Jeram Chess Open - Final Full Results

Ranking after round 7 of JERAM - KUALA SELANGOR CHESS OPEN 2010

No. PNo. Name Score WP SB PS rat. TPR W-We

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1. 1 Ian Udani 6.5 28.5 26.75 25.5 2149 2119 -0.08

2. 4 Ong Thian Loon 5.5 34.0 25.00 24.5 1857 1985 +1.02

3 Lim Zhuo Ren 5.5 32.5 24.75 23.5 1885 1904 +0.11

9 Jax Tham-V 5.5 31.5 24.00 23.5 1785 1863 +0.54

2 Ismail Ahmad 5.5 31.0 22.75 22.5 1891 1833 -0.38

6. 6 Cheah Cheok Fung 5.0 34.5 23.00 24.0 1812 1900 +0.80

16 Muhd Syazwan Zulkifli-IPT 5.0 31.5 21.25 20.5 1687 1774 +0.80

8 Ahmad Fadzil Nayan-IPT 5.0 31.0 20.50 24.0 1785 1868 +0.80

74 Muhd Ariez Azman* 5.0 31.0 20.50 21.0 0000 1822 +1.50

7 Muhd Nabil AH 5.0 30.5 20.25 21.0 1801 1750 -0.38

10 Mohd Fadli Zakaria 5.0 30.5 19.25 21.5 1749 1836 +0.80

11 Loo Pak Kwan 5.0 30.0 19.75 21.0 1748 1738 -0.04

12 Faiezul Zainal 5.0 28.0 18.25 20.5 1738 1763 +0.24

15 Mohd Hezri Che Aziz 5.0 27.0 17.00 20.0 1688 1784 +0.55

55 Chan Sheng Yang 5.0 25.0 14.50 19.0 1287 1790 +3.46

16. 18 WCM Nur Nabila AH-W 4.5 31.5 17.25 20.5 1677 1736 +0.58

5 Zarul Syafiq Zullkafli-IPT 4.5 30.0 18.00 19.5 1824 1697 -1.03

26 Razali Hamzah 4.5 28.0 16.75 18.5 1567 1672 +0.92

13 Abdul Rahim Ramli-V 4.5 27.5 16.25 19.0 1696 1622 -0.61

21 Zulhasrizal Zulkifli 4.5 26.5 14.25 18.0 1612 1557 -0.40

22 Salleh Zaki Talib 4.5 25.5 14.25 16.0 1587 1563 -0.16

50 Loganathan Ponniah 4.5 24.5 13.25 15.5 1376 1593 +1.40

23. 20 Zullkafli Mat Daud-TV 4.0 30.5 13.50 19.0 1639 1797 +1.10

19 Ahmad Firdaus Rodzi-IPT 4.0 30.0 14.00 18.0 1654 1569 -0.72

27 Norazwan Kamaruzaman-IPT 4.0 28.5 14.75 16.5 1549 1561 +0.10

24 Muhd Fadhlan Hilfi-IPT 4.0 28.0 13.50 17.0 1575 1453 -0.85

23 Tang Wei Chiat 4.0 28.0 13.00 17.0 1580 1585 +0.04

17 Wan Mohd Fazli-IPT 4.0 27.0 12.50 17.0 1685 1598 -0.55

28 Iskandar Rashid 4.0 27.0 12.00 16.0 1528 1553 +0.18

45 Zakaria Abdul Salam 4.0 26.5 13.50 14.0 1448 1536 +0.55

30 Mohd Fazli Sarin-T 4.0 26.0 11.00 17.0 1519 1603 +0.72

25 Mohd Toha Hj Nasir 4.0 25.5 12.50 15.5 1573 1472 -0.58

42 Mohd Amiludin Yakob-VL 4.0 23.0 9.50 14.0 1455 1415 -0.20

39 Azmi Mat Nor 4.0 23.0 9.00 15.0 1461 973 -0.75

35. 52 Muhd Zharif Mokhtar 3.5 27.0 11.00 14.5 1345 1574 +1.54

37 Syazrin Abd Rahman 3.5 26.0 8.75 16.0 1472 1372 -0.38

56 Mohd Darwis Mohd Sabri 3.5 25.5 9.75 16.0 1279 1600 +2.59

