Mohd Haizal Jamaluddin wins Johor Closed 2018

24 June 2018, Kuala Lumpur - At the Johor Closed 2018, Mohd Haizal Jamaluddin won the tournament's prize of RM 300. In second place, Kamaluddin Yusof and in third, Di Xu Wei. National Master (NM) Abdullah Mohd Kamal finished in 8th placing and veteran Tukiran Taulani in 9th position.

In the ladies category, Pooja Aishwareya came out tops. While Toh Zheng Hong in Under-12 Category, Mohd Shafie Mohd Syakir in Under-10 category and Ngu Gao Peng Eric in the Under-8 category.

Figure 1. Winners of Johor Closed 2018 held in Johor Bahru on 22-23 June 2018. (photo results: M Zullghafari Saparmin)

Johor Closed 2018, 22-23 June 2018

22 June 2018, Kuala Lumpur - The Johor Closed 2018 is being held in Johor Bahru over a two day chess tournament using a 60 minutes time control and over 6 or 7 Swiss rounds. It is being held on level 36, City Square Tower Office, Johor Bahru.

Picture 1. City Square Office Tower, Johor Bahru the tournament venue. (photo courtesy: M Zullghafari Saparmin)

56 players registered for the tournament.

After the third round of play, five players end with 3 points each. They are Abdullah Mohd Kamal, Tukiran Taulani, Jamaluddin Mohd Haizal, Di Xu Wei dan Voon Min Vui.

The following is the fourth round pairing shown on the chess-results.com server for the on-going Johor Closed 2018.

Table 1. Round 4 Pairings, Johor Closed 2018.

Table 2. Rankings After Round 3, Johor Closed 2018.