IM Yap bags 2nd place in Singapore
-A A +AThursday, January 17, 2013
CEBUANO International Master Kim Steven Yap settled for a share of second to fourth places after losing to Jinghan Cameron Goh of Singapore in the 7-Round Swiss System Kickoff Chess Tournament Open Division in Bishan, Singapore last Sunday.
Yap, who was the top seed of the tournament scored a total 6.0 points, beating all his opponents except for Goh who scored a surprise win in the third round.
Singapore’s upcoming player Weiliang Tan won the tournament, which attracted 94 players, after scoring a total of 6.5 points.
However, Yap’s finish prevented an all-Singaporean sweep in the top four, as Fide Master Jingyao Tin also got 6.0 points.
Yap opened his campaign with a win over Doshi Devansh and Zheng Kai Heng before dropping his match against Goh.
The Cebuano IM then recovered and strung up four straight wins against Yi Quan Low, Jun Wei Lee, Qing Aun Lee and Zhi Wei William Woong.
Three other Filipino players made the top 10, Elton John Aguilar (5.5), Napoleon Recososa (5.5) and IM Zacarias Romero Luis Chiong (5.0).
Published in the Sun.Star Cebu newspaper on January 18, 2013.
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