DATMO 2008

Filipino campaigners in the Dato Arthur Tan Malaysia Open (DATMO) 2008 in Malaysia are doing well.

Points after 6 rounds:

GM Laylo 5.0

IM Dableo 4.5
IM Bitoon 4.5
Kim Yap 4.5

IM Dimakiling 4.0
NM Senador 4.0
IM Bancod 4.0
Rhobel Legaspi 4.0

IM Garma 3.5
IM Sadorra 3.5
Christopher Castellano 3.5

Allan Cantonjos 3.0

But let me focus the spotlight on WIM Zhang Xiaowen who brutally crashed her opponent in Round 6. Watch how she weaved her spell on the board:



Here, Black (Anthony Liong Ing Kiat) had just moved 30. . . Be5?



The beautiful lady Zhang punished it with 31.Qxg6!



Black has not better choice but to take the White's Queen, 31. . . hxg6.



And now the strangler 32.Rh1+



32. . . Kg7 was forced, and then resigned.

Mate in two is unstoppable 33.Bh6+ (33. . . Kh7 or Kh8) then 34.Bf8#