Friday, June 12, 2009

Zaidan Zulkipli at Rhein Main Open

My friend - Zaidan Zulkipli (photo right) who is a medical student at the Galway University, Ireland is playing
at the Rhein Main Open , Frankfrut, Germany which held from 10th - 14th June 2009. The tournaments is a swiss system tournament with 7 rounds to play.

Zaidan is the 87th seeded in a total of 212 players.
After round 3, Zaidan has collected 1.5 points. His notable performance so far is in the 2nd round when he beat FM Dr. Ralf Dunsbach (FIDE 2217) . ( correction - Zaidan actually draw against FM Dr. Ralf Dunsbach - thanks to Luth Mikael who spot my mistake)

Below is his performance for each rounds.

Round 1

Zaidan Zulkipli vs Daria Dochenko 1-0

Round 2

FM Dr. Ralf Dunsbach vs Zaidan Zulkipli 1/2-1/2

Round 3
Zaidan Zulkipli vs Jens Goemann 0-1
In round 4 today, he is being paired against Haral Stadtmueller.
Source : Official Site

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