Saturday, October 13, 2012

Mas Hafizul leads at UPSI Open

Kwan Nam Sang vs Mas Hafizulhelmi, round 2, UPSI Open 2012

13 October 2012, Kuala Lumpur – More than eighty players are participating in this year’s UPSI Open now currently on-going at the Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) in Tanjung Malim, Perak. It will be held over two days, 13-14 October 2012. IM Mas Hafizulhelmi is playing as the top favorite for the tournament and currently the leader on the ranking list after round 2.

Up and coming youngster, Yeoh Li Tian fresh from the Chess Olympiad is also playing. However, he drew his second round play against Syaimazar.

Syaimazar vs Yeoh Li Tian, Round 2, UPSI Open 2012

The results of round 2 is shown below up to board 23 :-

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Top 35 Rank After Round 2:

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To see pairings and results, please visit chess-results.com or click here.

(Photos courtesy of Nik Ahmad Farouqi)

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