14 Kenneth Choong Wee Chin 3.5 25.5 8.75 16.5 1690 1552 -1.33

41 Khasnan Kamarudin-L 3.5 25.0 9.75 13.0 1456 1357 -0.48

29 Azman Jamaludin 3.5 24.0 10.00 13.0 1522 1414 -0.62

44 Al Farabi Mohd Arasid 3.5 23.0 9.75 12.0 1448 1277 -0.58

34 Camilia Johari-W 3.5 23.0 9.50 15.5 1475 880 -1.17

66 Mihajul Ejul* 3.5 23.0 9.00 14.0 0000 1511 1511

77 Sharill Izmi Yusoff* 3.5 22.0 10.75 13.5 0000 1451 1451

35 Abdul Rahim Rais 3.5 22.0 8.50 11.0 1473 - +0.00

46. 48 Ahmad Arif Abd Rahim 3.0 25.5 8.00 12.0 1384 926 -0.88

46 Ahmad Akif Abd Rahim 3.0 24.0 7.50 11.0 1428 985 -0.63

64 K. Appanah-TV* 3.0 23.5 7.50 12.0 0000 1461 1461

43 Norul Najwa Arshad-WIPT 3.0 23.5 7.00 11.0 1449 1013 -0.60

72 Mohd Sabirin Abd Rahman 3.0 23.5 7.00 11.0 0000 1326 1326

36 Jumari Ahmad 3.0 22.0 6.50 14.0 1473 1391 -0.55

67 Mohammad Basani* 3.0 22.0 6.50 11.0 0000 1388 1388

61 Faizal Hafiz Aziz* 3.0 20.5 4.50 12.0 0000 1374 1374

65 M. Norazizi Sham* 3.0 20.0 8.00 9.0 0000 1396 1396

33 Azman Nordin 3.0 19.5 7.00 8.0 1485 602 -0.76

62 Hisyamira Ismail-W* 3.0 19.5 6.50 8.0 0000 1255 1255

63 Jafar Salim-LK* 3.0 19.0 5.00 9.0 0000 1439 1439

58. 32 Muslim Saleh 2.5 24.0 7.00 11.0 1494 1200 -1.16

38 Muhd Asrul Raflis 2.5 24.0 5.25 13.5 1470 1335 -0.80

60 Alias Mohd Nasir-LK 2.5 22.0 5.25 9.0 0000 1334 1334

57 Saleh Abdul Latif 2.5 20.5 4.25 9.0 1172 1385 +1.52

58 Abd Khair Ahmad* 2.5 20.5 4.25 9.5 0000 1271 1271

71 Mohd Ruzaini Rosli* 2.5 19.0 4.25 9.5 0000 1270 1270

68 Mohd Dhalan Daiman-LK* 2.5 18.5 3.75 10.0 0000 1267 1267

65. 54 Ibnu Al Haitham 2.0 22.5 4.00 9.0 1311 862 -0.84

53 Solihan Omar 2.0 22.0 4.00 9.0 1314 893 -0.76

59 Ali Mohd Yatim-LK* 2.0 18.5 2.50 6.0 0000 849 0

69 Mohd Khairul Azwan -LK* 2.0 18.0 2.00 5.0 0000 1374 1374

73 Mohd Safri Mohd Said* 2.0 17.5 4.75 7.0 0000 1190 1190

75 Roslan Sobirin 2.0 17.0 4.00 7.0 0000 1171 1171

51 Mohd Izhar Ahmad Shafie 2.0 16.5 2.25 4.0 1355 1578 +0.56

76 Sariah Abdul Salam-W* 2.0 16.0 3.00 6.0 0000 1176 1176

70 Mohd Noor Azlan 2.0 14.5 3.00 7.0 0000 1299 1299

74. 49 Rusdan Dolah 1.5 20.0 3.25 8.0 1378 787 -1.14

75. 40 Zamri Sajari-TV 1.0 21.5 3.00 5.0 1457 984 -0.48

47 Sabarudin Ahmad 1.0 19.0 0.50 1.0 1418 893 -0.60

31 Abd Malik Sayuti 1.0 18.5 2.00 7.0 1497 808 -1.04

78. 78 Wong Tat Yap 0.5 19.5 1.00 1.5 0000 1058 1058

Ranking after round 7 of JERAM - KUALA SELANGOR CHESS OPEN 2010 (UNDER 18)

