Asian Continental Championships 2010 (OPEN) Round 7 results

ROUND 7 HIGHLIGHTS:

- GM Wesley So lost to GM Ni Hua to slip off the top post, losing precious 5.0 Elo points and thus pinching on his 2700-mark quest

- GM Li Chao beat compatriot GM Yu Yangyi, a controversial game which as believed by many should be looked into

- GM John Paul Gomez lost to GM Zhou Jianchao, a game which, had he won, would put him within a striking distance for the title

- Untitled Yu Ruiyan of China defeated GM Susanto Megaranto. In the next round, Yu will face Wesley So, conqueror of Megaranto in Round 5

- GM Antonio broke his 5 straight draws by a win against untitled Pouria Darini of Iran

- IM Rolando Nolte defeated GM Rhaman Ziaur of BangLadesh

- FM Jony Habla defeated IM Gao Rui of China, putting him near the striking distance of earning an IM norm

- FM Jan Emmanuel Garcia defeated compatriot IM Oliver Barbosa, keeping him on track of nailing an IM norm

- FM Pascua Haridas beat GM SUNDARARAJAN Kidambi of Iran, putting him near the striking distance of earning an IM norm

RP's Round 7 best performer: IM Rolando Nolte (RUSTICBULL'S PICK)

ROUND 7 RESULTS

Bo.	No.		Name	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	No.
1	4	GM	SO Wesley	5	0 - 1	4½	GM	NI Hua	3
2	8	GM	LI Chao B	4½	1 - 0	4½	GM	YU Yangyi	13
3	16	GM	GUPTA Abhijeet	4½	1 - 0	4½	GM	GEETHA Narayanan Gopal	9
4	36		GUNDAVAA Bayarsaikhan	4½	0 - 1	4½	GM	DING Liren	15
5	28	IM	SETHURAMAN S P	4	½ - ½	4	GM	LE Quang Liem	1
6	2	GM	SASIKIRAN Krishnan	4	1 - 0	4	IM	NGUYEN Thanh Son	49
7	6	GM	ZHOU Jianchao	4	1 - 0	4	GM	GOMEZ John Paul	25
8	38	GM	BAKRE Tejas	4	½ - ½	4	GM	GHAEM MAGHAMI Ehsan	12
9	74		YU Ruiyuan	4	1 - 0	4	GM	MEGARANTO Susanto	19
10	42	FM	GOLIZADEH Asghar	4	½ - ½	4	IM	ADHIBAN B	23
11	24	IM	KHAMRAKULOV Dzhurabek	4	½ - ½	4		WAN Yunguo	53
12	5	GM	HARIKRISHNA P	3½	1 - 0	4	IM	YANG Kaiqi	59
13	37	IM	NGUYEN Huynh Minh Huy	3½	½ - ½	3½	GM	NGUYEN Ngoc Truong Son	7
14	10	GM	ZHANG Zhong	3½	½ - ½	3½		WANG Li	61
15	40	IM	DABLEO Ronald	3½	½ - ½	3½	GM	ZHOU Weiqi	11
16	14	GM	ANTONIO Rogelio Jr	3½	1 - 0	3½		DARINI Pouria	57
17	46	IM	KUDERINOV Kirill	3½	0 - 1	3½		XIU Deshun	29
18	64		ZENG Chongsheng	3½	1 - 0	3½	GM	SALEM A R Saleh	31
19	55	IM	NADERA Barlo A	3½	0 - 1	3½	IM	HARIKA Dronavalli	35
20	54	IM	NOLTE Rolando	3	1 - 0	3	GM	RAHMAN Ziaur	17
21	18	GM	LAYLO Darwin	3	½ - ½	3	IM	GOH Weiming	51
22	20	GM	DAO Thien Hai	3	1 - 0	3	FM	BATTULGA Namkhai	63
23	30	IM	TOUFIGHI Homayoon	3	½ - ½	3	GM	SHARAVDORJ Dashzegve	45
24	32	GM	TU Hoang Thong	3	½ - ½	3		LU Shanglei	67
25	52	IM	DUONG The Anh	3	0 - 1	3	GM	BUI Vinh	33
26	60		WANG Chen	3	1 - 0	3	GM	NGUYEN Anh Dung	39
27	70	FM	HABLA Jony	3	1 - 0	3	IM	GAO Rui	41
28	71	FM	GARCIA Jan Emmanuel	3	1 - 0	3	IM	BARBOSA Oliver	43
29	22	GM	WEN Yang	2½	1 - 0	3		MACALA Allan	80
30	62	FM	PASCUA Haridas	2½	1 - 0	2½	GM	SUNDARARAJAN Kidambi	21
31	26	GM	TORRE Eugenio	2½	½ - ½	2½		LOU Yiping	50
32	27	GM	AL-SAYED Mohammed	2½	½ - ½	2½		SENADOR Emmanuel	56
33	34	IM	BITOON Richard	2½	½ - ½	2½	FM	CHAN Wei Xuan Timothy	66
34	44	GM	NEELOTPAL Das	2½	1 - 0	2½	FM	ALHUWAR Jasem	75
35	68		LI Hanbin	2½	1 - 0	2		LU Yijie	65
36	47	IM	DIMAKILING Oliver	2	1 - 0	2		FLORENDO Paulo James	81
37	82		DATU Alcon John	2	½ - ½	2	IM	WOHL Aleksandar H	48
38	58	IM	GINTING Nasib	2	1 - 0	2		LEGASPI Rhobel	73
39	72	FM	DE RAMOS Julius	2	0 - 1	2	FM	YEE Soon Wei	83
40	79		LUMANCAS Lyndon	2	1 - 0	2		TURQUEZA Mari Joseph	86
41	87		PAULO Bersamina	1½	0 - 1	1½	WIM	PADMINI Rout	69
42	76		OLAY Edgar Reggie	1½	½ - ½	1½		MARIANO Nelson Iii	85
43	89		GALINDO Joseph	1½	0 - 1	1½	FM	SEGARRA Randy	78
44	88		DE LEON Luke Matthew	1	0 - 1	1		GALVAN Jesus	90
45	77		CAUSO Deniel	1	1			bye
46	84		ABELGAS Roel	0	0			not paired

RANKINGS AFTER ROUND 7 HERE
PAIRINGS FOR ROUND 8 HERE