Friday, July 30, 2010

MAKSAK Inter-State Team

31 July 2010, Kuala Lumpur – Just discovered that MAKSAK Chess Inter-State Team Championship for government servants is being held from 6-8th August 2010 at Puteri Park, Jalan Raja Laut, Kuala Lumpur.
Sarawak is the defending champion and Terengganu was 2008 champion.
To read more, please go to Terengganu Chess Association’s blog by Muhammad Arshad or click here.

Highlights of Karpov’s Campaign Trail

30 July 2010, Kuala Lumpur – In today’s The Star Living, SS Quah, weekly chess columnist, The Star Onlinediscusses the campaign trail of Karpov’s Presidential candidate for FIDE upcoming Elections in September 2010 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Siberia, Russia. He uncovers the reasons to the sudden rise of Karpov to challenge the current set of FIDE officials in the elections and traces the sudden shortfall in sponsorships for tournaments.
IMG_3081 Karpov also argues that instead of taxing the various Federations with heavy fees, instead FIDE should be assisting the various Federations with funding or help to get sponsors to come forward. To reverse this trend, a different approach to the current scenario in chess needs to be used and the new Karpov’s Presidential team offers this opportunity to the Federations.
To read more, please click here.

Up Coming No-Frills Chess Tournament, Excel Chess Academy

30 July 2010, Kuala Lumpur – Here is the latest flyer from Excel Chess Academy for an upcoming chess tournament on the 15th August 2010. So read on!
NO FRILLS CHESS TOURNAMENT

THERE WILL BE A PROMOTIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT HELD IN EXCEL CHESS ACADEMY ON 15th OF AUGUST 2010 (SUNDAY). OVER FIVE ROUNDS OF 20 MINUTES PLUS 30 SECONDS INCREMENTAL TIME. PLEASE REGISTER LATEST BY 14th AUGUST 2010 (SATURDAY) THROUGH SMS OR EMAIL. ALL PLAYERS WHO REGISTER MUST ARRIVE BY 9.30 a.m. RECORDING THE GAMES ARE COMPULSORY FOR ALL PLAYERS. NO FEES WILL BE COLLECTED. HOWEVER, A PENALTY OF RM 10.00 WILL BE CHARGED FOR CHESS PLAYERS WHO ARE LATE, PLEASE BE PUNCTUAL.

NEW MEETING PLACE FOR ALL CHESS PLAYERS!! PLAY,STUDY AND LEARN CHESS!!
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** 1. Take any bus from Pasar Seni(Central Market) to Pearl Point
2. Take U73 bus from Pearl Point to get to TMC Kopitiam 1st Floor
3.Contact Jax Tham HP:013-3232280 or E-Mail: jaxtham@hotmail.com
4.Excel Chess Academy (26A,Jln Hujan Emas 4)

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Upcoming Chess Tournaments

30 July 2010, Kuala Lumpur – Here are a few of the local upcoming chess tournaments in Malaysia.

Tebrau open: Johor Chess Academy, Rukun Tetangga Sri Tebrau, Rakan Muda Johor Baru and Johor Baru Chess Association are organising the 21st Tebrau open chess tournament at the Plaza Pelangi in Johor Baru on Sunday. Closing date is today. For details, contact Narayanan Krishnan (013-771 7525 or jb_chess_association@yahoo.com).

DATCC Razzmatazz: The Datuk Arthur Tan Chess Centre is organising its third DATCC razzmatazz rapidchess weekender at Wilayah Complex, Jalan Munshi Abdullah, Kuala Lumpur, on Sunday. For inquiries, contact Najib Wahab (016-338 2542, najib.wahab@chess-malaysia.com) or Justin Kumar (018-396 0781, kjustin09@yahoo.com). Or you may click here for some details.

Cerdik Catur: The Cerdik Catur chess challenge will be played at the Kompleks Belia dan Kebudayaan Negeri Selangor in Section 7, Shah Alam, on Aug 8. For inquiries, contact Mohd Fadli Zakaria (014-231 2370, seme_event@yahoo.com). Or you may click here for details.