No. PNo. Name Score WP SB PS rat. TPR W-We

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1. 1 Muhd Syakir Shazmeer Azhar 6.0 30.0 24.75 26.5 1848 1716 -0.58

2. 2 Muhd Irfan Haqqim Azhar 5.5 30.0 22.00 23.0 1651 1604 -0.31

3. 3 WFM Nur Najiha AH 5.5 24.5 18.00 20.0 1612 1518 -0.59

4. 10 Tan Chee Seng 5.0 30.0 18.50 23.0 1373 1636 +2.14

5. 4 Amira Syahmina Zullkafli 5.0 29.0 18.75 21.5 1598 1510 -0.62

6. 9 Fikri Saleh 5.0 28.5 18.00 20.0 1405 1508 +0.70

7. 21 Chan Sheng Yip 4.5 33.5 19.50 22.0 1207 1700 +3.87

8. 6 Muhd Hakimi Mazlan 4.5 29.0 17.25 19.5 1488 1512 +0.23

9. 5 Subramanian Sivanesan 4.5 25.0 13.75 13.5 1575 1318 -1.80

10. 23 Tan Chee Wei 4.5 23.5 13.25 15.5 1198 1434 +1.88

11. 15 Nur Diyana Sakinah 4.0 29.0 13.50 18.0 1246 1348 +0.84

12. 14 Tiang Chang Sheng 4.0 28.0 14.25 17.5 1285 1413 +1.02

13. 7 Nur Hidayah Mazlan 4.0 24.5 12.00 15.0 1456 1167 -1.90

14. 30 Ahmad Faiz Adnan 4.0 23.5 9.25 12.0 0000 1258 1258

15. 33 Nur Mardhiatul Husna* 4.0 22.0 9.75 15.0 0000 1309 1309

16. 17 Tan Shie Mei 3.5 27.5 10.25 14.0 1234 1366 +1.26

24 Leong Yee May 3.5 24.0 11.00 14.5 1194 1367 +1.61

11 Lee Qing Feng 3.5 23.5 7.75 15.0 1341 1305 -0.35

25 Gan Xiang Han 3.5 20.5 6.25 10.0 1159 1275 +0.88

20. 8 Puteri Munajjah Az-Zahraa 3.0 28.5 9.50 17.0 1447 1171 -2.20

31 Muhd Akid 3.0 25.5 6.25 14.0 0000 1254 1254

18 Lee Guang Yang 3.0 24.0 8.25 12.5 1231 1328 +0.65

12 Tan Kah Kheng 3.0 20.5 8.50 12.5 1333 1190 -0.76

32 Muhd Amirul Rosli 3.0 20.5 5.25 10.0 0000 1130 1130

29 Nabilatul Nadia Junaidi 3.0 15.5 4.00 9.0 1036 1153 +1.04

26. 22 Mohd Dashrul Azrai Mohd Sa 2.5 27.0 8.25 11.5 1199 1104 -0.35

13 Goh Xin Yen 2.5 25.0 6.25 11.0 1310 1174 -1.16

27 Asri Harith 2.5 22.0 5.25 7.5 1065 1096 +0.20

28 Muhd Azlan Azmi 2.5 16.0 4.50 9.5 1043 1151 +0.89

30. 16 Farah Amirah Farizal 2.0 20.0 4.50 9.0 1236 1156 -0.44

20 Iskandar Danial Adam 2.0 20.0 3.00 7.0 1228 1099 -1.06

26 Muhd Ariffuddin Junaidi 2.0 20.0 1.25 7.0 1108 1018 -0.56

33. 19 Nurul Fatiqahhanim Solihin 1.0 18.5 0.25 3.0 1230 521 -3.24

Ranking after round 7 of JERAM - KUALA SELANGOR CHESS OPEN 2010 (UNDER 12)

No. PNo. Name Score WP SB PS rat. TPR W-We

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1. 4 Muhd Fikri Farizal 6.5 33.0 30.00 27.5 1392 1696 +1.55

