After 5 rounds of the IV Panama Chess Open being played in Panama City, Panama, current national chess player international master Orlando Husbands sits in 6^th position on the tie-break with 4 points from 5 matches in the 75-player field consisting of players from a dozen countries.

In his latest match, Husbands ranked 12^th in the event defeated Nicolas Batista Rosas of Panama with the white pieces to move just a half point behind the leaders. Husbands had started out with two victories, before falling to defeat at the hands of the 4^th highest ranked player in the event, international master Terry Renato of Peru n round three. He then followed that up with two victories to remain in contention for the lead.

In the 6^th round, Husbands will have his hands full as he battles with the black pieces against grandmaster Jose Cuenca Jimenez of Spain. He would be hoping for a good result to keep him in contention.

The tournament is currently led by grandmaster Ermes Veloz Espinosa of Cuba, Renato and top seed grandmaster Johan Sebastien Christiansen of Norway with 4 ½ points. Husbands sits in a group of 7 players just behind the group of leaders with 4 more rounds of the event left.