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17th Malaysian Chess Festival 2022

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 The 17th Malaysian Chess Festival 2022 has finally come to a close with the closing ceremony taking place on the night of the 11th September 2022 in the Grand Ballroom at Cititel Hotel, Mid Valley. All the players from the Open & Seniors category were invited while due to space constraints, only the prize winners from the Challengers section were invited.  Many VIPs attended the closing ceremony, with notable persons being the Chairwoman Ms. Tan Mei Sian (a member of the Tan family who owns Cititel, Midvalley Mall, & the IGB Corporation Berhad), His Excellency Charles Jose (the Philippines Ambassador to Malaysia), Mr. Ng Kay Yip (Son of the late Dato Ng Chee Cheong & Datin Yee Wai Fong whose namesake rapid individual age group & junior team events are named after), Mr. Akhramsyah (President of the Malaysian Chess Federation) alongside members from the press corps.  The ceremony commenced with the singing of the national anthem, followed by speeches, a short dinner, per