Malaysian draws GM !

This is not an April fool’s joke like in Hairulov’s recent headline last week.

Malaysian Nik Ahmad Farouqi draw vs Vietnamese GM Bui Vinh

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[Event "KL Open 2010"]
[Site "Olympic Hotel, KL"]
[Date "2010.04.07"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nik Ahmad Farouqi"]
[Black "Bui Vinh"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B46"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2010.04.07"]
[SourceDate "2010.04.07"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Qd2 Bb4 8. f3
d5 9. a3 Qa5 10. Nb3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Qc7 12. Bg5 dxe4 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. fxe4 Ne5
15. Be2 Bd7 16. O-O Bc6 17. Qe3 Nd7 18. Rab1 Rg8 19. g3 Qe5 20. Nd2 Ke7 21. Bf3
Rxg3+ 22. hxg3 Qxg3+ 23. Kh1 Qh3+ 24. Kg1 Qg3+ 25. Kh1 Qh4+ 26. Kg1 Qg3+ 27.
Kh1 Qh3+ 28. Kg1 1/2-1/2