2. 1 Puteri Rifqah Fahada Azhar 6.0 31.5 25.50 25.5 1552 1554 +0.02

3. 5 Mohd Noor Azam 6.0 30.0 25.00 21.0 1387 1845 +0.66

4. 3 Mohd Faizal Roslan 6.0 28.0 21.50 26.0 1449 1420 -0.15

5. 6 Anis Fariha Saleh 5.5 34.0 25.00 23.0 1301 1321 +0.09

6. 30 Cheah Ea Son* 5.5 32.0 24.75 20.5 0000 1266 0

7. 41 Ker Jia Rong* 5.0 32.5 21.50 22.0 0000 1480 +2.00

8. 10 Muhd Fahmi Farizal 5.0 32.5 20.50 24.0 1249 1161 -0.35

9. 71 Wong Gon Shek* 5.0 31.5 19.00 22.0 0000 1370 +1.00

10. 8 Leong Zhi Chen 5.0 30.0 19.50 20.0 1257 1351 +0.44

11. 2 Nithyalaksmi Sivanesan 5.0 30.0 17.50 23.0 1484 1333 -0.90

12. 16 Hisyamiza Ismail 5.0 26.5 17.00 17.0 1145 1722 +0.36

13. 27 Muhd Zaiful Roslan 5.0 26.0 15.50 20.0 1023 1214 +1.00

14. 9 Nurul Aqiella Hairuddin 5.0 24.5 13.50 22.0 1251 1284 +0.10

15. 7 Mohd Dinie Ajwad Mohd Sabr 5.0 22.5 14.00 18.0 1274 1031 -0.60

16. 52 Low Jian Yuan 4.5 33.5 20.25 20.5 0000 1382 +1.00

36 Gan Xiang Hua 4.5 31.5 17.75 17.5 0000 1240 1240

72 Wong Hao Jian* 4.5 27.5 14.75 18.5 0000 1315 +1.00

19. 25 Muhd Hafidzuddin Junaidi 4.0 31.5 15.00 17.0 1045 588 -0.66

17 Nurul Azahana Azhar 4.0 30.5 14.00 20.0 1119 545 -1.08

18 Hany Qistina Sharul Zafies 4.0 27.5 13.50 18.0 1117 807 -0.10

19 Nur Faqihah Aminuddin 4.0 27.0 15.00 16.0 1109 597 -0.28

12 Muhd Najwan AH 4.0 27.0 13.00 16.0 1185 346 -0.71

13 Nur Diyana Aqilah Abd Kudu 4.0 25.5 12.50 18.0 1180 807 -0.14

65 Syazwan Syafiq Samsul* 4.0 25.5 12.00 14.0 0000 437 0

22 Madihah Abd Razak 4.0 25.5 11.00 16.0 1083 728 -0.26

70 Vincent Ng Yao De 4.0 25.0 11.50 17.0 0000 1025 0

69 Tiang Chang Yao* 4.0 24.5 9.50 19.0 0000 964 964

55 Muhd Ridzwan* 4.0 23.0 11.00 14.0 0000 907 907

61 R. Dishantarao* 4.0 23.0 11.00 16.0 0000 892 892

20 Samsul Amri Jumian 4.0 22.0 9.50 17.5 1094 1876 +0.64

31 Chia Khai Shen* 4.0 21.5 8.25 16.5 0000 1143 1143

64 Syahmi Haiqal Saifol Azman 4.0 21.0 11.00 13.0 0000 913 0

66 Tan Teck Yam* 4.0 21.0 8.50 14.0 0000 913 0

48 Lier Inn Suang* 4.0 19.0 7.00 10.0 0000 969 0

50 Lim Chun Wai* 4.0 18.5 10.00 11.0 0000 431 0

37. 14 Zainoor Ikmal Maisarah 3.5 30.0 12.50 17.0 1171 875 -0.09

54 Muhd Naim Mazlan* 3.5 23.0 10.25 14.0 0000 955 955

21 Muhd Nor Adib Masudi 3.5 23.0 7.75 12.5 1086 1876 +0.65

40. 28 Muhd Faqih Aminuddin 3.0 34.0 13.00 16.0 0953 1149 +0.64

43 Kughan Ravindran* 3.0 30.0 11.00 15.0 0000 1129 1129

38 Husna Amran* 3.0 25.5 6.50 14.0 0000 1201 1201

51 Loh Pei Iee 3.0 24.0 9.00 13.0 0000 1113 1113

34 Fazlei Muhammad* 3.0 24.0 8.50 10.0 0000 503 0

