Simul as a chess marketing tool
I’m glad that one of the strongest player in the country is doing his bit for chess promotion in the form of a chess simul.
IM Mas Hafizul took on 20 players at Kuala Trengganu on 30/5/2007 and defeated all except one ( 19-1 score). The sole loss was to Nik Hasmera, a Form Five student at SMK Ketengah Jaya (11) in Dungun.
Mas had this to say about her:
“She is an uncut gem at the moment and given enough polishing, she will be among the top players in the country and probably achieve the rank of international master or better in no time at all”.
You can find the full story at NST Online.
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