DATMO 2008 participants (update)

GM Li Chao (China) the defending champion

Referring to Quah Seng Sun- chess column in The Star , he mentioned that 111 players have registered for DATMO 2008. The players are from 14 countries with 10 GM, 8 IM, 3 WGM, 4 WIM 7 FM, and the others is untitled players. Below is an "unofficial" list of players who will compete in this year IGB 5th Arthur Tan Malaysian Open 2008 (DATMO2008) which will be held from 18 - 25 Aug 2008. The correctness of the name list is not guaranteed cause i failed to get the conformation from the organiser. I'll update the list from time to time.


Malaysia

IM Mashafizul Helmi ( 2385), Mohd Saprin Sabri (2158)

Uzbekistan

GM Marat Dzhumaev (2549), GM Saidali Yuldashev (2520)

Armenia

IM Ashot Nadanian

Australia

IM Igor Goldenburg, FM Brian Jones (2086)

Indonesia

GM Susanto Megaranto (2532) , FM Sebastian Simanjuntak (2256), FM Anjas Novita (2358), FM Awam Wahono (2387), WIM Irene Kharisma (2262)

Bangladesh

GM Ziaur Rahman (2564)

Myanmar

Wynn Zaw Htun (ELO 2428)

Singapore

GM Zhang Zhong (2632), WGM Li Roufan (2425)

Slovenia

GM Drazen Sermek (2555)

China

GM Li Chao (2590), Wan Yunguo (2471), WIM Zhang Xiowen (2382)

Philipines

GM Mark Paragua (2523), GM Darwin Laylo (2504), IM Oliver Dimakilling (2479), IM Julio Catalino Sadorra (2470), NM Elwin Retanal, IM Richard Bitoon (2439) , FM Kim Yap (2321) and NM Rhobel Legaspi (2315), IM Chito Gharma

India

WGM Eesha Karavade (2297),

New Zealand

WFM Helen Miligan (1976), Paul Spiller-New Zealand Chess Federation President


source : gila chess blog
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