Batu Pahat Summit Chess Open Result

GiLoCatur received an email from chess.buff@gmail.com providing the results for the Open category of Batu Pahat Summit Chess Open held during last weekend. Based on the results, nearly 70 players participated in the six-round rapid tournament. GiLoCatur knows and familar with few of the names like Tan Jun Feng, Zullghafari and Noorullah Omar who texted GiLoCatur the night before the tournament to get the organizer's contact number. Tahniah! since he was one of the winners.

There are two chess families that GiLoCatur notices participated in the tournament. Cikgu Sahadi from Kelantan and NAM Ali who are now residing in Segamat. Cikgu Sahadi was playing along with his four children. One of his sons was crowned the champion after scoring 5.5/6 points and had better tie-break than Syawaluddin from Malacca. Another son of Cikgu Sahadi won the fifth place. In fact, Cikgu Sahadi himself won the tenth place. Tahniah to Cikgu Sahadi and his family.

Four children of NAM Ali also participated in the Open category. All his three sons won the top three, 1-2-3 place, for Under 12 category held on Saturday. Daniel Iskandar, the eldest, won the 6th place while his younger brother, Aziz Farhan won the 7th place. Both of them scored 5/6 points each.

Tahniah to other winners too. And TQ to chess.buff for sending the result.

Batu Pahat Chess Open - 25, 26 & 27 December 2009

Batu Pahat Chess Association is alive. How about other chess associations or clubs all round the country? Does anyone knows how many are there in the country? Is your hometown has a chess association or club? Luckily, GiLoCatur's hometown of Sabak Bernam has one. Insya Allah, GiLoCatur will help promote and bring Sabak Bernam Chess Club alive again! In fact, Sabak Bernam will host the state's MSS chess tournament in February 2010. Insya Allah, GiLoCatur will be there to do the coverage. Hopefully, chess will always be there in the annual MSSM calendar.

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Wow! A three-day of chess tournament! Where? In Summit Shopping Complex Batu Pahat, Johor. When? During this Christmas weekend - 25th (Friday), 26th (Saturday) & 27th (Sunday). The tournament format? Swiss system of 6 or 7 rounds. Time control of 25 minute per player or G/25.

Before in Skudai with the Giant Shopping Complex. Now, in Batu Pahat with the Summit Shopping Complex. GiLoCatur on behalf of the Malaysian chess fraternity would like to say big "TERIMA KASIH" or thank you to both the organizers and the sponsors. "Terima kasih daun keladi, selalu-selalulah organize lagi!"

GiLoCatur hopes the tournament will attract many participants. If we, the chess lovers, players and parents, do not support such tournament, don't blame others like sponsors and organizers for not supporting, helping and promoting chess in this country.

To Zullghafari, an active chess player in the area, "AJAK RAMAI-RAMAI PERGI KE SUMMIT BATU PAHAT, OKAY!" :)-

GiLoCatur would be very honoured if the organizer can share the results and pictures of the winners by sending them via email.

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