Tuesday, June 22, 2010

The 2010 (Open and Women) National Chess Championship

The 2010 (Open and Women) National Chess Championship was successful held from 16th - 20th June 2010 in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

President of the Malaysian Chess Federation - Tan Seri Dato' Seri Diraja Ramli Ngah Talib gives the closing speech

Tournament Organiser - Abdul Haq Mohamed from UKM deliver a speech on behalf of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

VIP during the closing ceromony - from left :- Abdul Haq Mohamed (Tournament Director), En. Abdul Rahim (Ketua PALAPES UKM), Tan Seri Dato' Seri Diraja Ramli Ngah Talib (President of the Malaysian Chess Federation), Tuan Haji Ibrahim Abu Bakar (Vice - President of the Malaysian Chess Federation)


The 2010 Open Section Winners and the the VIP. Standing from left : Mohamad Tariq Amru (9th), Mohd Saprin Sabri (5th), Ahmad Fadzil Nayan (th),NM Kamal Ariffin Wahiduddin (3rd), NM Tan Khai Boon (Champion), NM Edward Lee (2nd), Nik Ahmad Farouqi (6th), Yeoh Li Tian (4th), Mohd Nabil Azman Hisham (7th) and Mohd Izz Saifuddin (8th)


The 2010 Women Section Winners and the the VIP. Standing from left : NWM Tan Li Ting (2nd), Amira Syahmina Zulkafli (3rd), NWM Fong Mi Yen (Champion), NWM Alia Anin Azwa Bakri (5th) and Nithyalakshmi Sivanesan (4th).




NM Tan Khai Boon - Open Champion


NWM Fong Mi Yen -  Women Champion




Below is the 2010 Open and Women National Chess Championship Final Standings.

Open 

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Women 

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Click here for the official site