29 Anis Nabila Ahmad Zuhdi* 3.0 24.0 8.00 11.0 0000 - 0

46 Lee Xin Xie 3.0 23.5 5.50 11.0 0000 938 938

40 Jane Wong* 3.0 23.0 6.50 10.0 0000 715 0

35 Foo Yu Ming 3.0 23.0 6.00 10.0 0000 508 0

44 Lee Leong Ming 3.0 23.0 6.00 12.0 0000 978 978

26 Tan Shie Teng 3.0 22.0 8.00 11.0 1045 - +0.00

42 Khoo Chong Wa 3.0 22.0 3.50 11.0 0000 546 0

15 Muhd Luqman Hakim Azhar 3.0 19.0 7.00 11.0 1157 1734 +0.36

62 Shahrul Nazran* 3.0 18.5 7.00 10.0 0000 966 0

47 Lee Xiu Niang* 3.0 18.0 4.50 9.0 0000 959 959

53 Mohd Fakharuddin Ahmad Pan 3.0 15.5 2.50 9.0 0000 421 0

56. 24 Fahim Al-Faqeh Saleh 2.5 26.0 6.75 14.0 1057 626 -0.38

73 Yap Lian Sim* 2.5 24.5 5.50 14.0 0000 878 0

11 Nor Hakim Jenterak 2.5 23.0 6.25 9.5 1199 413 -1.30

49 Lier Kuang Rong* 2.5 19.0 4.75 7.5 0000 997 0

57 Muhd Uwais Saifol Azman* 2.5 19.0 3.75 10.5 0000 1086 0

61. 32 Daniel Ezlan Daud* 2.0 27.5 5.50 11.0 0000 642 0

23 Muhd Hazim Musa 2.0 24.0 5.00 12.0 1065 807 -0.07

37 Gan Xiang Qian 2.0 23.5 1.50 7.0 0000 736 0

63 Suria Ganesan* 2.0 21.5 2.75 5.0 0000 346 0

59 Nurin Jaslina* 2.0 19.5 3.50 8.0 0000 367 0

39 Intan Nursyazrina Norizam* 2.0 18.0 1.00 4.0 0000 591 0

60 Nurul Syafiqah Ismun* 2.0 17.5 2.50 7.0 0000 428 428

68 Thinesh Sharma* 2.0 17.0 1.25 9.0 0000 - 0

69. 45 Lee Sin Wei 1.5 19.0 1.00 6.5 0000 527 0

58 Muhd Zareff Muhd Zamuren* 1.5 18.5 1.25 5.5 0000 406 0

71. 67 Tee Tian Ning* 1.0 19.5 0.25 5.0 0000 - 0

33 Fatini Hannan Sharul Ismaw 1.0 16.5 0.25 1.0 0000 - 0

56 Muhd Syukur Razali* 1.0 14.5 0.25 2.0 0000 417 0

12 LADIES SUPER POWER

The ladies of 12th. Collage inspired by the men sweeping almost perfect effort also took the ladies Team Chess Championship of University Malaya 2010.

The 12 ladies team were made of Lim Shiou Yuan, Nadiah bt. Namlur, Teh Ming Ching and Feliacia Woon Hui Pei with Lee Chee Ping as the Manager.

The team got 12 points by beating 3rd. Collage 3-0, 12nd. Collage 2 -1, 11th. Collage and 5th. Collage with same points at 2-1, then ending with total win from 4th. Collage with 3-0.
Full results with runner up 2nd. Collage with 10.5 points, third being 11th. Collage, 4th. with 5th. Collage and finally 3rd. Collage with 6.5 points.

12 SWEEP CLEAN UNIVERSITY MALAYA

The University Malaya Inter Collages 2010 Chess Championship saw the emergence of ultimate power by 12th. Collage Men and Women to sweep clean the team chess 2010 Championship.

The Men attracted 13 teams while the women had 10 teams playing and fighting for Residential Collages of honour in chess.

