Players in Action. Photo © Dr. George Ha.

Dear chess friends,

2007 Sarawak Chess Open Championship had attracted 72 players from all over our nation and neighbouring countries. The breakdown are as below:

Brunei 12
Singapore 2
KL 2
Perak 8
Sabah 5
Kuching 7
Sibu 23
Miri 8
Sarikei 3
Bintulu 1
Kapit 1

Among them, there are 16 FIDE rated players.

The results of this 9-round event are as follows:

Photo © Dr. George Ha.

Open:
1st: Mok Tze Meng (KL) 7
2nd Yee Soon Wei (Brunei) 7
3rd Sulaiman Nassaruddin (Miri) 7
4th Nik Mohd.Nazri b.Nik Hassan (Perak) 7
5th Morsin Ahmad (Kuching) 7
6th Faizal Andin (Sabah) 7
7th Zarul Shafiq B.Zulkafli (Perak) 6.5
8th Japeri Reduan (Kuching) 6.5
9th Steven Retallick (KL) 6.0
10th Sahim Wising (Sabah) 6.0

U18
1st Emran Ahmad Bukhari Hj (Brunei) 6.0
2nd Azahari Md.Aliuddin Hj.(Brunei) 5.5
3rd Md.Siraj Munir Ahmad (Brunei) 5.0
4th David Ting Hong Hung (Sibu) 4.0
5th Karen Kristina Kuok(Sibu) 4.0 6th Luk Kuok Jie (Sibu) 3.5
7th Solmon Ngurang Juk (Miri) 3.5
8th Wong Teck Ang (Sibu) 2.5

U15
1st Emran Md Abqari Hj (Brunei) 6
2nd Munirruddin Ahmad (Brunei) 5.5
3rd Abang Aminurasshid (Kuching) 5
4th Mohd.Arif Afifi Sabli (Brunei) 5
5th Faiq Taqiuddin (Miri) 4.5
6th Ahmad Afiq Afyfy(Kuching) 4
7th Yong Ming Tiem(Sibu) 4
8th Azahari Md.Nur Arrifin Hj (Brunei) 4

U12
1st Munir Azizi Ahmad(Brunei) 5.5
2nd Chua Chin Ho (Sibu) 4
3rd Azahari Siti Nur Fatanah Hj.(Brunei) 4
4th Mohd Nabil Sabli(Brunei) 3.5
5th Chang Kwan Tze (Sibu) 3.5
6th Jacky Ting Sim Ming (Sibu) 3
7th James Ling (Sibu) 2

Lady
1st Ling Leh Jin (Bintulu) 5
2nd Azahari Siti Nur Fatimah Hj.(Brunei) 4.5
3rd Charlene Chai (Kapit) 4.5

Regards,
Lim Kian Hwa
Presiden, Persatuan Catur Sarawak

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