The all-Nigel show

The ICT Penang Open, in Georgetown, is billed as a showdown between last year's WSC finalists, Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thai) and Nigel Richards (NZ). But Richards makes it all his own. He sweeps through the tournament with 18 wins out of 20, and a spread of over 2000. Second is Hubert Wee (Sing), and Pakorn comes in third on 13. A 12-year-old local boy, Cheng Yi Hua, wins the Novices section.