Both Men and Women Win and....Greg the Saviour!

Round 8 Results

Open Section

Bo.	114	Sri Lanka (SRI)	Rtg	-	86	Malaysia (MAS)	Rtg	1½:2½
55.1		Perera W C C	2016	-	IM	Mok Tze-Meng	2416	0 - 1
55.2		Koggala W S V K	2026	-		Tan Khai Boon	2160	1 - 0
55.3		Weerawardane R	2165	-	FM	Long Peter	2302	½ - ½
55.4		Anuruddha G C	2144	-		Lau Gregory	2159	0 - 1

Yes. I would say that round 8 belongs to Mr.MCF's Secretary - Gregory Lau! After the lost to the ICSC's team in the previous round , the men team decide to rest Mashafizul who lost his game against GM Gruenfeld. I personally think that Mas ( same goes to Mok, Khai Boon and Peter) need the rest badly. Fortunately, Mok proved that he can handle the Sri Lankan 1st board.

The is the first game for Greg in Khanty Mansisk but it didn't stop him to deliver and become the saviour for the men team. Greg who play on board 4 was the last to finish and his victory give the Malaysian team (who was at that particular moment - tied 1.5 - 1.5 with the Sri Lank team ) the badly needed point to seal the match with the score 2.5-1.5.

Mr.Saviour - Gregory Lau

Greg's place in Khanty Mansisk has been question by many. He was also criticized by one of the local blogger for playing in round 8 instead of Mashafizul . With this victory he shows that he can still deliver and...kick some ass!

Talking about Greg's game, i was following and commenting his game live and it was a breathtaking experience. Click here for the annotated game.

Mashafizul who was chatting with me during the game via facebook, was very happy with Greg's victory and suggest that i print and frame the game so that Greg can give it to his students. He suggest to give it the title "The Game That Save one of Malaysian Day in the Olympiad!" :)

Women Section

Bo.	81	United Arab Emirates (UAE)	Rtg	-	74	Malaysia (MAS)	Rtg	1½:2½
40.1	WIM	Saleh Nora Mohd	1906	-		Bakri Alia Anin Azwa	1904	0 - 1
40.2	WFM	Al-Zarouni Kholoud Essa	1890	-	WCM	Nur Nabila Azman Hisham	1829	0 - 1
40.3	WIM	Al-Harmoudi Mona	1821	-		Marmono Roslina	1933	½ - ½
40.4	WFM	Al Ali Amna Nuaman	1752	-		Fong Mi Yen	1905	1 - 0

The women team did a good job by defeating the Emirate 2.5-1.5. They should also be happy when their men counterpart get revenge for them by beating The Sri Lanka's men team. :) For the record, the Sri Lankan's women team beat our girls in round 4.