Open Category

Champion : IM Julio Catalino Sadorra - 6.5 points

Second : FM Anas Nazreen Bakri -5.5

Third :Michael Siong -5.5

Fourth :Clyde Seruelo -5.5

Fifth :Abd Haq Mohammed -5.5

Sixth :Abd Khalid Musa -5.5

Seventh :Abdullah Che Hassan -5.0

Eighth :GM Bong Villamayor -5.0

Read More The Star (29/12/2007) & News Straits Times article (26/12/2007):-

Filipino chess player’s dedication to game rewarded

By BEH YUEN HUI (The Star, 29/12/2007)

JOHOR BARU: He travelled over 2,500km just to take part in a chess contest but it was certainly worth the effort when Filipino Julio Sadorra was crowned the Bandaraya Chess Master here.

Sadorra defeated 49 people in the Men’s Open category of the Johor Baru City Chessmaster Championship held at the Johor Baru City Council Stadium here recently.

He received RM800 and a trophy from mayor Datuk Mohd Naim Nasir.

The second prize was won by Anas Nazreen Bakri while the third went to Michael Siong of Singapore.

Thinking hard: Contestants trying hard to outdo each other.

This tournament was an annual event held by the city council to promote the game among the community here and to help identify talented young players.

This year’s tournament attracted 200 players from Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines and Indonesia. It was divided into four categories – Below 12, Below 16, Men and Women’s Open.

Mohd Naim thanked the Johor Education Department and Johor Baru Chess Club for their co-operation in making the event a success.

He said a similar contest would be held in April.

“But this time, we will focus on getting the involvement of students from primary schools to higher learning institutions.”

The other winners were:

Women’s Open: 1. Nur Shazwani Zullkafli; 2. Nurul Atiqah Che Hassan; 3. Khairunnisa

Under 16’: 1. Chai Juan Zhe; 2. Loy Pik Kwan; 3. Tham Gen He

Under 12’: Mohd Irfan Haqqim; 2. Tan Juan Feng; 3. Mohd Haziq Mohd Zain

http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Thursday/Features/2117574/Article/indexF_html

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