Merdeka Rapid events: The Merdeka individual rapid open tournament will be played on Aug 28 and the Merdeka team rapid open tournament from Aug 29-31. Both events will be held at the Cititel hotel ballroom in Mid Valley Megamall, Kuala Lumpur. Closing date for entries is Aug 10. For the individual rapid event, entry fees are RM20 for players below 16 and RM30 for others. For the team rapid event, entry fees are RM300 for four-player teams and RM375 for five-player teams. Junior teams will be charged RM150 for four-player teams and RM175 for five-player teams. More details from Hamid Majid (019-315 8098, fax 03-4024 4337 or aham@pc.jaring.my). Or you may go to http://malaysianopen.blogspot.com

Monday, July 26, 2010

1st Cerdik Catur Open Chess Challenge, 8 Aug 2010

27 July 2010, Shah Alam – Stonemaster is organising a chess tournament in Shah Alam this coming 8 August 2010 with the following details (picture below).
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So why not join this chess tournament just prior of the start of the fasting month of Ramadhan. Let’s play some chess and have some fun.

Here are some useful links related to this tournament.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE ENTRY FORM --> http://stonemaster.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/CABARANcerdikcatur080810rev12.doc
 
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE INVITATION LETTER --> http://stonemaster.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/scan0001.1-743x1024.jpg

CLICK HERE TO VIEW PRE-REGISTERED NAME LIST-->
http://stonemaster.info/2010/07/20/pra-daftar-cabaran-cerdik-catur-terbuka-8810/

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Perak Chess GP, Teluk Intan, 25 July 2010

25 July 2010, Teluk Intan – Here is one picture courtesy of Gilachess at Datcc’s blog. Gilachess is helping out with the running of the Teluk Intan leg of the Tan Sri Lee Loy Seng Perak Chess Grandprix rapids held at his own alma-meter school St Anthony School.
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Here are the seventh round pairings (source: malaysianchesspairings.blogspot.com) posted by gilocatur for the information of chess enthusiasts. On top board is Anthony Liong (5 pts) against Fong Yit San (5.5 points)

Who won? We will have to wait for postings by gilachess and gilocatur who are in Teluk Intan. So make a stake out on DATCC’s blog or gilachess’s blog or gilocatur’s blog throughout tonight and tomorrow morning to find out the latest!
It is Fong Yit San, who has won the Teluk Intan Leg of the Tan Sri Lee Loy Seng Perak GP 2010. Fong won 6.0 points, drawing his last round game against the top seed, Anthony Liong.
Please visit blog.gilachess.com. or click here for the full final round 7 results in Teluk Intan.

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Young & Danger, Winning Chess Team In Perlis!!!!

