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Every player below 2000 on the January 2024 rating list would receive a one-time rating boost ranging from 0 to 400 points. Points will be increased progressively, starting at 400 (for those rated 1000) and ending at 0 (for those rated 2000). The increase is progressively less steep the higher the initial rating.My own rating will change from 1783 to 1876 !!If you...

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RkNameCountryRatingPts1Roy MarpaungIndonesia19087.52Gan Yeun BinMalaysia13327.53Chong Jin CiMalaysia162474Alidani LeonardoPhi77175Esmade Nestor KMalaysia076Shao XiayangChina156377Taufik Defasya M. EdaIndonesia17706.58Chong Jin ChengMalaysia17246.59DerrickcoIndonesia16626.510Wang YuchenSingapore14026.5Roy Marpaung led the tournament most of the way but in the final round, Malaysian Gan Yeun Bin managed to tie up the score at 7.5 out of 9. However, Roy managed to win on superior tie-break.Roy Marpaung is no stranger to winning the Challengers section in Malaysia...

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 The Top 10 Chess winners of Penang Open 2023The Penang Open Chess Open 2023 witnessed fierce competition with the lead changing hands multiple times in the gruelling 9 rounds, but in the end, these are the top ten players:1. IM Oleg Badmatsyrenov (FID): The dominant champion, Oleg, achieved an impressive 7.5 points out of 9 rounds, showcasing his tenacity with griding out a...

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