MANILA – Filipino International Master (IM) Emmanuel Senador turned back Chinese Yang Yu in the eighth and penultimate round of the 2009 Malaysian Open (Dato’ Arthur Tan Malaysian Open 2009) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to earn his first GM norm.
Senador defeated erstwhile tournament leader Yu using the disadvantageous black pieces in a Sicilian Defense encounter, grabbing the solo leadership board.
The Iloilo native now has a total to 6.5 points after eight rounds of play.
He is half a point ahead of Yu and Grandmaster Li Chao of China, GM Negi Parimarjan of India, GM Ghaem Maghami Ehsan of Iran, GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son of Vietnam, GM Darwin Laylo and IM Ronald Dableo of the Philippines, GM Iuldachev Saidali of Uzbekistan and GM Susanto Megaranto of Indonesia.
Senador’s next opponent in the ninth and final round will be Negi.
Dableo, meanwhile, will need to beat Megaranto to nail his third and final norm for the GM-title.
Dableo, who is best remembered for winning the prestigious 2003 Asian Zonal Chess Championships in Vietnam, out-duelled Bangladesh’s top GM Ziaur Rahman during their eighth-round encounter.
Marlon Bernardino
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