25 July 2010, Kangar – Here are the final results of Perlis Open Chess Team Event 2010 which was held today (24 July 2010) at Dewan Sek. Men. Putra, Kangar, Perlis. A total of 49 teams took part in the event. List of prize winners are as follows:-
Champion - Young & Danger > 1st Board : Muhammad Nabil Azman Hisham
                                          > 2nd Board : WCM Nur Nabila Azman Hisham
                                          > 3rd Board : WFM Nur Najiha Azman Hisham
Runner Up - IPT Challenger  > 1st Board : Ahmad Fadzil Nayan
                                         > 2nd Board : Zarul Shafiq Zulkifli
                                         > 3rd Board : Mohamad Syazwan Zulkefli
2nd Runner Up - A Team     > 1st Board : Yeoh Thean Jern
                                         > 2nd Board : Ooi Li Tao
                                         > 3rd Board : Ong Thian Loon
3rd Runner Up - Penang Knight > 1st Board : NM Tan Khai Boon
                                              > 2nd Board : Amos Lai
                                              > 3rd Board : Alias Hanafi
Best Jabatan / Syarikat - Tefal  > 1st Board : Terry Choong Choon Ming
                                              > 2nd Board : Collin Poh Chun Kwan
                                              > 3rd Board : Andrew Tan Huey Ping
Best IPT - IPT Best Team         > 1st Board : Mohd Azrul
                                              > 2nd Board : Zulkafli
                                              > 3rd Board : Juyana
Best Sek Men - Kumpulan SARI  > 1st Board : Safarina Samsuddin
                                                 > 2nd Board : Azlin Syuhada Mohd Radzi
                                                 > 3rd Board : Intan Fatini Darwis
Best Sek Ren - Sek Keb Tmn Ria  > 1st Board : Mohd Sirajuddin Munawwir
                                                   > 2nd Board : Muhammad Nurihsan Yahaya
                                                   > 3rd Board : Nur Islamurni Yahaya
Best Board 1 > Ismail Ahmad (Jaffolea)
Best Board 2 > Lukman Kakim M Sofian (UiTM C)
Best Board 3 > Syaifulzamani Ismail (KGFP A)
Congratulations to all winners and participating players, teams and officials alike.
(source: Syaifulzamani Ismail)

Anand Eager To Be No.1 On FIDE Rankings!

25 July 2010, India – Vishy Anand, the current World Champion, wishes to be ranked No. 1 again in the World FIDE Rankings. He is currently in third rank behind Magnus Carlsen and has now began training to regain his No. 1 ranking which he last assumed in July 2008.
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To read more please visit Hindustan Times or click here.

Unofficial Results of the MBS Chess Tournament 2010

24 July 2010, Kuala Lumpur – Here are the early unofficial results of the Methodist Boys’ School Chess Tournament held at the school compound today, 24th July 2010.

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Yeap Eng Cheam (pix above)

Under-17
1) Yeap Eng Cheam
2) Poon Jit Wai
3) Wong Jian Wen
Under-14
1) Suniil Kalivanan
2) Tan Yong Zhao
3) Albert Ang
Under-20
1) Yat Guo Jie
2) Gabriel Soong Mun Hey
3) Liew Ken Yew

Full results will be posted by IA Lim Tse Pin later.

(source: Yatzchess)

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Karpov For FIDE President

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20 July 2010, Kuala Lumpur – The press conference for the Karpov’s Presidential campaign was held on the 28th Floor of the G Tower, Jalan Tun Abdul Razak, Kuala Lumpur at 6 pm today. The ASTRO News team (top left) were on hand to provide news coverage for the campaign trail of the Karpov’s Presidential team which includes Malaysia’s Abdul Hamid b Majid (standing pix top right), as a General Secretary candidate. Also in the picture are Dato’ Tan Chin Nam (right) and Richard Conn (third from right)
The new Karpov Presidential candidate for FIDE has several new proposals as part of its campaign. Among others they will try to achieve the following:
  • Return FIDE to Its Federalist Origins;
  • Development of a New Financial Foundation;
  • Chess Education and Training;
  • Protecting and Upholding the Traditions of Chess
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Right after the press conference, a blitz exhibition was held between GM Karpov and Dato’ Tan Chin Nam (pix left), followed by two more blitz between GM Karpov and Yeoh Li Tian and GM Karpov and IM Mas Hafizulhelmi. All three games was won by GM Karpov.
The third person in the picture is Richard Conn, USA, Vice Presidential hopeful on the Karpov’s team.
In the bottom picture left is the blitz game between GM Karpov (hidden) and IM Mas. Fireyrook also had an opportunity to get a souvenir photo with the 12th World Chess Champion GM Anatoly Karpov in the dining area of the G Hotel, G Tower (bottom pix right).
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  Pix. Bloggers Hairulov and Khairunnisa.   Pix. GM Karpov giving dinner speech.

