| James Kon |
AWANGKU Hafidzon bin Pengiran Omar did Brunei proud when he emerged the best Bornean player after scoring 5.5 points out of nine games at the Borneo International Chess Championship 2018 held recently at Likas Square Apartment Hotel in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.
The tournament’s top three winners were International Master Irene Kharisma Sukandar, International Master Nouri Hamed and International Master Pascua Haridas.
The seven Brunei players who participated in the first edition of the competition were Pengiran Haji Kamarunsalehin bin Pengiran Kamis, Awangku Hafidzon, Muhd Aliuddin bin Haji Azahari, Izzuddin bin Zain, Mohd Shawal Nor Alifkhan bin Sharikhan, Awangku Abdel Faizuddin bin Pengiran Sallehuddin and Muhd Siraj Munir bin Ahmad. Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation (FIDE) Master Muhd Aliuddin also won a prize for finishing in the top 20 position in the tournament.
Awangku Hafidzon in an interview said, ” I would like to express my gratitude especially to the Brunei Chess Federation for supporting my participation in the Borneo International Chess Championship 2018.
“I am glad that I managed to repay the support given to me by bringing back home a medal as the Best Bornean in the tournament.”
Four countries, Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, participated in the competition.
A total of 64 players took part in the tournament including seven International Masters, one FIDE Master and three Women Masters.
