Brunei youth emerges champ in cross-border Chess Blitz championship


Brunei Chess Federation vice president and chief tournament organiser Pengiran Abdul Rahman Yussof with the winners of the competition. - BCF

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Awangku Abdul Wafie Ikhwan Pengiran Shahridin, 19, was the overall winner in the BCF Chess Blitz July 2025 held in conjunction with International Chess Day 2025, which also saw participants from India, the Philippines, Indonesia, Bangladesh and Malaysia.

Eko Handoko from Indonesia and Jude King Tie from Lawas, Sarawak were placed second and third in the competition attracting some 57 participants.

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