Kamal Ariffin Poised For Second NM.

A Fide rated tournament - Nf6 Invitational Tournament is schedule from 25th February 2010. The tournament will be held on every Thursday starting at 7 PM at the Dato Arthur Tan Chess Centre, Wilayah Kompleks, Kuala Lumpur. The format is a single round robin with 1 hour 30 minutes + 30 seconds increment.




NM Kamal Arifin Wahiduddin is ready for his second NM tittle by beating 'emerging player' Razali Hamzah (Ng6) in round 3. For record, he got his National Master in 1991 and now is looking forward for a more 'prestigious' NM tittle (Nf6 Master).. Abdul Haq is a joint leader with 3 points after thrashing player turn organizer turn blogger Aziz Shukor early in middle game. Trailing them is Kamaluddin Yusoff with 2.5 points who manage to outplayed NM Yeoh Chin Seng while Saprin Sabri (Nf6) start 'gigitting' (biting) his opponent by holding Wonder Kid Yeoh Li Tian with a draw..

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