Mental map: Johar (right) playing against Lennard Lai, 25, who is visually impaired, in the third Malaysia Lions Club International Chess Championship in Gurney Plaza, Penang. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star
GEORGE TOWN: Chess player Johar Johari may be blind but he sees moves on the chessboard better than most able-visioned people.
The 43-year-old, who is completely blind after suffering from retinitis pigmentosa – a disease that affects the retina – is a competitive chess player.
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