Round 1 Pairings, Kuala Lumpur Open 2010

The show begins with round 1 pairings as shown in the table below and play will commence at 9.00 am, Ho Koh Chye Hall, Olympic Sports Hotel, Jalan Hang Jebat, Kuala Lumpur, 7th April 2010:-

In the first round, some of the Malaysians are facing the following players:-

IM Jimmy Liew meets Shenvi Pratik, Razali Hamzah meets  Ram S. Krishnan, Muhd Haq meets IM Wohl Alexander H, Najib Wahab meets IM Desmukh Anup, Amier Hamzah meets FM DeRamos Julius Joseph (the Johor’s Chessmaster Champion 2010), FM Nicholas Chan meets Muhd Haikal, Nik Ahmad Farouqi meets GM Bui Vinh, Ismail Ahmad meets IM Dung The Anh, Timothy Capel meets IM Liu Dede, Muhd Nabil meets IM Irwanto Saidikin, Yeoh Li Tian meets with GM Murshed Niaz, Nur Nabila meets Ankit R Rajpara and Alfred Ting Shih Chieh meets FM Das Sayantan.

Glaringly missing is Malaysia’s IM Mok Tze Meng’s name. Could not find his name. I thought his name was in the list of registered players.

Best wishes to all Malaysian players in this tournament.
(source: chess-results.com)