The Final Results for 2008 Sarawak Chess Open Tournament

The closing speech from YB Dr Abang Haji Abdul Rauf :

• he is a chess player and loves chess
• once participated in Bangkok Open
• believes that chess is a very good activity for school children
• understands how FIDE-rating is very important to local chess players
• very supportive and committed to chess e.g. brought his son to play at international tournament in Brunei few years back eventhough the fee is US 200
• believes that Malaysian youngsters should be exposed to FIDE-rated and international chess tournaments
• hopes that more tournaments organized by SCA (Sarawak Chess Association) in future

Fikri and Irfan with the 1st runner up, Ian Udani

some of the tournament participants

Fikri and Irfan with new chess brothers from BRUNEI.

Me with Fikri and Irfan.

The 2008 Sarawak Chess Open Champion, NM Mohd Kamal Abdullah, with the organizing members.

Me and the boys with Mr Lim Kian Hwa, the president of Sarawak Chess Association.

Fikri and Irfan with Abg Mahathir Abd Mohd Nor and Afiq Afyfy Ahmad from Kuching.

The Results ...

Open category

1st - NM Mohd Kamal Abdullah (7 1/2 - TB: 52 1/2)

2nd - Ian Udani (7 1/2 - TB: 52)

3rd - David Hukom (7 - TB: 54 1/2)   INA

4th - Abdullah Che Hassan (7 - TB: 53)

5th - Lim Zhuo Ren (6 1/2 - TB: 53 1/2)

6th - Aaron Chua (6 1/2 - TB: 49 1/2)

7th - NM Kim Han Edward Lee (6 1/2 - TB: 48)

8th - Abang Mohd Reduan (6 1/2 - TB: 47)

9th - FM Mok Tze-Meng (6 - TB: 52 1/2)

10th - Lim Kian Hwa (6 - TB: 49 1/2)

U16 category

1st - Tan Ken Wei (6 - TB:42 1/2)

2nd - Afiq Afyfy Ahmad (5 1/2 - TB: 50)

3rd - En-Tian Mark Ho (5 1/2 - TB: 39 1/2)  SIN

4th - Faeznor Razali (5 1/2 - TB: 39 1/2)

5th - FM Daniel Howard Fernandez (5 - TB: 51 1/2)  SIN

6th - En-Huei Danielle Ho (5 - TB: 46 1/2)  SIN

7th - Aida Faridah Mohd Shaiden (5 - TB: 41)

8th - Muhd Irfan Haqqim Azhar (5 - TB: 40 1/2)

... 11:20 pm, Borneo Hotel 106 ...