Nik Ahmad Farouqi Wins 17 Chess Club FIDE Rated Tournament 2012

 

25 Jan 2012, Kuala Lumpur – The 17 Chess Club FIDE Rated Tournament 2012 held from 20-24 January 2012 at DATCC ended later yesterday afternoon with Nik Ahmad Farouqi declared the champion with 7.5 points from 9 rounds of single round robin format of Group A.

Abdul Haq Mohamed was second with 6.5 points and third was Mohd Saprin Sabri (pix above) with 6.0 points. To Saprin’s credit, he is the only non-losing player in the tournament but suffered due to six draws too many. All other players had at least one loss.

Meanwhile in the B group, Faiezul Zainal won convincingly with 8 points from 9 rounds of play from a similar single round robin format. Second, Foo Chee Kin with 6.5 points and surprisingly, Saprin’s protege son, Amir Qayyim Mohd Saprin (pix above, Photo by Ng6 blogger) is in third place with 6.0 points.

Nik Farouqi, Faiezul Zainal Leads In 17 Chess Club

 

23 January 2012, Kuala Lumpur – The 17 Chess Club FIDE Rated Tournament 2012 is currently on-going at DATCC with two groups of 10 players.

In Group A, Nik Ahmad Farouqi (pix above)  and Abdul Haq Mohamed are leading the group with 4 points after 5 rounds of play.

Meanwhile in Group B, Faiezul Zainal is leading with 5 full points from 5 rounds of play.

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Group A – Round 5 results and Round 6 pairing (23 Jan 2012)

Group B – Round 5 results and Round 6 pairings (23 Jan 2012)

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