Ni Hua walked through the 2nd HDBank Cup Open

Ni Hua walked through the 2nd HDBank Cup Open

The Vietnam Chess Federation held the 2nd HDBank Cup Open Chess tournament 2012 on 1-8th March in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Former Asian champion GM Ni Hua drew the 2nd seed GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son in the final round and secured the overall tournament victory with the exceptional score of 8 points from nine games.

The rating favourite GM Le Quang Liem defeated his compatriot GM Cao Sang and claimed second place with 7.5 points, full point ahead of the followers but half a point short from the winner.

The 9-round Swiss event featured 93 players from 14 federations, among them being 15 Grandmasters.

Grandmasters Yu Yangyi and Wen Yang shared the first place in the 1st HDBank Cup Open 2011

Final standings:

1. GM Ni Hua CHN 2637 – 8
2. GM Le Quang Liem VIE 2698 – 7.5
3. GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son VIE 2662 – 6.5
4. Wan Yunguo CHN 2441 – 6.5
5. IM Nguyen Van Huy VIE 2485 – 6.5
6. GM Xiu Deshun CHN 2492 – 6.5
7. GM Tu Hoang Thong VIE 2416 – 6.5
8. IM Gao Rui CHN 2417 – 6
9. IM Le Quang Long VIE 2336 – 6
10. WGM Pham Le Thao Nguyen VIE 2351 – 6
11. IM Nguyen Duc Hoa VIE 2453 – 6
12. GM Barbosa Oliver PHI 2585 – 6
13. CM Nguyen Hoang Nam VIE 2361 – 6
14. GM Bui Vinh VIE 2463 – 6
15. GM Cao Sang VIE 2526 – 5.5
16. GM Paragua Mark PHI 2519 – 5.5
17. GM Li Shilong CHN 2549 – 5.5
18. FM Bersamina Paulo PHI 2154 – 5.5
19. IM Duong The Anh VIE 2373 – 5.5
20. IM Nolte Rolando PHI 2456 – 5.5
21. FM Chan Yi Ren Daniel SIN 2342 – 5.5
22. GM Dao Thien Hai VIE 2516 – 5.5
23. IM Dimakiling Oliver PHI 2447 – 5.5
24. GM Torre Eugenio PHI 2502 – 5.5
25. GM Gopal Geetha Narayanan IND 2572 – 5.5
26. Ma Zhonghan CHN 2369 – 5.5
27. IM Senador Emmanuel PHI 2357 – 5.5
28. GM Shanava Konstantine GEO 2586 – 5.5
29. WGM Nguyen Thi Thanh An VIE 2292 – 5.5
30. IM Bao Khoa VIE 2221 – 5.5