FM Nicholas Chan continued his winning streak with 6 1/2 points fending off his three opponents IM Jimmy Liew, Nik Ahmad Farouqi and Mohd Khair Wahiduddin today. Trailing with 1 point behind is Ian Udani, Kamalarifin Wahiduddin and IM Jimmy Liew. It will be Ian Udani's turn to take a shot at the leader in Round 8 while the other two will meet each other.
Trailing behind is a group of promising juniors namely Yeoh Li Tian, Mohd Nabil Azman Hisham, Fong Yit San, Muhd Shakir Shazmeer Azhar, Muhd Shazwan Zulkifli and Low Jun Jian, and senior player Loo Swee Leong to complete the list of 5-pointers
The final day with two more rounds to go tomorrow will continue to be an exciting battle for these players