PETRA 2 OPEN CHESS TOURNEY

Norazmi Mohd Nor won all 7 of his games to top this year's Petra 2 Open held today at SMK Sultan Yahya Petra 2, Kuala Krai. Among his victims were Kelantan's MAKSAK player Sahadi Ismail and Mohd Bakri Jusoh, the eventual second place winner. There were 100 participants involved in this successful event. Here are the top 10 winners (source from Chess Results.com):

1. Norazmi Mohd Nor - 7pts
2. Mohd Bakri Jusoh - 6pts
3. Izuddin Ahayat - 6pts
4. Nik Ahmad Nazri - 6pts
5. Che Khairul Azmadi - 6pts
6. Norazlin Juarih - 5.5pts
7. Sahadi Ismail - 5pts
8. Alif Omar - 5pts
9. Sabirin Sulaiman - 5pts
10. Mohd Al Azhari - 5pts

ENDGAME BATTLE

Hanif vs IIUMChessmaster will resume the battle with Rook endgame. Black has the upper hand with an extra passed centre pawn while White has the pawn advantage in the Queenside of the board. Black's King is closer to the centre and his Rook controls the only available line. Who will prevail?