Niaz finishes fourth

Grand Master Niaz Murshed finished fourth in the Dr. Nazrin Shah Invitational Masters Chess which concluded in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia yesterday. Niaz drew against IM Demakiling Oliver of Philippines in the last round to earn 5.5 points from 10 games. GM Tiviakov became champion with nine points and Luther Thomas of Germany became runner-up with 7.5 points.