1st Pearl Point KL Junior Chess Championship 2009

Date:                    26^th April 2009 ( Sunday)

Time:                    9 am to 6 pm

Venue:                 Level 2, Pearl Point Shopping Mall

                            5^th Mile , Jalan Klang Lama, 58200 Kuala Lumpur.

Organiser:    KLCA dengan kerjasama MSSKL.        

 

Objektif : 

1. Untuk pemilihan pemain ke Asean Age Group di Vietnam(6-15 Jun 2009). Pemain yang layak akan ditanggung sebanyak 80% perbelanjaan.

2. Pemilihan ke Asian School di Singapura.  (Julai 2009)

3. Pemilihan ke National Close.  (31 Mei- 4 Jun 2009)

4. Membentuk skuad KL Juniors ke Malaysian Chess Festival. (Ogos 2009)

 

Events:        

• U-9 (boys & girls)
  
• U-11 (boys & girls)
  
• U-13 (boys & girls)
  
• U-15 & U-20 (Open )
  

         

Format  :   6 or 7 Rounds Rapid play (25 minits each). Must be here before 9.30 am.

Entry fee:        

• RM 10 For under-9, 11 & 13.  
  
• RM 15 For under-15 & under-20
  
• RM 25 for Non KL students.
  

Closing date: 24^rd of April2009 (Friday). Maximum number of players per age category will be 80 players.

Untuk sebarang pertanyaan dan pembayaran, sila hubungi:    

• Rezal 013-3641001  
  
• Azwan 019-2788471 
  
• Pn Zuraidah Wazir  017-6930519 
  
• Ustaz Rahman 019-2526121 
  
• En. Khairil Helmi 013-3455849  
  
• En Suhairi Hussin 012-3631591
  

Pearl Point National Age Group Update

Now GiLoCatur is at the Pearl Point shopping complex. Round 5 is underway. Below are the summary that GiLoCatur can provide:

• U16B - Three players with 4 perfect score getting into Round 5. They are Syakir who beat Nabil in earlier rounds, Sumant and Evan Timothy. NM Edward Lee suffered a defeat in Round 4.
• Under 16G - NWM Alia is the only player who is undefeated thus far. Currently she is playing againts Afifah Hanum on the first board. Latifah Kaiyisah is playing black on the second board againts Lynette Wong whereas Winnie is playing againts her state teammate, Intan Asirah, on the third board.
• Under 14B - Yap Eng Chiam, the top favourite, is playing white on the first board againts Kiu Toh Shen. Both are the only perfect scorers left in this age-group getting into Round 5. On the second board, Wong Jian Wen and Elgin Lee from Penang are competing againts each other. Fikri, GiLoCatur's son is playing black on Board 8 againts Lim Jing Hong.
• Under 14G - Hoh Tjin Li is leading her age-group with the perfect score of 4 points. She is right now playing againts Amira Syahmina, with 3.5 points,  on the top board. The other 3.5 pointers are Dhanusya Chandran from Selangor and Laila Husna, the daughter of Cikgu Sahadi from Kelantan. They are playing on the second board.
• Under 12B - Three players with perfect 4 points. The defeniding champion, Tan Wei Hao is playing againts Shreyes on Board 1. Roshan Singh is playing white againts his state teammate, Irfan Haqqim who has 3.5 points on Board 2.
• Under 12G - The defending champion, NJM Nur Nabila is playing white againts her strongest rival, Tan Li Ting, on the top board. They both have perfect scores. GiLoCatur's daughter, Anis is playing white on Board 7 againts Nursyahirah Zilkifli.
• Under 10B - Four players with the perfect score - Yeoh Li Tian, Sirajuddin, Tan Yong Zhao and Aziz Farhan. Li Tian, the defending champion and the top  favourite, is playing againts the Kedahan takent, Sirajuddin on th etop board while Yong Zhao plays white againts the KL champion, Aziz Farhan.
• Under 10G - Nur Najiha, Azman's daughter and the defending champion, is playing white on Board 1. She won all her previous rounds. Her opponent is Nurul Aina Akmar, the daughter of Cikgu Rohizan. While on Board 2, Nurulhana Syuhada and Nithyalaksmi Sivanesan from Seremban are playing each other on Board 2. On Board 5, two GiLoCatur's favourite players for this age-group, Kelly and Puteri Rifqah, are currently battling againts each other. 
• Under 8B - Two Hamzahs are leading this age-group on the top board. They are Danish and Amier. They won all their previous rounds along with Ng Jen Sheng who plays Wong Yinn Long on Board 2.
• Under 8G - Teh Ming Min is the perfect scorer so far. She upset Puteri Munajjah yesterday. She plays againts Teh De Zen. 