Men results : Champion : Collage 12 won almost perfect result of 14.5 from 15 match points with Board 1: Kenneth Chong Wer Chin.
Board 2 : Ahmad Firdaus Mohd Rohdi
Board 3 : Yong Ii Yang
Board 4 : Mohd Syazwan Zulkifli and Chong Wan Yu as the Manager.
12t. beat 2nd. Collage 3-0, 6th. Collage 2.5 - 0.5, 1st. Collage 3-0, Puspita 3-0 and 8th. Collage 3-0.
Runners up: 6th. Collage 9.5 points.
3rd; 5th. Collage 9 points
4th. 8th. Collage 9 points
5th. 3rd. Collage 8 points

What is else to say ... CHESS IS VERY GOOD!

GiLoCatur happened to found below interesting article regarding chess and teachers here. Read on, hopefully lots can be learnt.

Chess is often cited as a means of promoting cognitive and affective growth in students. We review some of that literature, but we primarily focus on our personal growth journeys through chess, showing what it gave us intellectually and socially, and how it has encouraged us to share this type of growth with others, building a community of learner/scholars. We conclude that teachers who start and participate in school chess clubs and encourage their students to participate in all of the activities of the chess world, including adult chess clubs, will promote their intellectual and social growth for a lifetime as well.

Teachers may be skeptical at the almost breathless reports of the benefits of chess they hear about (Ferguson, 1995), how it improves problem-solving skills (Horgan, 1989), how a school adopted chess into the curriculum and test scores suddenly skyrocketed(Smith and Cage, 2000), but such studies provide quantitative proof that chess improves student learning. In this article, we show the growth chess gave us in the intellectual and social world. Chess is not just a game played by geeks, nerds, and street chess hustlers; it is an intellectual activity that provides a world of growth to all from youngsters to adults.

What Can Teachers Do?

Teachers can help to build a community of learners by starting or participating in an after-school chess club. A teacher starting an after school club may be disappointed by the fact that the club will probably consist of mostly boys, but it is precisely young men who can benefit most from an non-violent, intellectual alternative to other types of communities(Kennedy, 1998). Teachers can help by encouraging young people to play in adult chess tournaments and by going to adult chess clubs as well. For those teachers who want to learn not only how to start a chess club, but also find ways to use chess within their curriculum (Chess can be used as analogue to teach the Pythagorean Theorem, to teach physical concepts, and even included in reading assignments through its popularity in the Harry Potter books--for an example, visit http://groups.msn.com/alabamachessorganizers/harrypotterplayschess.msnw. There is a Chess in Education certificate offered by distance learning at the University of Texas at Dallas--http://www.telecampus.utsystem.edu/programs/Chess/chess.html. The United States Chess Federation also offers hundreds of pages of free resources to teachers at its web site--http://www.uschess.org.

The community of learners in chess is vast. Chess is not just competition, it is an intellectual growth strategy that has been implicated as a means of preventing Alzheimer's disease (Friedland, et. al. ,2001). An old Indian proverb states that chess "is a sea in which a gnat may bathe and an elephant drink." We feel richer for having swam in its waters all these years, and encourage other teachers and students to jump in and join us.

GiLoCatur says :

Teachers are one of the main groups in Malaysia to promote chess among the youngsters - a fact no one will deny.

Teachers who promote chess in this country should be appreciated, recognized and supported.

Chess should be taught and encouraged in the Malaysian schools. More and more chess programs after school or during school should be organized and implemented.

Activate and promote school chess clubs like in the school magazines and newsletters.

Teachers should be united in promoting and organizing chess workshops, seminars, awareness programs and tournaments. KL Teachers Chess Association is one good example.

LEARN CHESS FROM THE MASTERS

After 1. Learn Mind Mapping
2. Study key notes of the greatest chess players.
3. Use of computers as an training aid and improvement.
4. Learn chess from the Masters

Reference and guide from Learn from the Masters by Fred Reinfeld.

"The whole object is to teach chess players to think for themselves. The task is necessary because players fall into two groups:
1. Players who study books, but , getting little opportunity to apply their theoretical knowledge.
2. Players who disdains or ignores book knowledge relies on his own ideas, and consequently lacks the basic familiarity with broad general principles without which considerable chess ability is impossible."
Thank you MMA Teacher and www.mychessblog.com , its great chessblog for teaching and studying chess.

