A couple of hours ago, GiLoCatur and family was at the Shah Alam Uptown. We participated in the 2nd Shah Alam Uptown Open. The tournament scheduled to start at 9.00pm had to delay about 30 minutes due a technical problem.
About 60 players participated including Jasur Madjidov from Uzbekistan. All the participants had to play seven rounds of 15 minute time control . The tournament is unique because it is played in the night time. Players played their games under a canopy.
So, was the top player who is rated (FIDE) at 2214, the champion? Interestingly, the answer is NO. Then, who is the champion? The champion is a familiar teenager in local chess circuits. His name is Muhd Nabil. Nabil came home RM 350 richer.
Syabas and Tahniah Nabil.
The above chess player (left, white t-shirt) is a giant killer. Entering the fifth round, he had a perfect 4/4 score. He led five 3 1/2 pointers by halfpoint. His MCF rating is just 1398. But he managed to defeat NM Kamalarifin Wahiduddin, Kamaluddin Yusof and Muhd Nabil. WHAT A SUPERB PERFORMANCE BY HIM!
2 comments:
tahniah kpd pemenang,spt dikata dlm tornamen rapid tidak dpt ditentu strength sbnar melalui rating.terbukti pemain yg hnya rating bwh 1400 mng keats player lebih tinggi rating.kekuatan sbnar dlm tornamen klasikal dimana kedua2 otak kanan n kiri dpt berfungsi.sbb itu x hairan ada player dpt rating tinggi dlm rapid boleh jatuh menjunam dlm tornamen klasikal.
alasan ni biasa didengar,,,,tapi konsisten beliau di dalam 5kemenangan terbukti...mungkin pemain top seed over confident....even dalam classical game pun, pemain yang bukan top seed selalu juga membuat kejutan,,,tengok saja kejohanan antarabangsa baru-baru ini dimana banyak GM menyertai, namun untitle player atau IM juga memberi saingan dan menjuarai kejohanan. jadi alasan dalam classical game top seed menyerlah juga tidak boleh diterima pakai. mereka hanya lebih kepada pengalaman. sepatutnya pemain yang dianggap "master" sepatutnya tiada masalah dalam apa jua jenis pertandingan (blitz, bullet etc)
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