20 year old Philippino Olaybal Christian Marcelo emerged champion of the 16th Mid Valley City Malaysia Chess Challenge scoring 8 points from 9 rounds.
Olaybal Christian Marcelo had 8 wins no draws and 1 loss - half a point ahead of his nearest rival.
Taking 2nd to 5th place are Philippinos: Andes Franklin Loyd , Canino Ruelle ,Abris Cedric Kahlel and Marcellana Mark James. 

Olaybal wins include games against :

-Yap Benjamin Jun Hong.

-Chow Yi Chen.

-Firjatullah Rafa.

-Paglinawan Zeus Alexis.-Olladas Michael Johann.

-Adena Lemmuel Jay.

-Jalaludin Al Mubarok.

-Morado Simanjuntak.

and loss against

-Andes Franklin Loyd

.

A record  208 players took part in this tournament.

Photo credit: FEU Chess Team