Dato' Arthur Tan Chess Center (DATCC)

THE CHESS GRANDSIFU


THE CHAMPION KNIGHTS
With the backing of Dato Tan Chin Nam, the memories of his son the late Dato Arthur Tan will live on in DATCC, good luck and looking forward for success. Every chess player and organiser got a role to play to ensure success, it should be a team work for those who love chess.

Sifu gives its full backing and knowing Dato Tan Chin Nam will make the Center a success but before it all, sifu would like to award Dato Tan Chin Nam with an award that being due to for so long namely the first CHESS GRANDSIFU.

This award to Dato Tan for all that he has done since the seventies to Malaysia in the world map of chess. sifu salute you Dato and accept this extra ordinary title of GS namely GrandSifu as FIDE have yet to honour you with an honorary GM title and only sifu can award this grand title to you. Congragulation Dato.

14TH BANDARAYA CHESSMASTER JOHORE OPEN

From: Narayanan Krishnan
Subject: [chess-malaysia] Johor Chess Festival 2010

The Johor Chess Festival 2010 incorporating:
1) 14th Bandraya Chessmaster Johore Open Chess Championship
2) 2nd Bandaraya Chessmaster Johore Open Team Championship


14TH BANDARAYA CHESSMASTER JOHORE OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

Organiser : MBJB, Johore Chess Academy and JB Chess Association
Venue : JB Indoor Stadium ( Stadium Bandarya Johor Bahru )
Date&Time :Sunday, 28th March 2010
Time Control : Swiss system of 7 rounds with 25 minutes per player
to complete the game.
Entry Fee : RM 70 for Open
RM 15 for Under 18
RM 10 for Under 12

Prizes :Open Category ( 1st to 10th placing cash prizes
11th to 15th hampers)
( RM3000, RM1000, RM700, RM600, RM400, RM300, RM300, RM200
RM200, RM200 )

Under 18 ( 1st to 10th placing cash prizes and 11th to 15th
placing hampers)
( RM600, RM250, RM100, RM80, RM70, RM50, RM50, RM 50, RM 50, RM50)

Under 12 ( 1st to 10th pacing cash prizes and 11th to 15th
placing hampers)
( RM300, RM150, Rm80, RM70, RM60, RM50, RM50, RM 50, RM50, RM50 )

Closing Date : Shall not be later than 24th March 2010
Late entries and entries without payment will not be accepted. Entry fees are not refundable. In the event of any disputes(outside the Laws Of Chess) the organizer's
decision shall be final and no further correspondences shall be entertained.

Those interested in participating this event, kindly email your names to:
For further information, kindly contact :
Narayanan Krishnan
Tournament Director
Johore Chess Academy
H/P N0 : 013 7717 525

SAVE CHESS AT MSSM

Its no use brooding over the unexpected budget cut where Chess becomes another victim for adjustment. The last time it happened in 1990, it lasted four years. No chess No MSSM No school champions a bleak time for chess development then, if we include all chess players, organizers, teachers, parents and bloggers do not play a useful role to protest this exclusion, chess will die en sine.

How to you play a role?

1. Write or email to the Minister of Education.
2. Write or email to IMalaysia Blog of Prime Minister.
3. Write or email your Member of Parliament.
4. Write or email your chess associations.
5. Write or email your Malaysian Chess Federation.

Be constructive not criticizing only but propose ways and means to overcome this problem, Sifu is playing a part in this campaign with a few other friends and interested parties, as Sifu had blogged this problem late last year when Sifu heard rumours but what have we done to overcome this problem - nothing so now we need your support and do your role a a chess person.

Read in the daily Sinar last Monday, 11 January 2010, where a big article on Chess being made a Black Sheep in MSSM. But it all comes down to dollars and cents, everybody are facing a bleak time, sugar gone up, cigarettes up ( can do without, anything else ? Well its no stopping and all will feel the pinch for now its chess in MSSM.

Good we need this kind of publicity in the campaign to ensure chess will not be made a victim in the budget cutting or expenditure trimmings, we need more publicity and do not forget to email all parties, Sifu role to blog and blog about this problem while being a concerned person with no children in schools. Chess have been in Sifu blood and the love of it, makes Sifu still in the chess scenario but its only a matter of time to allow other interested parties to take over.