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Final Ranking, Dungun Open 2010

18 July 2010, Dungun – The two day chess tournament held over 8 Swiss rounds of play was won by Soon Wai Cheong with 7.0 points and a better tie break points. Second was Abdullah Che Hassan who also has 7.0 points but a lower tie break point. Third was Kamaluddin Yusof with 6.5 points and a superior tie break point.

The following table is the full Final Ranking crosstable of 100 participants that took part:-

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Congratulations to both winners, players and organisers for the great chess tournament!

(source: chess-results.com)

Friday, July 16, 2010

Kamaluddin, Soon and Abdullah Jointly Leads At Dungun Open, Round 4

16 July 2010, Dungun – At the Dungun Chess Open being held at the Mayang Sari Resort, Dungun, Terengganu, 100 players have registered and are participating in the two-day chess tournament. After four rounds of play during the first day, Kamaluddin Yusof, Soon Wai Cheong and Abdullah Che Hassan are joint leaders with four full points each. CM Mohd Fadli Zakaria is lying in 15th position with  3.0 points. Abdul Khalid Musa is in 9th position with 3.5 points.
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Rankings after round 4.
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Tournament details as below.

(source: stonemaster.info)

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Promotional Chess Tournament, 18 July 2010

PROMOTIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT

15 July 2010, Kuala Lumpur - THERE WILL BE A PROMOTIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT HELD IN EXCEL CHESS ACADEMY ON 18th JULY 2010(SUNDAY). OVER 5 ROUNDS OF 20 MINUTES PLUS 30 SECONDS INCREMENTAL.PLEASE REGISTER LATEST BY SATURDAY THROUGH SMS OR EMAIL TO JAX THAM (013-3232280 OR jaxtham@hotmail.com). ALL PLAYERS WHO REGISTER MUST ARRIVE BY 9.30 A.M. NO FEES WILL BE COLLECTED. HOWEVER, LATE PARTICIPANTS WILL BE CHARGE RM 10.00. SO BE PUNCTUAL.
NEW MEETING PLACE FOR ALL CHESS PLAYERS!! PLAY,STUDY AND LEARN CHESS!!
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(source: email from Jax Tham, ECA)

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Results of Malaysian Contingent in Asian Youth Chess Championship, Round 8

14 July 2010, Beijing – The young team of Malaysian chess players are participating in this year’s Asian Youth Chess Championship 2010 being held in Beijing, China, 9th-14th July 2010.

The table that follows summarises the results with points scored and rank up to round 8 of the tournament for the Malaysian players:-

Category

Name of Malaysian Player

Rd 8 (pts)

Rank

U-18

1. Muhd Izz b Saifuddin

3.0

24/28
 

2. Tan Ken Wei

3.5

19/28

U-16

1. Mohd Nabil b Azman Hisham

4.0

12/26

U-14

1. Tan Jun Feng

3.5

24/34
 

2. Mohd Irfan Haqqim b. Azhar

3.0

29/34

Challengers U-14

1. Mohd Noor Azam b Mohd Noor

4.0

20/41

U-12

1. Ooi Zhi Yang

4.0

18/30

U-10

1. Amier Hamzah b. Mohd Zuhri

4.0

21/43
 

2. Teh De Juan

3.0

37/43

G-8

Zainoor Akmail Maisarah bt. Mohd Nor

4.0

10/24

G10

1. Puteri Munajjah Az-Zahraa bt. Azhar

3.0

25/32

G12

1. WFM Nur Najihah bt. Azman Hisham

4.0

14/33
 

2. Camilia bt. Johari

4.5

11/33

G14

1. WCM Nur Nabila bt. Azman Hisham

4.5

11/27

G16

1. Latifah Kaiyisah bt. Mohd Latif

3.5

18/24

G18

1. Nur Munirah bt. Mat Rahim

2.5

26/27
 

2. Puteri Nur Faiza bt. Ahmad Darji

2.5

25/27

The best performances are from WCM Nur Nabila bt. Azman Hisham with 4.5 points and ranked 11th in the G14 category, Camilia bt Johari with 4.5 pts and ranked 11th in the G12 category, Mohd Nabil b Azman Hisham with 4.0 pts and ranked 12th in the U14 category.

