Kamal Arifin Champion Nf6 Tournament!

NM Kamal Ariffin is a champion for the first Nf6 Invitational Tournament even though there is one round left. He secure 7.5 points from 8 rounds. In Round 8, he drew with Shamsol Baharin. By winning this tournament, he is now crowned with the prestigious Nf6 Master tittle (NM) and eligible to participate automatically in the second Nf6 Master tournament

4 players tied for second place with 5 points each after Round 8. The standings are as follows:

Standing after round 8

1. NM Kamalariffin Wahiduddin 7.5/8
2. Kamaluddin Yusof 5/8
3. Mohd Saprin Sabri 5/8
4. Abdul Haq Mohamed 5/8
5. Yeoh Li Tian 5/8
6. Razali Hamzah 3/8
7. NM Yeoh Chin Seng 2.5/6
8. Shamsol Baharin Patahol Rahman 2/7
9. Najib Abdul Wahab 1/6
10. Abdul Aziz Abdul Shukor 0/5

Pairing for final Round (Round 9) are as follows:

Hamzah Razali 1675 - Yusof Kamaluddin 2166

Abdul Shukor Abdul Aziz 2050 - Sabri Mohd Saprin 2141

Mohamed Abdul Haq 2057 - Abdul Wahab Najib 0

Wahiduddin Kamalarifin 2119 - Yeoh Chin-Seng 2177 2

Yeoh Li Tian 1971 - Rahman Shamsol Baharin Patahol 0

It is interesting to note that the 4 contenders for second place will not face each other on the final round. So it is possible that all of them will tie after that final round!

Unc Aziz