IM Khamrakuloc Rapid Champion
Written by Khairil Hassan
Monday, 28 February 2011 08:06

Bandar Seri Begawan – International Master (IM) Khamrakulov Djurabek of Uzbekistan emerged champion of the Rapid Chess Tournament held in conjunction with the Brunei Darussalam 27th National Day 2011 yesterday.

The meet from Feb 25-27 organised by the Brunei Darussalam Chess Federation (BCF) was held at the Brunei Darussalam Chess Federation Centre at the Brunei Darussalarn Tennis Centre Building.

Grandmaster (GM) Nguyen Anh Dung of Vietnam came in second, IM Nguyen Van Huy of Vietnam was third followed by FIDE Master (FM) Yee Soon Wei of Brunei and Vakhidov Jalchongir of Uzbekistan.

Valchidov Jahongir took the champion’s title in the Blitz Chess Tournament where the players played chessyvith a given time of five minutes.

IM Khamrakulov Djurabek was second followed by GM Nguyen Anh Dung, IM Yap Kim Steven and Brunei’s Md Aliuddin.

Dr Abang Drauf gave away prizes to the Blitz Chess Tournament winners while Hj Zainal Abidin bin Hj Mohd Ali, Brunei Shell Petroleum Sdn Bhd Deputy Managing Director and President of BCF presented the prizes to the winners of the Rapid Chess Tournament.

The International Chess IM Tournament kicked off last night and will be completed on March 9.

— Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

Source: http://www.brudirect.com

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