Monday, July 12, 2010

Cerdik Catur Chess Challenge, 8 August 2010

13 July 2010, Shah Alam – Before we start fasting for the month of Ramadhan here is one chess tournament to whet your appetite. To all chess enthusiasts and Shah Alam residents, in particular Section 7 residents, please mark your calendar – 8 August 2010. Lots of prizes to be won!

Event : Cerdik Catur Chess Challenge
Date : 8 August 2010 (Sunday)
Time : 8.30 am - 6.00pm
Venue : Kompleks Belia dan Sukan Negeri Selangor, Section 7, SHAH ALAM (above pic)
Format : G/25 or G/30, 7 or 8 rounds SWISS System
Time Control : 25 or 30 minutes
Closing Date : 7 AUG 2010
The Fees : Shah Alam residents (RM 20 - above 18 years old , RM 15 - below 18 years old), NON Shah Alam residents (RM 25 - above 18 years old , RM 20 - below 18 years old)
Click here to download the form. For further details, email to seme_event@yahoo.com or sms 014.231.2370 (stonemaster).
For non Shah Alam residents, if you are not familiar where the venue is, check the following map.

(sumber: stonemaster.info dan gilocatur.blogspot.com)

DATCC Razzmatazz Rapid Chess Weekender, 1 Aug 2010

12 July 2010, Kuala Lumpur – DATCC is preparing to organise a new chess tournament in early August 2010 just before the Ramadhan month sets in. So read the following flyer from Najib Wahab/ J.Kumar and book the date of 1st August 2010 for this upcoming chess tournament.
Dear Chess Friends….

1st August 2010 Sunday – Mark your calendar and make a date with us for DATCC Razzmatazz Rapid Chess Weekender.

Following the previous two successful Rapid tournaments, (Razzle Dazzle Rapid Chess Weekender and Sizzling Rapid Chess Weekender), DATCC will be organizing its 3rd edition rapid event, notably the DATCC Razzmatazz Rapid Chess Weekender, held as usual at our newly expanded chess centre on Sunday, 1st August 2010 starting with player registration at 9:00am.
In addition to the 13 cash prizes up for grabs, this will be a nationally rated event aimed at giving local chess players the chance to earn National Rating points. We offer 5 main prizes in the Open category, as well as 1 prize each for the best Under -12, best Ladies and 2 prizes each for those rated below 1400 and 1600. Following popular response, we shall also award 1 prize each to the best Veteran (above 45 years) and best Un-rated player, to attract those who are new to the local chess scene.
The participation fee for the DATCC Razzmatazz Rapid Chess Weekender is set at RM30 for adults and RM15 for children below 12 years of age.
As per previous, this event shall be played over 7 rounds (using Swiss Pairing System) starting with player registration at 9:00am, with each round scheduled to begin at the hour starting from 10:00am and concluding by 6:00pm on the same day. Time control is set at 25 minutes per player per game played to the finish.
Should you require further information about this event, please feel free to contact Hamid Majid at aham@pc.jaring.my or +6019 315 8098, or Najib Wahab at najib.wahab@chess-malaysia.com at +6016 338 2542 or Justin Kumar at kjustin09@yahoo.com or +6018 396 0781. The attached entry/registration form is for your perusal and reference. Please click on the image below to download the form.
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Come on out and make a date with us at DATCC on 1st August. Test your chess skills against fellow chess mates and have some fun!
Look forward to see you there folks!
Najib Wahab
Organizing Secretary
Razzmatazz Rapid Chess Weekender

Sunday, July 11, 2010

Keputusan 2nd Ole-Ole Shah Alam Chess Championship 2010

11 Julai 2010, Shah Alam – Berikut adalah keputusan penuh bagi pertandingan catur 2nd Ole-Ole Shah Alam 2010 yang telah diadakan pada hari Sabtu, 10 Julai 2010 yang lalu bagi dua kategori iaitu dibawah 12 tahun dan terbuka.

ole-ole u12

Keputusan penuh bawah umur 12 tahun (atas) dan kategori terbuka (bawah):-

ole-ole open

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under12

Atau untuk melihat lagi senarai keputusan penuh pertandingan catur ini boleh dilihat di mychessdiari.blogspot.com atau klik disini.

