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 3 joint leaders with 4½ points out of 5:* Aditya Bagus * Lye Lik Zang- Oleg Badmatsyrenov#PenangOpen #PgCF ...

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After four rounds, Aditya Bagus, a 17-year-old Indonesian, is the only leader.Having been in Penang since 2015, he is undoubtedly no stranger to the city. Here are a few photos of him from that year, when he was nine years old and sharing the platform after receiving a junior prize.Aditya will play GM Ziaur Rahman, the second seed in the Penang Open, from...

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Top seed GM Priasmoro Novendra had no trouble maintaining a perfect 2 points after winning his Round 2 game against 15 year old CM Benjamin Leong in less than 20 minutes. Priasmoro will meet veteren IM Angelo Young tomorrow morning in Round 3. Meanwhile the second seed GM Ziaur Rahman will be meeting promising Malaysian junior FM Lye Lik Zhang on board 2....

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