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	7½	46
2	IM	Gunawan Ronny	2223	INA	1960	6½	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	4½	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	3½	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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