SKBJ players results so far:

• U12B - Aminur Nirza (3), Irfan (2), Arif (2)
• U12G - Anis Fariha (2.5), Aina Farzana (2)
• U10B - Ihsan (2)
• U10G - Nur Faqihah (2.5)
• U8B - Faqih (2), Ilham Qayyum (1)

For the complete Round 5 pairing list, can go to Marcus Yeoh's blog.

U16B, U16G, U14B, U14G, U12B, U12G, U10B, U10G, U8B, U8G

My Kids Results at Pearl Point Tournament

Fikri vs Wendy on Board 2 in Round 6.

[Bd33] Fikri Saleh vs SC Mohd Adam Eiman (1-0)

[Bd24] SS Wong Chai Ray vs Fikri Saleh (0-1)

[Bd04] Fikri Saleh vs Shreyes Subramaniam (1-0)

[Bd06] SJ Dinesh vs Fikri Saleh (1/2-1/2)

[Bd04] Fikri Saleh vs LR Chong Yan Meng (1-0)

[Bd02] LR Wendy Tan Li Ting vs Fikri Saleh (1-0)

[Bd06] Fikri Saleh vs LR Jeff Tan Jun Feng (0-1)

Not being rated in the tournament and ranked #33  in the starting list of the total 102 players competing in Under 12 category, Fikri won his first two rounds againts non nationally-rated opponents. In Round 3, he met Shreyes Subramaniam, the champion of 2008 Kuala Langat Chess Tournament. This time, he defeated the player whose current national rating is 1480.

In next round, he drew with Dinesh. Then he defeated a Lee Rubber player, Chong Yan Meng with national rating of 1412. Fikri who is nationally rated 1402  could not continue his winning momentum againts Wendy Tan Li Ting (nat. rating 1513)  and Jeff Tan Jun Feng (nat. rating 1455) of Lee Rubber in Round 6 and Round 7 respectively.

With 4 and 1/2 point, Fikri could not get into the Top 10 performers in such competitive chess tournament.

Anis vs Nurul Aina Akmar on Board 6 in Round 6.

[Bd30] SC John Chen vs Anis Fariha (0-1)

[Bd21] Anis Fariha vs SS Lee Chee Yin (1-0)

[Bd01] K2 Tan Wei Hao vs Anis Fariha (1-0)

[Bd22] Anis Fariha vs SS Tan Li Wen (1-0)

[Bd16] Tristen Dutta vs Anis Fariha (1-0)

[Bd18] Anis Fariha vs Nurul Aina Akmar (0-1)

[Bd26] SS Hew Wei Chen vs Anis Fariha (0-1)

Anis with national rating of 902 (as per July 2008), started off the tournament well when she won two in a row.  In the third round, she had to play againts the top seed Tan Wei Hao (1633), a MSSKL player, on the top board and lost. In the next rounds, she managed to win two games and lost the other two.  With 4 points she is placed 32nd out of 102 competitors in Under 12 category. Five other SKBJ players also scored the same point - Affan, Aina Farzana, Nur Faqihah, Mohd Ishraf and his sister Sharmine.

Congratulation to the organizers who managed the event and made it happen. As for me, I have learnt something :

1) It is very important to provide the organizer a player's rating because it is important in the pairing of the Swiss system

2) It is also very important to know the tie-breaks being used in a tournament because in a very competitive one it will play important role in deciding the winners. 

My Results at Pearl Point Chess Open

Me vs Wan Muhammad Fadzli.

Today I was among 28 players participated in the Pearl Point Chess Open. The tournament plays Swiss 7 rounds with 25 minute time control. I won two games but without hardship because my opponents had left home.

In the first round, I played againts NM Edward Lee (nat. rating 1903) with white. Then, my opponent was Mohd Fadli Zakaria aka stonemaster with nat. rating 1766. I played white againts him. Playing black, my next two opponents were Mat Zaki Yeop (1427) and Subramaniam Demudu (1511) respectively. I was quite happy by giving a good fight. Though my national rating is below 1000, with only few mistakes especially during the middle game toward the endgame my games seem to improve a lot. I was very quick in the opening too. 

I even may get a draw againts Encik Zaki with perpetual check. But since I go for a kill, I just gave my shot. When playing Mr Subramaniam, eventhough I have more time since he was a bit late coming to the board I lost to him. My brain has had enough after working hard in the first three rounds. Moreover, I haven't had my lunch yet.

In round six, I have an opportunity against Wan Muhammad Fadzli. But I could not exploit it. I was playing white and quite aggressive. Overall, I am happy with my performance. Less blunders and silly mistakes I made. 

Another entry about the tournament can be accessed at http://stonemaster.info/