(sumber maklumat dan gambar: stonemaster.info)

Malaysians In Asian Youth Chess Championships 2010 Round 5

12 July 2010, Beijing – The Malaysian Chess Federation has sent a team of young talented chess players to enter this year’s Asian Youth Chess Championship 2010 being held in Beijing, China from the 9-14th July 2010.

The results up to round 5 of the tournament for the Malaysian players are as follows:
Category
Name of Malaysian Player
Rd 5 (pts)
U-18
1. Muhd Izz b Saifuddin
1.5
2. Tan Ken Wei
2.0
U-16
1. Mohd Nabil b Azman Hisham
3.0
U-14
1. Tan Jun Feng
2.0
2. Mohd Irfan Haqqim b. Azhar
2.0
U-12
1. Ooi Zhi Yang
2.5
U-10
1. Amier Hamzah b. Mohd Zuhri
3.0
U-8
nil
G10
1. Puteri Munajjah Az-Zahraa bt. Azhar
3.0
G12
1. WFM Nur Najihah bt. Azman Hisham
3.5
2. Camilia bt. Johari
3.5
G14
1. WCM Nur Nabila bt. Azman Hisham
3.0
G16
1. Latifah Kaiyisah bt. Mohd Latif
2.5
G18
1. Nur Munirah bt. Mat Rahim
1.5

Our best results so far are coming from the Girls Under-12 where two of our Malaysian girls, WFM Nur Najiha bt. Azman Hisham and Camilia bt Johari have scored 3.5/5.0 up to the fifth round of play.
Let’s hope our young team of chess warriors will do better in the last few rounds of the Asian Youth Chess Championship 2010.

Mohd Nabil b Azman Hisham (pix above)
You may visit chess-results.com for the latest results of our young Malaysian chess warrriors or click here.

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Upcoming Chess Tournaments

9 July 2010, Kuala Lumpur – Some upcoming chess tournaments for chess enthusiasts to consider.

Perlis team open

The Perlis Chess Academy, the Majlis Sukan Sekolah-sekolah Perlis and the Persatuan Catur Prestij Perlis will jointly hold the Perlis team open tournament at the Dewan S.M. Putra in Kangar, Perlis, on July 24. Entry is limited to the first 70 teams.

For details, contact Syaifulzamani Ismail (013-3939838) or visit chessperlis.blogspot.com.

MBS chess

The Methodist Boys’ Secondary School in Jalan Hang Jebat, Kuala Lumpur, will hold the fifth MBSSKL chess open tournament at the school premises on July 24. For enquiries, contact teachers N.K. Chin or (Mdm) L.Y. Yong at the school (03-2078 2293).

Perak grand prix

The sixth leg of the Tan Sri Lee Loy Seng Perak grand prix chess tournament will be played at SMK St Anthony in Teluk Intan, Perak, on July 25.

Closing date for entries is July 22. To register, contact Yunus (013-3908129), Hamisah (012-5008723) or Andrew (016-6295352). Details are available from perakchess.blog spot.com

GM Ziaur Wins 5-0 At Simul!

