GM Villamayor Buenaventura wins Malaysian Chess Festival – Senior Section

GM Villamayor Buenaventura wins Malaysian Chess Festival – Senior Section

GM Villamayor Buenaventura wins Malaysian Chess Festival – Senior Section

MAIN PRIZES (TOP 5)
Rank Name Rtg Rating FED Birth Pts BH
1 GM Villamayor Buenaventura 2311 SGP 1967 46
2 IM Gunawan Ronny 2223 INA 1960 47
3 IM Lioe Dede 2299 INA 1970 6 46
4 GM Fominyh Alexander 2203 FID 1959 6 44.5
5 IM Bancod Ronald 2174 PHI 1971 6 43.5
BEST MALAYSIAN (TOP 3)
1 IM Liew Chee-Meng Jimmy 2154 MAS 1958 5 43
2 FM Ismail Ahmad 1772 MAS 1963 5 38.5
3 Sabri Mohd Saprin 1932 MAS 1972 5 37
BEST Seniors 65 — 74 years (TOP 2)
1 CM Spiller Paul 1846 NZL 1957 35.5
2 IM Chan Peng Kong 2159 SGP 1956 4 40.5
Senior Above 75 years (TOP 2)
1 Kuich Gero 1340 SUL 1942 4 32
2 Kwan Nam Sang Eddy 1762 MAS 1945 29.5

The Seniors section of the 2023 Malaysian Chess Festival is won by Grandmaster Villamayor Buenaventura of Singapore. With 7 and a half points out of a possible nine, the Grandmaster ended one full point ahead of his nearest challenger. For his accomplishments, Villamayor Buenaventura receives 4,000 Ringgit Malaysia and a Challenger trophy.

Gunawan Ronny, an Indonesian International Master, finished clear second with 6 and a half points, earning him 3,000 Ringgit Malaysia.

International Master Lioe Dede finished third after a tie break, earning RM 2000.

Russian Grandmaster Fominyh Alexander is in fourth place, earning an RM 1000 reward.

International Master Bancod Phillipino Ronald finished fifth and received an RM 500 prize.

There were also unique rewards. Three awards for Best Malaysian were given to:

International Master Liew Chee-Meng Jimmy was rewarded with RM 1500 for his achievements.
FIDE Master Ismail Ahmad was awarded RM 1000 for being the second best Malaysian.Sabri Mohd Saprin finished third, earning him RM 500.

Best Seniors (65-75 years old) went to Candidate Master Paul Spiller, who was awarded RM 1500 for his achievements. Singaporean International Master Chan Peng Kong comes in second place and receives RM 1000.

Kuich Gero won Best Seniors (over 75 years old) and received RM 1500. Eddy Kwan comes in second place in this category and receives RM 1000.

The Seniors (event 7) included 40 players in total.

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