19 June 2010 – Today two more rounds has been played to complete it up to round 8. From sources in Bangi, board 3, NM Kamalarifin Wahiddudin has just won his game against Fadzil Nayan due to short of time on the part of Fadzil.
On second board, Nik Ahmad Farouqi has just won against Lim Zhou Ren, one of the teens who has just started his college education.
Meanwhile Tan Khai Boon has won his game on top board against Mohd Nabil Azman Hisham. Tan Khai Boon had a rook, bishop and a knight against two bishops of Nabil and a possible pawn marching to a queening square. However, Nabil’s plan failed to materialised and Khai Boon’s knight at f6 saved his king. Khai Boon has been raising his game like a Phoenix after failing to win his first round game against Amri Ibni Hajar. This means Khai Boon has seven points from 8 rounds going into the last round 9 tomorrow morning. A big blow to the ambitions of the young Mohd Nabil who is close to a major title and a major chess championship.
Pix 1. Mohd Nabil against Tan Khai Boon (blue shirt) on first board of 8th round of the National Chess Championship 2010 being anxiously watched over by Azman Hisham, Nabil’s father in the background. (picture courtesy of Malaysian National Chess Championship’s blog)
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