GiLoCatur did not take part in the INSOFAR 2nd Open Scholarship tournament held today at Shah Alam PKNS complex. But GiLoCatur did drop by to watch the last two rounds and snapped several pictures.
In the 1st edition held at DATCC, the number of participants was only eleven including GiLoCatur. Today, in the 2nd edition sixteen players took part. It is a bit tougher this time. There was no unrated player. Only two are under 1500 national ratings.
There were few dramatic matches in the final two rounds - the third and the fourth. In the third round, the 1st edition champion, Abdul Haq who is also known as the Incredible Haq, was held a draw by Syazwan.
While in the fourth and final round, Chek Kin Keuw managed to hold up a tension match against Sahir Sarifdin. The match was the last to finish. With that win, Kin Keuw became the 2nd runner up after winning on tie break over Syazwan Zulkifli and Mohd Raimi Rahim when the three of them scored 3/4 points.
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| Raja Norazizah (right) is the only "Rose" in the tournarnent |
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| Final round - IM Jimmy drew with Haq on the top board |
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| Sahir vs Kin Keuw (0 - 1) |
Below are the top three prize winners. If IM Mas, the current Malaysian top chess player, became the champion in the DATCC Master Blaster Blitz, the Malaysian first IM, Jimmy Liew became the champion in the Insofar 2nd Open Scholarship tournament.
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| The champion |
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| The first runner up |
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| The second runner up |
THE 3RD EDITION WILL BE HELD NEXT MONTH ON SUNDAY MORNING, 2OTH NOV AT SHAH ALAM PKNS COMPLEX. THE EVENT MAY BE NATIONALLY-RATED. HURRY UP, REGISTER YOURNAME VIA SMS TO 017-2032051.
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