This rookie rules castle

In focus: Yeoh Li Tian is all concentration during the final match where he won the gold medal.

WHILE heavy rains and wind from Typhoon Tisoy wreaked havoc outside in Subic, mathematics student Yeoh Li Tian created a storm inside the Subic Bay Travelers Hotel by claiming the gold medal for Malaysia in the men’s rapid chess competition.

The 20-year-old, in his first Games, was glowing with pride after becoming the first Malaysian gold medallist in chess at the SEA Games stage yesterday.