Standings after Round 5 (Challengers)

Chessbase contributor, Edwin Lam (picture) is in the lead for KL Open chess Challenge with an impressive 5/5. However, following closely behind is Indonesian Joni with 4.5/5. Edwin will be meeting Joni today in the sixth round.

Challengers Category

Rank	SNo.	Name	Rtg	FED	Pts	Fide	BH.	SB.	vict	Rp
1	1	Lam Edwin	1976	MAS	5	15	9	15.00	5	2199
2	26	Joni	0	INA	4½	13	7	10.50	4	1976
3	11	Azman Hisham Mohd Nabil	2009	MAS	4	14	9	11.50	4	1755
4	63	Tan Kien Wei	0	SIN	4	13	8½	11.25	3	1751
5	2	Yeoh Li Tian	1955	MAS	4	12½	9½	11.75	3	1640
6	5	Agustinus	0	INA	4	12	9	11.00	4	1640
7	67	Yeap Khuan Yee	0	MAS	4	11	8½	7.75	3	1726
8	7	Ajeet Singh Roshan	0	MAS	4	11	7½	8.50	4	1640
9	68	Yew Chor Kuan	0	MAS	4	11	7½	8.00	4	1593
10	45	Paragua Christine	0	PHI	3½	12½	10½	10.00	3	1715
11	65	Yap Qian Zhang, Jonathan	0	MAS	3½	12½	8	7.25	3	1671
12	13	Azman Hisham Nur Nabila	0	MAS	3½	10½	8½	9.00	2	1549
13	32	Lam Wai Hong	0	SIN	3½	9½	8	8.75	3	1549
14	23	Jeng Kuen Yong	0	MAS	3½	8½	7½	6.25	3	1549
15	51	Saleh Fikri	0	MAS	3	12	10	7.00	3	1583
16	27	Junaidi	0	INA	3	11	9	8.50	3	1686
17	4	Yeop Mat Zaki	1654	MAS	3	11	7½	5.00	3	1593
18	12	Aulia Merdina Warda	0	INA	3	10½	9½	8.50	2	1472
19	58	Subramaniam Sarika	0	MAS	3	10½	9	8.00	2	1472
20	20	Farrukh Aziz	0	PAK	3	10	8½	6.00	3	1472
21	59	Subramaniam Shreyes	0	MAS	3	10	8	6.50	3	1594
22	3	Chan Cheng-Hoong Joel	1896	SIN	3	10	7½	5.00	3	1472
23	17	Demudu Subramaniam	1933	MAS	3	9½	8	7.50	1	1472
24	42	Miranda Shawn Edgar	0	MAS	3	9	8½	7.50	3	1472
25	19	Foong Wai Lund, Shawn	0	MAS	3	9	7½	4.00	3	1400
26	40	Mappa Saharuddin	0	MAS	3	8	9	6.00	3	1472
27	69	Zakaria Mohd Faizal	0	MAS	3	8	8½	6.50	2	1628
28	6	Ahmad Johari Mohd Firdaus	0	MAS	3	7	7	4.50	3	1472
29	70	Edy Suryanto	0	INA	3	6	8	6.00	3	2077
30	71	Toni Budi Santoso	0	INA	3	6	7½	4.50	3	2077
31	14	Azman Hisham Nur Najiha	0	MAS	2½	10½	9½	6.00	2	1400
32	64	Wahyuza Andre	0	INA	2½	9	8½	3.50	2	1628
33	53	See Kai Loong	0	MAS	2½	8	8½	5.00	2	1511
34	34	Latifah Syamimi Mohd Latib	0	MAS	2½	7½	7	3.75	2	1499
35	21	Halil Nur Feiqha	0	MAS	2½	7	6	3.25	2	1515
36	46	Purnamasari Nora	0	INA	2½	6½	8½	4.75	2	1522
37	33	Latifah Kaiyisah Bt Mohd Lati	0	MAS	2½	6½	8	5.00	2	1400
38	52	Salleh Akmal	0	MAS	2½	5½	7½	4.50	2	1507
39	62	Taibon Awaluddin	0	MAS	2½	5½	6	2.25	2	1400
40	15	Boey Jin Huey	0	MAS	2	9	9½	5.50	2	1328
41	36	Lee Kah Teng, Benjamin	0	MAS	2	7	9	3.50	2	1490
42	41	Mat Idris Saman	0	MAS	2	7	7	4.00	2	1328
43	22	Michael Howard Fernandez	0	SIN	2	7	6½	2.50	2	1328
44	35	Lee Kah Howe, William	0	MAS	2	6	8	4.50	2	1443
45	49	Ruslan Haslindah	0	MAS	2	6	7	4.00	2	1328
46	56	Sonya Nyimas	0	INA	2	6	6	3.00	2	1207
47	8	Amier Hamzah Mohd Zuhri	0	MAS	2	6	5½	3.00	2	1328
48	38	Low Jun Keat	0	MAS	2	5	8	2.50	2	1478
49	47	Rashid Bin Jamaluddin	0	MAS	2	5	7	2.50	2	1328
50	18	Ee Sun-Xin	0	MAS	2	5	5½	1.00	2	1328
51	28	Khaw Yew Meng	0	MAS	2	3	7	1.00	2	1328
52	9	Aminuddin Muhd Faris	0	MAS	1½	7	9	1.50	1	1251
53	50	Saleh Anis Fariha	0	MAS	1½	5	6	0.75	1	1251
54	66	Yat Guo Jie	0	MAS	1½	4½	7½	2.25	1	1211
55	43	Mohd Jalani Affan Amrish	0	MAS	1½	4	7	2.25	1	1251
56	29	Khaw Yew Onn	0	MAS	1½	4	6	1.75	1	1251
57	61	Syed Sobri Syed Remizan	0	MAS	1½	3½	6	1.25	1	1251
58	24	Johari Camilia	0	MAS	1½	2½	6	1.25	1	1251
59	10	Arminuddin Nur Farihah	0	MAS	1½	2½	6	0.25	1	1251
60	39	Manoharan Dinesh S.	0	MAS	1	5	8	2.00	1	1271
61	55	Shieta Nyimas	0	INA	1	4	6	1.00	1	1160
62	16	Boey Jin Wern	0	MAS	1	2	6½	1.00	1	1160
63	57	Sooi Ching Wei	0	MAS	1	2	6	0.00	1	1160
64	31	Kok Cher Zheng, David	0	MAS	1	1	5½	0.00	1	1160
65	48	Rusdi Tahir	0	INA	½	2½	7½	1.75	0
66	37	Lee Tze Jiet	0	MAS	½	1½	6	0.75	0	1133
67	25	Johari Nikk	0	MAS	0	0	7½	0.00	0
68	54	Shamsudin Amir	0	MAS	0	0	7½	0.00	0
69	60	Syed Baharom Syed Rahmad	0	MAS	0	0	7½	0.00	0
70	30	Khaw Yew Tong	0	MAS	0	0	5½	0.00	0	723
71	44	Ng Jen Sheng	0	MAS	0	0	5½	0.00	0	723