Islamic influence on the design is that the cross section of the towers is based on a Rub el Hizb (albeit with circular sectors added to meet office space requirements).
The Skybridge of the Petronas Towers
The towers feature a skybridge between the two towers on 41st and 42nd floors, 170 m (558 ft) above the ground and 58 m (190 ft) long. It is not firmly attached to the main structure, but is instead designed to slide in and out of the towers to prevent it from breaking during high winds. The skybridge acts as a safety device, so that in the event of a fire or other emergency in one tower, tenants can evacuate by crossing the skybridge to the other tower.
The Petronas Towers have other uses as well – watch at your own peril...
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