Saturday, December 17, 2016

Cikgu Taulani Won Johor Challenger 2016


Both 3rd Johor International Chess Open and Johor International Chess Challenger have just ended today. The chess championships which kicked off six days ago completed their final 9th round today's afternoon. 

There were 65 and 118 participants took part in the championships respectively in the Open and the Challenger categories. 

In the Challenger category, Cikgu Taulani Tukiran (below picture) emerged as the champion. He scores impressively by winning all nine rounds. He denies the championship going to Indonesia when the First Runner Up,Cecilia Natalie Liuviann, just managed scoring 7.5/9 points, trailing by 1.5 point.

Cikgu Taulani
photo credit to shin azwan

Below is the Top 10 Final Ranking for the 3rd Johor International Chess Championship in the Challenger category. Go to http://chess-results.com/tnr253589.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=9&wi=821  for the full results.

Top 10 Final Ranking - Johor Challenger

Meanwhile, GM Pouya Idani, the Top seed, from the republic of Iran has emerged as the champion in the Open section. He has denied Uzbek International Master Temur Kuybokarov, the Fourth seed, from winning back-to-back The Penang Open and The Johor Open.

Below is the Top 10 Final Ranking for the 3rd Johor International Chess Championship in the Open category. Go to http://chess-results.com/tnr253587.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=9&wi=821   for the full results.


Top 10 Final Ranking - Johor Open

Congratulation to Cikgu Taulani and all the winners in the Johor International Chess Championships.

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