Seen as an underdog in the competition Ben turned up the gear and walked home with the first prize. The tournament this time round was held in Northland Primary School with hundreds of participant turning up to give it their best shot.
Said a relieved Benjamin Tan after the tournament, "Mr Michael Siong, Mr Lau Tak Chiew (who turned 70 this year !) and Indian National Master Parveen Kumar is the hot-favorite for this tournament and I'm honored to be rubbing shoulders with them. It's a sensational feeling to win first for this tournament which I started off as a clear underdog. Sadly this is also my last tournament and I won't be coming back again."
Benjamin Tan drew with NM Parveen Kumar in round 3 when the former was a pawn up, went on to beat Michael Siong and Mr Lau Tak Chiew in round 5 and 6 respectively to finish the competition first.
This is also the first time in 5 years Mr Michael Siong failed to finish first in this tournament series, it's also the first time anyone has beaten him in this tournament.
Ben won 5 games and drew 2, one of the draw is conceded to the Indian NM during round 3, the other draw is conceded during the last round when he offered an early draw to wrap up his title.
Sunday, September 2, 2012
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