9 July 2010, Kuala Lumpur – Last night five games were played against GM Ziaur Rahman. He had won 4-0 with one more game still pending against Nor Ilhamuddin by the time fireyrook left the playing hall at DATCC, 9.05 pm. Based on Ng6’s blog, the final score was another solid 5-0 win for the GM who played as black for all five boards! Simply fantastic Mr. GM Ziaur!
GM Ziaur Doing The Simul! GM Ziaur in full swing against the five simul players last night, 8th July 2010!
Fireyrook’s game against the GM turned into a one-sided affair by the 13th move as fireyrook blundered. Instead of 13.bxc3?, it should have been 13.Bxc6 in order to save the game. Diagram below shows this.
Diagram 1. Black moved 12...Bxc3!
By taking the knight at c6 with the white bishop, white has more than equalised. Since white took the black bishop at c3 with the b-pawn, the next black’s move 14…Qb6+ checks the white king and captures the hanging bishop at b5. Thus losing by a whole piece on the 14th move.
Fireyrook continued a few moves and continued to lose material very quickly and decided by the 20th move to call it a day.
The diagram below shows the black knight at c2 hooking three pieces on the 20th move. It was just too much material lost to stage an attack on black as white’s defences were slowly overran by black.

Diagram 2. Black played 20...Nc2! and white resigned.













 

 

 

 

Please be free to visit Ng6 Blog for more photo gallery.

One of the other four games included Abdul Aziz Abdul Shukor’s game against the GM. Below is the diagram with the chess moves of the game that was held last night and the position of the chess pieces on the 29th move after black played 29…Bxa2!. White resigned after this move. Aziz has no alternative to save his game as the GM has a strong pawn at a3 that is about to queen along the a-file.

Abdul Aziz's game vs GM Ziaur Rahman

Training Of Chess Players

9 July 2010, Kuala Lumpur – Today’s copy of The Star online discusses about the serious business of training and grooming chess playersThe Star Online for the future under the guidance of the resident grandmaster from Bangladesh, GM Ziaur Rahman.

In order to improve one’s chess skills, it is important that the chess player be guided in a systematic way and to know where to make breakthroughs to break the boundaries. What better way than to have a knowledgeable grandmaster to drill in the skills needed and the proper approach to the game to reach heights of improvement unknown to the young talented chess player.

Please read more at The Star Online news portal or click here.

Monday, July 5, 2010

Dungun Open 2010, 16-17 Julai 2010

6 Julai 2010, Dungun – Jemputan ke satu pertandingan catur yang akan diadakan di negeri Terengganu di sebelah pantai timur Semenanjung.

Tarikh : 16-17 Julai 2010
Tempat : Mayang Sari Resort, Dungun, Terengganu
Format : 8 pusingan Swiss (National Rated)

Sila klik pada BROSUR DUNGUN OPEN 2010 untuk maklumat lanjut.
Jom kita ke Dungun weh!!!

Atau boleh layari ke Bad Bishops’ blog atau klik di sini.

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Nur Siblings In The News

2 July 2010, Kuala Lumpur – The Nur Nabila and Nur Najiha sisters are in the news and it was published in the Harian Metro recently. Here is a clipping of the news article in Bahasa Malaysia.

“Nur Nabila Azman Hisham, 12, dan adiknya Nur Najiha, 10, tidak mahu menoleh ke belakang lagi dan mensasarkan pencapaian terbaik di peringkat dunia selepas wilayah Asia Tenggara (Asean) berjaya digenggam mereka.
Bukan sekali dua mereka menakluki pertandingan di wilayah Asean tetapi beberapa kali hingga kehadiran dua gadis cilik ini pasti membuatkan lawan gerun dan sentiasa mencari peluang untuk mengalahkan mereka.
Walaupun masih bertanding di peringkat junior, mereka memiliki ‘gelaran’ khas bagi pemain catur yang mampu menghadirkan waspada kepada lawan.
Nur Najiha kini bergelar Women Fide Master (WFM) hasil kejayaannya memenangi dua pingat emas kategori perempuan bawah 10 tahun dalam satu kejohanan di Hui, Vietnam, manakala kakaknya pula bergelar Women Candidate Master (WCM) hasil kejayaan meraih satu emas, satu perak dan tiga gangsa dalam kejohanan sama pada Jun lalu.”
To read more you may go to gilocatur’s blog or to read even more you may to this link here.