MMU MALACCA INTERNATIONAL OPEN 2010

Jason Chua here, Director of International Chess Open MMU. Sorry for late give the detail. Here the detail you want

place:MMU Bukit Beruang Malacca
entry fee:RM20
date: 6 & 7 Febuary 2010
contact person:CHUA KAR TZUN Director 0149309816 aries.0417@hotmail.com
place to book to stay for the night: Not sure yet
Prices:

1st - RM800 + Trophy
2nd - RM 500 + Trophy
3rd - RM 300 + Trophy
4th to 10th - Speacial Gift

Dont forget to lock on the dates and see you at Bukit Beruang Malacca. Sifu

TIPS TO BE TOP CHESS PLAYER 2

After first part on tips to be a top chess player, where you have to study about mind mapping then Part 2 is what is the making of top chess players.

I. Chess is the touchstone of intellect."
Chess is in its essence a game, in its form an art, and in its execution a science.
Chess is a game of understanding, not memory.
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II Understand the key notes of top ten greatest chess players.
Postby batilsky

1. Kasparov — because he is Kasparov

2. Karpov — 150 victories in international tournaments and matches. Maybe greatest practical player — even in inferior positions he would not force a draw but prolongs the game on the assumption that everyone will inevitably err, everyone but him.

3. Fischer — his clear but aggressive strategical play is a model for all chessplayers. Playing over Fischer’s games is the best way to improve yours.

4. Anand — a champion in all formats and in all time controls.

5. Capablanca — the greatest talent ever in the history of chess. Sees at a glance what others labor over for hours.

6. Botvinnik — the Patriarch of Soviet chess, introduced the scientific method of playing.

7. Kramnik — at his best "Big Vlad" just sees everything and grabs more and more space until your pieces fall off the board.

8. Alekhine — always trying to beat you. Plays the entire board and his play is characterized by switching the attack from side to side until his opponent’s position collapses.

9. Lasker — The warrior: he introduced the concept of playing the man as well as the board.

10. Steinitz — Lay the foundation for a systematized system of "principles of playing chess"

III. Use of chess computers to enhance chess playing skills.

If you are a avid chess player then use computer chess as a partner, opponent or as your own personal coach.

Using computer chess is not only for amusement. You can also play computer chess to aid analysis, for practicing before competitions, and for research. Average consumers can now access computer chess. Chess engines are widely available online and you will simply download the game. You can learn many things from playing chess computer. If you’re having a hard time in doing the right chess opening, you can improve your skills by practicing using the chess computer and you can become unbeatable. Computer chess will not only teach you some strategies but also effective tactics.

Top chess players are also using chess computers to enhance their skills. Even if you’re new to chess, you can make use of the appropriate program so that you can play the game at the desired level and strength. There are online versions of chess computer but you can also install software if you like. By opting for the chess computer software, you can learn the different moves for every chess piece. Chess is an addicting game and if you try the chess computer, you will surely learn a lot.

Perhaps the best thing about the computer chess is that you can play at your preferred level. You can use it as your learning tool. Don’t get discouraged if you always lose in the games; just try to learn from your mistakes and soon you will be good at it.

Traditional chess will require an opponent but with chess computer, you can choose among the wide range of chess games – from 2-dimensional to 3-dimensional games. Some of the computer chess games are suitable for younger players especially the beginners but you can also find ones that are suitable for advanced players. Young people will surely enjoy learning the basics of the game with the colorful game boards and extra elements.

Free downloads are also offered by certain sites but the games are usually limited versions only since you will need to purchase if you want to continue playing. Advanced players can choose the computer chess games played against ultimate players. The game can teach you the latest best moves; so you see, you’re learning a lot while playing.

You can choose between the two views – the overhead and real life chess games (3-dimensional). The viewing angle can also be adjusted especially if you’re maneuvering from one position to another. If you can’t find an opponent who is better than you, you can always play chess computer. You can play the game as much as you like and at any time of the day or night. Chess is really an addicting and exciting game; you too can learn more about chess if you play computer chess online or on installed software.
(Top Chess)