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The most memorable thing that I am grateful I lost in Johor is ... my cough!

Fell sick during the last day of Penang Open last week and had a fever, coughing fits and generally plain miserable time travelling back to Shah Alam. It felt like the same sickening flu/cough I caught at the Malaysian Open @ Cititel Hotel.  This time I immediately took the Indian Borage leaves  (like last time) in my tea with honey.

Unlike the last time, this time I am glad I did not get to the sore throat stage. But the cough persisted for the whole week I was in Johor. Today I am glad to say, it's gone :)

This plant is now valuable to me and I'm definitely taking it again if I get a cough :)

Indonesian newest IM, Ali Muhammad Lufti won the 2015 Johor International Chess Open with half a point ahead of the field. In the decisive last game vs Singaporean FM Liu Xiangyi,  Lufti immediately pounced on the 23. Nxf7 tactical sortie that nabbed him a couple of pawns which eventually, 3 extra pawns in the endgame is too much to handle.

Here is the game:-

Johor Open Live
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GM Richard Bitoon managed to win his Round 8 game vs Nguyen Duc Hoa tieing for first position with IM Ali Muhammad Lufti going into the final round of the Johor Open.

Following just half a point behind is FM Dang Hoang Son and IM Srinath Narayanan.

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